10 JULY 2011 - DAMNOEN SADUAK, RATCHABURI, THAILAND: Tourists walk by an elephant used for street begging in Damnoen Saduak, Thailand. The Thai countryside south of Bangkok is crisscrossed with canals, some large enough to accommodate small commercial boats and small barges, some barely large enough for a small canoe. People who live near the canals use them for everything from domestic water to transportation and fishing. Some, like the canals in Amphawa and nearby Damnoensaduak (also spelled Damnoen Saduak) in Rajburi province (also spelled Ratchaburi) are also relatively famous for their "floating markets" where vendors set up their canoes and boats as floating shops. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ