A couple of foreign tourists celebrate Christmas at Patong beach on the eve of the second anniversary of the 26 December 2004 tsunami, in Phuket province, southern Thailand, 25 December 2006. Tourist arrivals are now almost back to pre-tsunami levels after a dismal couple of years following the disaster, which ravaged the idyllic beaches and resorts. AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL