. slides/ThaiCharacters4-9.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Young lads whose families had sent them to the local temple for the school holidays. Young lads whose families had sent them to the local temple for the school holidays. ThaiCharacters4-9.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-77.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Yes, that python was real...and wasn't small! Yes, that python was real...and wasn't small! ThaiCharacters4-77.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-7.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 This lovely plays traditional Thai instruments in the lobby of Khon Kaen's Sofitel Hotel. This lovely plays traditional Thai instruments in the lobby of Khon Kaen's Sofitel Hotel. ThaiCharacters4-7.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-13.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A friendly local in Samsung district in Khon Kaen province. A friendly local in Samsung district in Khon Kaen province. ThaiCharacters4-13.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-19.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I managed to capture her in bits and bytes at the market adjasecent to the beautiful temple in Chachoengsao. I managed to capture her in bits and bytes at the market adjasecent to the beautiful temple in Chachoengsao. ThaiCharacters4-19.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-34.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 The Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang. The Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang. ThaiCharacters4-34.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-23.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Would you dare mess with her? I mean...if looks could kill! Would you dare mess with her? I mean...if looks could kill! ThaiCharacters4-23.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-36.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A lovely Thai lady I photographed in Siam Paragon. No, she is NOT a bargirl! A lovely Thai lady I photographed in Siam Paragon. No, she is NOT a bargirl! ThaiCharacters4-36.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-50.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Just as well I took this photograph from the overbridge as these guys can get quite aggressive if you photograph the elephant. They "insist" on a tip... Just as well I took this photograph from the overbridge as these guys can get quite aggressive if you photograph the elephant. They "insist" on a tip... ThaiCharacters4-50.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-73.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Whose lucky day is it?! Not hers! Whose lucky day is it?! Not hers! ThaiCharacters4-73.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-76.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Yes, and thank you to you too! Yes, and thank you to you too! ThaiCharacters4-76.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-18.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 The infectious smiles and happiness of a Thai family. Happiness really is found in the home in Thailand. The infectious smiles and happiness of a Thai family. Happiness really is found in the home in Thailand. ThaiCharacters4-18.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-37.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Please don't tell me you think HE is pretty! Yep, that's a bloke! Please don't tell me you think HE is pretty! Yep, that's a bloke! ThaiCharacters4-37.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-14.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 When they see a camera, Thais will often leap into the frame! When they see a camera, Thais will often leap into the frame! ThaiCharacters4-14.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-17.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Is that the local motorcycle taxi?! Is that the local motorcycle taxi?! ThaiCharacters4-17.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-20.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Getting ready for work on Pattaya's Soi Yodsak. Getting ready for work on Pattaya's Soi Yodsak. ThaiCharacters4-20.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-66.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Don't you just love those party hats?! Don't you just love those party hats?! ThaiCharacters4-66.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-1.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Swallow it all, honey! Swallow it all, honey! ThaiCharacters4-1.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-22.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I never did work out if she was begging, or actually had something for sale. I never did work out if she was begging, or actually had something for sale. ThaiCharacters4-22.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-57.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Now it's alive....now it's not! Now it's alive....now it's not! ThaiCharacters4-57.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-39.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A young local of Lampang province. A young local of Lampang province. ThaiCharacters4-39.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-79.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 That look on her face doesn't inspire you to dine at the same outlet she did! That look on her face doesn't inspire you to dine at the same outlet she did! ThaiCharacters4-79.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-10.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 The family transport. The family transport. ThaiCharacters4-10.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-41.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Thai kids are wonderful to photograph - and oh so keen to get prints of your shots. Thai kids are wonderful to photograph - and oh so keen to get prints of your shots. ThaiCharacters4-41.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-21.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I wonder if she looked as good from the front? I wonder if she looked as good from the front? ThaiCharacters4-21.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-44.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I think I know who married her! I think I know who married her! ThaiCharacters4-44.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-80.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 "Oh my umbrella, please protect my beautiful white skin!" "Oh my umbrella, please protect my beautiful white skin!" ThaiCharacters4-80.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-4.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Frying up a treat on Khao San Road. Frying up a treat on Khao San Road. ThaiCharacters4-4.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-30.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Lampang is the only province in the country where you can get a horse and carriage ride. Lampang is the only province in the country where you can get a horse and carriage ride. ThaiCharacters4-30.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-78.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A chunky tuktuk in Nongkhai - this type of tuktuk is only found in Isaan. A chunky tuktuk in Nongkhai - this type of tuktuk is only found in Isaan. ThaiCharacters4-78.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-40.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I wonder what sort of looks you would get if you wore that headwear down 5th Avenue or Oxford Street? I wonder what sort of looks you would get if you wore that headwear down 5th Avenue or Oxford Street? ThaiCharacters4-40.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-16.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 She beckoned me over for a chat... She beckoned me over for a chat... ThaiCharacters4-16.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-29.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Massage parlour girls near Soi Cowboy. "Clean" massage, that is.... Massage parlour girls near Soi Cowboy. "Clean" massage, that is.... ThaiCharacters4-29.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-33.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Soaking up the atmosphere on Pattaya's Beach Road.... Soaking up the atmosphere on Pattaya's Beach Road.... ThaiCharacters4-33.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-46.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Is that a monkey?! Is that a monkey?! ThaiCharacters4-46.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-47.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I hope that boil isn't contagious or the little fella will soon look like mama! I hope that boil isn't contagious or the little fella will soon look like mama! ThaiCharacters4-47.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-5.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Who had too much to drink last night? Who had too much to drink last night? ThaiCharacters4-5.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-48.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A pretty Thai Muslim girl on Sukhumvit's Soi 3, also known as Little Arabia. A pretty Thai Muslim girl on Sukhumvit's Soi 3, also known as Little Arabia. ThaiCharacters4-48.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-51.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Those mangoes really were massive! Those mangoes really were massive! ThaiCharacters4-51.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-52.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 "Money for the poor?" "Money for the poor?" ThaiCharacters4-52.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-38.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 This poor, crippled fellow roams under around the Expressway near Central Rama 3 where kind souls slip him a few baht. This poor, crippled fellow roams under around the Expressway near Central Rama 3 where kind souls slip him a few baht. ThaiCharacters4-38.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-49.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Just what were they looking at? Just what were they looking at? ThaiCharacters4-49.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-68.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 One always has to wonder whether beggars in Bangkok are genuine or gang-controlled. One always has to wonder whether beggars in Bangkok are genuine or gang-controlled. ThaiCharacters4-68.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-75.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Time for a good rub down! Time for a good rub down! ThaiCharacters4-75.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-45.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 This lovely was extremely friendly and made all sorts of offers that, in retrospect, suggested that she found me to be crackingly handsome! This lovely was extremely friendly and made all sorts of offers that, in retrospect, suggested that she found me to be crackingly handsome! ThaiCharacters4-45.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-43.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 At least she didn't permanently wedge it up her nostril as some folks do... At least she didn't permanently wedge it up her nostril as some folks do... ThaiCharacters4-43.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-62.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Thai girls consult a fortune teller... Thai girls consult a fortune teller... ThaiCharacters4-62.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-31.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 This lovely was the MC at the Lampang Elephant Conservation Centre. This lovely was the MC at the Lampang Elephant Conservation Centre. ThaiCharacters4-31.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-11.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A friendly local in Khon Kaen. A friendly local in Khon Kaen. ThaiCharacters4-11.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-72.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Waiting for the green! Waiting for the green! ThaiCharacters4-72.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-65.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Cute! Cute! ThaiCharacters4-65.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-74.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 It's always sad to see the aged forced to beg. It's always sad to see the aged forced to beg. ThaiCharacters4-74.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-8.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Women of this age should not need to work any more...especially heavy work in the countryside. Women of this age should not need to work any more...especially heavy work in the countryside. ThaiCharacters4-8.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-42.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Dining at the entrance to Nana Plaza. Dining at the entrance to Nana Plaza. ThaiCharacters4-42.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-12.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Sadly, farming is not considered an honourable profession by many city slickers, yet whenever you see Thai farmers they always have a ready smile. Sadly, farming is not considered an honourable profession by many city slickers, yet whenever you see Thai farmers they always have a ready smile. ThaiCharacters4-12.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-25.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I wonder if the little fella is enjoying the ride? I wonder if the little fella is enjoying the ride? ThaiCharacters4-25.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-15.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 When there's no more room on the truck, sit on top! When there's no more room on the truck, sit on top! ThaiCharacters4-15.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-69.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A Lampang songtaew. A Lampang songtaew. ThaiCharacters4-69.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-24.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 You'll see more characters on Pattaya's board walk than just about any other spot in the Kingdom. You'll see more characters on Pattaya's board walk than just about any other spot in the Kingdom. ThaiCharacters4-24.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-28.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Anyone for coffee? Anyone for coffee? ThaiCharacters4-28.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-3.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Locals know that it is best to hail a taxi that's moving, and not one which is parked up like this as the drivers are often reluctant to turn on the meter, preferring to quote an exorbitant fare to the uninitiated. Locals know that it is best to hail a taxi that's moving, and not one which is parked up like this as the drivers are often reluctant to turn on the meter, preferring to quote an exorbitant fare to the uninitiated. ThaiCharacters4-3.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-32.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Checking SMS messages from their darlings abroad. Checking SMS messages from their darlings abroad. ThaiCharacters4-32.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-35.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A dried squid vendor. A dried squid vendor. ThaiCharacters4-35.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-55.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Give her credit for getting out there, trying to earn a living. Give her credit for getting out there, trying to earn a living. ThaiCharacters4-55.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-58.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Some sort of farming vehicle in rural Isaan. Some sort of farming vehicle in rural Isaan. ThaiCharacters4-58.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-60.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 A som tam vendor prepares the Isaan treat on Soi Cowboy. A som tam vendor prepares the Isaan treat on Soi Cowboy. ThaiCharacters4-60.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-61.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 The elephant show in Lampang is very well put together. The elephant show in Lampang is very well put together. ThaiCharacters4-61.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-63.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Heart-wrenching sights are seen every day on the streets of the Thai capital. Heart-wrenching sights are seen every day on the streets of the Thai capital. ThaiCharacters4-63.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-26.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 I never did quite work out what she was doing! I never did quite work out what she was doing! ThaiCharacters4-26.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-67.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Tuktuk drivers on Sukhumvit look for clueless tourists to take to a massage parlour. Tuktuk drivers on Sukhumvit look for clueless tourists to take to a massage parlour. ThaiCharacters4-67.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-70.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Homeless in northern Thailand. Homeless in northern Thailand. ThaiCharacters4-70.jpg slides/ThaiCharacters4-71.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0700 Jalbum 8.0 Time to catch up on the news. Time to catch up on the news. ThaiCharacters4-71.jpg