Tourists are enjoying swimming and sunbathing during the high-season tourism in the southern provinces of Thailand. Photos taken by Charoon Thongnual.

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Christmas cheer

Tourists celebrate Christmas at Khao Lak beach in Phang-nga province where many had lost their lives during the devastating tsunami that hit the Andaman Sea coast on December 26, 2004.