longtails

I posted a link to James Gosling's photos and description of longtails a couple days ago, and Alexander wrote in with this fascinating tale of their origin:

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Cambodia's civil war raged against a backdrop of the awesome architecture of Angkor Wat, while the graves of 70,000 Sri Lankans are lush jungles of palms and ponds alive with kingfishers, green parrots and black and yellow longtails.

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To discover your own gem of a beach or snorkeling spot, take one of the many longtails moored at Ao Nang and just head out into the bay.

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Cambodia's civil war raged against a backdrop of the awesome architecture of Angkor Wat, while the graves of 70,000 Sri Lankans are lush jungles of palms and ponds alive with kingfishers, green parrots and black and yellow longtails.

California Literary Review 2009

Cambodia's civil war raged against a backdrop of the awesome architecture of Angkor Wat, while the graves of 70,000 Sri Lankans are lush jungles of palms and ponds alive with kingfishers, green parrots and black and yellow longtails.

California Literary Review 2009

After I had cleared immigration I had to wait a further two hours for the longtails boat to fill to

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Cambodia's civil war raged against a backdrop of the awesome architecture of Angkor Wat, while the graves of 70,000 Sri Lankans are lush jungles of palms and ponds alive with kingfishers, green parrots and black and yellow longtails.

California Literary Review 2009