This elephant got points for style, but he wasn't very good at hitting the mark!
Over 300 elephants performed for a packed audience at the annual Surin Elephant Festival in Thailand.
Every year in late November a gathering of massive proportions takes place in the otherwise sleepy town of Surin, Thailand. Hundreds of elephants and their mahouts from all over the kingdom gather to parade, perform, and feast.
Over 300 elephants marched down the streets of Surin for the annual Elephant Festival.
There are few things as blissful as a hammock tied to the porch of a $5/night bungalow, a slight breeze rustling through palm fronds and your eyes resting on an ocean view.
This photograph was taken from my bungalow porch on the Thai island of Ko Phangan. The travelers in the water were from Israel, and for more than two hours they talked while sitting in the shallows.
Like the entire resort, even the cocktails they serve poolside are a work of art.
One of the major attractions in Bangkok is the Royal Grand Palace, which for about 150 years was not only the home of the king and his court, but also the entire administrative seat of government. Thai kings stopped living in the palace full time around the turn of the twentieth century, but the complex remains the seat of power and spiritual heart of the Thai kingdom.
This Israeli traveler is enjoying a beer and the beach on the Thai island of Ko Phangan, famous for the monthly Full Moon Party which draws thousands of revelers from around the world. While that night of the month can get a little congested and crazy, all other days look much like this.
Each month during the night of the full moon, up to 10,000+ visitors from around the world descend on a quarter-mile stretch of beach on the Thai island of Ko Phangan. In addition to music, dancing, and monstrous amounts of alcohol, the carnival like atmosphere of the party includes a fair amount of body paint, illustrated by the travelers in this photograph.
Hit by a tsunami, now renewed. Please go help in the renewal, physically and spiritually.