I was in Singapore and Thailand from Jan. 17 through Feb. 1, 1998.  My friend Ting went home to visit her parents and invited me to come along!  So of course I jumped at the chance.  We spent 5 days on Phuket Island (pronounced "Poo-ket"), Thailand and had a great time!

Here are some unsorted pictures that are actually captures from my video camera.   I was pretty surprised at the quality!  You can click on an image to get a larger version of the picture.

The Singapore pictures are here.

You can find more information on Phuket at www.phuket.com.

Welcome to Thailand--"The Land of Smiles!" A Buddhist temple. Inside the temple. Thai traditional dance. Ting's new best friend--a baby elephant! We visited a cave in the Pee Pee Islands where they harvest swallow nests (in the guide's hand), which the Chinese eat!  It is considered a very special delicacy!  Ting's parents were kind enough to let me try some (it is VERY expensive!), but my American pallete couldn't handle the thought of eating bird saliva.  Chinese love it though!  Hey, don't get the camera wet, Ting!  So I give the camera to her... ...and she splashed me some more!  She is SO mean! A beautiful lagoon in the Pee Pee Islands off the coast of Phuket Island. Me snorkeling.  Nice tan, eh?  :-) Ting's father and me shopping for clothes.  Check out Ting's Guide to Bargaining for info on how to go about this! Here I am enjoying a coconut! Ting's parents on our jungle safari. Ting and her mom feed the elephants after the ride. Ting at the main road along the beach in Patong.

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