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Friday 27 June 2014

Cambodia- Siem Reap






Siem Reap. Beautiful, crawling with tourists (it wasn't high season when we went either) and really, really hot (about 40 degrees and very humid). It was difficult to keep from sweating on the paper. You just ooze at that temperature.

 There are tons of kids selling tourist tat at Angkor Wat. They'd watch you draw, and forget to pester you for money for ten minutes. After we talked to them for a bit, I saw them drawing in the dirt with sticks. 








Cambodia-Rabbit Island


See what I mean about Cambodia beaches?







Cambodia- Phnom Penh and scenery




I didn't expect to like Cambodia as much as I did, as we'd heard some pretty negative things about it. That isn't denying the troubled past, desperate inequality, swarms of flies, and massive amounts of rubbish but there are also friendly people, wonderful beaches and gorgeous food.




Laos-Plain of Jars







Sketches of the Plain of Jars, Phongsavan- and some sketches en route. Phongsavan is beautiful but it's not the easiest place to get to.







Laos-Vientiane




A couple of sights around Vientiane. Happy with the way the coloured pens worked out in the top picture. I've forgotten where that was drawn but the bottom picture is Buddha Park which is ...eccentric.







Laos-Luang Prabang




Some sketches in and around Luang Prabang




Vietnam-Hanoi




I tried to capture the street craziness in the top picture but you can's really do it justice.







Halong Bay- Vietnam