Krabi, Ao Nang Beach and Islands, Thailand

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Enjoying a coral beach on one of the islands of Ao Nang, near Krabi. Hundreds of small fish swam around our legs. Sea shell on Ao Nang beach.

Picture of fish taken from the surface. Wading in crystal clear water between two coral islands.

Couple walking up Ao Nang beach. The boats to take people out to the islands.

Impressive limestone sea stack and sea cave on Ao Nang beach

Chumphon Thailand

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The town of Chumphon has a pleasant and new riverside walk. Great for fishing from or for an evening promanade. 

Old steam engines preserved outside the Chumphon Railway Station. The visitors information office near the station is excellent with really enthusiasic and well informed staff. The Chumphon City Shrine is in an airy square. Most Thailand towns have a city shrine, or city pillar marking the founding of the city.

Bridge on the River Kwai, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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Bridge on the River Kwai. Allan standing on the bridge.

Modern engines used to pull the trains over the railway built by the Japanese Army in 1942 and 1943. The Death Railway. River Kwai photographed from the train.

The train going over a wooden buttress built along the edge of a cliff overlooking the River Kwai.

Allied War Cemetery in Kanchanaburi. Over 7,000 British, Australian and Dutch soldiers are burried here.