Oct 14

Gallery: Thailand

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Our room at Dang Derm Hotel on Khaosan Road
Our room at Dang Derm Hotel on Khaosan Road
View from one of the many tuk-tuks we caught around town
The concrete jungle of central Bangkok
Shopper's paradise: Siam Centre
Lisa on the Skytrain
Sam waiting for the MRT (subway)
Lumphini Muay Thai Stadium
One of the preliminary fighters warmed up
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
The ceremonies before each fight
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
The ceremonies before each fight (this is the reigning Lightweight Champion of Thailand)
The fight for the Lightweight Title of Thailand (blue won and defeated the reigning champion)
The fight for the Lightweight Title of Thailand (blue won and defeated the reigning champion)
Ceremonial garb
Muay Thai fighting at Lumphini Stadium
The ceremonial dance
The main event: the reigning champion weighing in at 130 pounds of pure muscle
The main event: the challenger
The main event: ceremonies before the fight
The main event: ceremonies before the fight
The main event: ceremonies before the fight
The main event: ceremonies before the fight
The main event: the champion in-between rounds
The main event: a near miss
The main event
The main event: take a look at that muscle definition
Sam with the champ after the fight
Lisa making sure Sam remembers who picked the most winners for the night
Lisa at Lumphini Stadium
Khaosan Road by night
Lisa ordering a roti from one of the vendors on Khaosan Road
Wat Suthat
Wat Suthat
A typical pink taxi in Bangkok
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Government buildings next to the Royal Palace
Dried meat with diesel fumes anyone?!
Wat Indraviharn
The Standing Buddha at Wat Indraviharn
Offerings for sale (Buddhists typically give an offering to Buddha when they visit a temple)
Offerings for sale (Buddhists typically give an offering to Buddha when they visit a temple)
Tuk-tuks line up near King Rama VIII Bridge
Lisa enjoying a beer in Sairee Village
Coral Grand Resort
Coral Grand Resort
Taa Tah Bay
Lisa walking up the steps from the beach at Cape Jeda Gang
Sairee Beach
Lisa and the owner of our favorite Thai restaurant in Sairee Village (this guy is the Thai reincarnation of Stylez from Teen Wolf!)
Lisa and the daughter of one of the chefs at our favorite Thai restaurant in Sairee Village
Looking back over Sairee Beach from Two View
Looking back over Sairee Beach from Two View
Flowers on the hike to Two View
Lisa at the tea house at Two View lookout
The tea house at Two View lookout
Sam and the rest of his group during an afternoon in the pool
Sam and the rest of his group during an afternoon in the pool
Sunset over Sairee Beach
Taxi to the dive boat one afternoon
Mae Haad Village
Boats in the harbor at Mae Haad Village
View north of Ko Tao from the harbor at Mae Haad Village
Boats in the harbor at Mae Haad Village
Ko Tao
Luxury bungalows at the northern end of Sairee Beach
The private enclave of Nang Yuan Island
The private enclave of Nang Yuan Island
Mike getting his students ready for their first open water dive at Hin Wong Bay
Sam and his Canadian dive buddy Greg
Sam getting in the water at Hin Wong Bay
In the water at Hin Wong Bay
Sam and Greg
Sam done with his first open water dive
Dive spot number two: Mango Bay
Ko Tao
Mae Haad Village
Greg and Lisa in the taxi getting ready to head home from a day on the boat
Our room at Siam Hotel
Boats in the harbor at Mae Haad Village
Wat Rajnadda
Our snorkeling spot at Cape Jeda Gang
Wat Rajabophit
Sam on the little moped we rented for our time in Phuket
Wat Rajnadda
Lisa snorkeling at Cape Jeda Gang with Ko Phangan in the distance
Sunset over Sairee Beach
Sairee Beach sunset
Lisa next to our moped on the way to Bang Pae Waterfall
A torrential downpour we escaped in a roadside eatery (which happened to have the best BBQ chicken Lisa tried anywhere in Southeast Asia)
Sam\'s favorite little fried chicken stand near our hotel (so good!)
The little stand where Sam stopped each morning for an iced coffee
Ao Karon (Karon Beach)
Ao Karon (Karon Beach)
Ao Kata (Kata Beach)
Ao Kata (Kata Beach)
Typical lunch fare for us whilst on Phuket: spicy papaya salad, BBQ chicken, sticky rice and fresh greens
Long boats near Hat Rawai at the southern end of Phuket
Lisa amongst the hundreds of elephants at Laem Promthep (Cape Promthep)
View from Laem Promthep (Cape Promthep) at the southern tip of Phuket
The fantastic secluded beach just below Laem Promthep (Cape Promthep) at the southern tip of Phuket
Lisa in the water at the beach just below Laem Promthep (Cape Promthep) at the southern tip of Phuket
A road sign we typically wouldn't see in San Francisco...
Sam playing Jenga at one of the bars in Ao Patong
The night market near our hotel in Ao Patong where we ate on many nights whilst in Phuket
Lisa taking a rest next to our moped on our ride along the northwest coast of Phuket
Hat Kamala
The fun surfing beach of Hat Surin
Lisa's Thai medical card after a visit to the hospital
Store fronts in the old section of Phuket Town
One of the many gold merchant's in Phuket Town
Central Phuket Town
Rice of all kinds for sale in the old section of Phuket Town
One of the many food stalls lining the streets in the old section of Phuket Town
Some spicy-looking food at one of the stalls lining the streets in the old section of Phuket Town
A monk walking the streets of Phuket Town
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