Traveling the World

This photo was taken on a tiny beach in the southern Thai area of Ao Nang, near Krabi town. You can see the boats moving with the waves as their owners are behind me taking a break from work to enjoy a nice meal. During the day, they act as flat-fee taxis, bringing people from one tiny beach to another upon request. It doesn’t pay well, but if you can pack people onto your longboat, you could earn probably $20 usd a day.

That is what life in southern Thailand is like: slow and poor. You make all your money when the tourists come around, and survive on that until the next season. They don’t show signs of weariness, as their work isn’t so hard or complicated. I think they might just enjoy that kind of life.