Though I didn't take too many voyeuristic photos of people, there were a few shots that really stood out to me as favorites
Monks are seen everywhere, ranging in age from 7 to 70. I especially liked this picture I took from the backseat of a car as we were zipping along the highway.
Though the streets are crammed with cars and scooters, I still occasionally found some old-schoolers relying on manpower. Clearly, this one had already survived a busy day.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Thai's look for many ways to carry as many people with one motor scooter as possible. I once saw a family of four squeezed on one scooter. I thought this was an ingenious, albeit hazardous, way of transporting happy preschoolers.
These little girls were dressed to the Nine's. They were perfoming a series of traditional dances at the very first Temple I visited. I was struck with just how poised and grown up these little girls, roughly aged 7 - 9 appeared!
As I roamed the countryside on my motor bike, I came across a make shift volleyball court in the middle of one of the most impoverished tribal communities I'd seen. What I saw these boys doing was AMAZING. They were playing volleyball using soccer rules...no hands allowed.
This little fella was waiting his turn for a ride on a bike that was being fixed. I just loved his concentration
Money was running low so I tried out a few ways to generate some pocket change..... I'll keep my day job
The volleyball-like game is called Takraw. It's very popular. We ran into a game of it near Bangkok. A travelling companion joined the game. He was quite good. The Thai players welcomed him when he joined in and were all smiles when the game was over. I was intimidated just watching!
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