In Samut Prakan, the only way we can cross to the other side of the Chao Phraya River is to take a river ferry from the market to Phra Samut Chedi. The journey is about 10 minutes and costs only 2 baht. (At present, 37 baht is $1). This service runs 24 hours a day. During peak times, you only have to wait about 5 minutes for the next boat. As you can see from the photograph, underneath the roof there are a number of floats in case the boat capsizes. The river can get pretty rough at times and you also have to watch out for the large container ships heading up-river to Bangkok.

When the Maeklong train arrives in Samut Songkhram, market vendors have to quickly pull back their produce and awnings to allow the train to pass. The train doesn't stop and they have to be quick if they don't want to get run over.

People from Thailand celebrate their traditional new year with some of the biggest waterfights in the world. Everyone is fair game and for 3-5 days you cannot go out onto the streets without getting wet.

This traditional Thai game is popular with Thai youth. It is basically a relay race where two teams start at opposite ends of a course. They then have to race to a pole and back again before handing over the "flag" to their next team member. The winning team is the one that can catch up with their opponents.