06 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai souvenir vendor with a baby on her back sells novelties to an Arab family in the Soi Arab neighborhood of Bangkok. Soi Arab is an alleyway in Bangkok. What started as an alley has now grown into a neighborhood that encompasses several blocks of restaurants, hotels and money exchanges that cater to Middle Eastern visitors to Thailand. The official name of the street is Sukhumvit Soi 3/1, located in North Nana between Sukhumvit Soi 3 and Sukhumvit Soi 5, not far from the Nana Plaza night-life area and the Grace Hotel popular among Arabs. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ