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Sketch of stone carvings on the side of angkor wat

Sketching the Temples of Angkor

August 13, 2012

Stone sentinels stood on guard, their watch lasting nearly a thousand years. They growled with fierce monkey heads, armed with swords, helmeted and armoured in stone scales. Apsara, Angkor dancers, added their watch over the temples.

Drawing of buddhist monks accepting donations from locals

Monks, jars and dinosaur bones in Laos – A trip from north to south

July 31, 2012

The slow boat collided softly with the tyres bound to the ferry port at Luang Prabang, and the tourist horde disembarked, stretching and yawning. Caramel waves chased each other down the Mekong like energetic children playing tag. It was nice to have finally arrived.