Here you can see some pictures taken during a trip to Thailand in May 2004. The 11th International Symposium on Nutrition and Feeding in Fish was arranged at the Phuket Arcadia Beach Resort Hotel on Karon Beach, situated about 35 km from Phuket City. A group of scientist at NIFES attended the conference, and we spent about 10 days at this popular tourist destination. Our focus was of course on the fish nutrition conference, but we had some spare time, of which we spent as tourist at this beautiful island in southern Thailand.
Karon Beach, Phuket Island
Hotel view from Karon Arcadia Resort Hotel
Reception dinner at the 11th Int. Symposium on Nutrition and Feeding in Fish
Dining out...
Karon City
Karon City at evening
Common myna
Green peafowl
Banana transport
Countryside
The elephant kiss
And the traditional elephant riding
Big wave, shock and ave on the beach...
Big shoppers
Boat trip to Raya Island
The snorklers
Local boat
Raya Island off-season
Lunch-time at Raya Island
Yepp, it's a tropical island
Palms
Local dress
Livestock around Phuket
The swimming pool, it's OK.....
Canoe trip on a local river
The dirty creek
Some sigar smoking in Thailand