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In chronological order:

Bangkok 1  -  Pictures of Bangkok   

Ko Samui  -  Pictures of Ko Samui

Ang Thong Marine Park  -  Pictures of Ang Thong                 

Ko Taen 1  -  Pictures of Ko Taen   

Ko Taen 2                                   

Chiang Mai  -  Pictures of Chiang Mai

Loy Krathong  -  Pictures of Loy Krathong

Bangkok 2                                   

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(about 100k)

^{JP launching a krathong on the Ping River}

^{Matt launching krathong}

^{Lots of launches}

^{JP launching lantern on banks of the river}

^{Away she goes! You can make out the string of fireworks on the left of the lantern.  My lantern is about 50 feet up, others can be seen much higher up.}

^{Ladyboy dancers in the Loy Krathong parade}

^{Thai girl being carried in parade}

^{This little lad was done up like an oriental Elvis. On a donkey. I have no idea why.}

^{Thai girl being carried in parade.  So THAT's where Madonna got the idea.}

^{Dragon float in parade}

^{Street seller. The young girl herself was only about 9 years old, the baby was about 6 months.}

^{This was a shot of a huge krathong floating down the river, but my hand was shaking... The colours are cool though, the lights of Chiang Mai on the opposite bank mixing with the reflected flames from hundreds of krathongs. This picture is a bit larger - about 170K.}