All photographs taken on these pages were taken with either the Nokia N8 or the Nokia 808 Pureview. While they may not be as good as some DSLR cameras, they take extremely good photos for a “camera you’ll always have with you”.

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Old house next to a lily pond near Hua Hin. Visited this site just a few months after this photo was taken and the house was gone. Don’t know if it collapsed or was torn down…	Old house near the beach in Khao Tao, near Hua Hin.

Panorama of Black Mountain Water Park

The entrance to the Black Mountain Water Park, west of Hua Hin.	There is also a Wave Park next to the Water Park.

Making offerings to the monks in the early morning near the market. The women on the right are selling offering which people buy to give to the monks. The woman with the cart is selling offerings which people will buy to place at their spirit house at home.	A Peek inside an old house in the old part of Hua Hin near the port.

Yam Saard School is one of two private schools in Hua Hin offering an English curriculum. They have both an English program which teaches most subjects in English but some classes in Thai and the Immersion Program which offers all subjects in English except for the Thai language class. Grades include pre-K, K1-3, Primary 1-6, and Secondary 1-3. Classes are small and each class has both an expat and Thai teacher. There are plans to offer Secondary 4-6 in the future. Tuition, books, lunch, and uniforms run roughly 120,000 Baht/year.

Boats too small to tie up at the pier are beached on shore or anchored behind the breakwater at the shore end of the pier. These boats are used to catch squid at night.

Typical Chinese Pharmacy in Hua Hin. Here you may buy traditional Chinese medicine in addition to modern pharmaceuticals.	Boats at Fishing Pier in Hua Hin, Thailand

Large Fishing Boat in Hua Hin, Thailand	Narrow Lane in Hua Hin. Too narrow for a car but plenty of room for a food cart and motorcycles.

Inside the Hua Hin, Thailand Immigration Office	Three Ladies Restaurant Next to Immigration, Hua Hin, Thailand

Touristy lane in Hua Hin, Thailand	Fishing boat at sunrise

Green Jewel Bug on a silk flower. The beetle is real, the flower is not.	Red Spotted Tokay Gecko behind the refrigerator in the kitchen.

Seeds of Royal Palm (Roystonea regia)	Little Egrets (Egretta garzetta) Looking for Fish

Hills and pineapples west of Hua Hin, Thailand	Boats in a bay near the Hua Hin Rocks. Restaurants and guesthouse are in the background.

This a new front to an old house on a small lane in the old part of Hua Hin, near the pier.	Offering made to house spirits in Hua Hin, Thailand

There are several Chinese cemeteries in the hills west of Bo Fai, Hua Hin. This is the largest one with a giant Buddha, and other shrines.	Here are some some offerings at one of the shrines with the Buddha in the background. Mixing religions is very common in Thailand.

Here is a fellow preparing to cast his net at the fishing pier at dawn in Hua Hin.	Some schools in Hua Hin have a monthly Merit Making Day where monks are invited to the school to talk to the students and receive offerings.

Students and teachers listen to the monk speak.	Parents join their students in making offerings to the monks.