Right after my trip to Australia, I went to Bali. I chose Bali primarily because it was an inexpensive flight from Perth, where I was at the time (you can see my blog post about Australia here). I had considered New Zealand and SE Asia, but Bali is so nearby, it seemed the easiest. ItContinue reading “Plein Air Painting in Bali, Indonesia”
Category Archives: SE Asia Trip
Painting On Location In Southeast Asia – Finished Sketches
Here is a post of some of the oil paintings and drawings I have done in Thailand , Cambodia, Laos ,and Malaysia. I posted these last year, but recently I worked on these in the studio and got them all finished and signed and took new photos. These were made during a wonderful and interestingContinue reading “Painting On Location In Southeast Asia – Finished Sketches”
Asian Painting Trip Posts on the Amateur Traveler Blog
Chris Christensen was kind enough to re-post my SE Asian painting trip blog posts on his ( much more popular ) blog. This is about the trip I took to the Indochina region to tour and paint in early 2010. He does an often extremely informative and interesting podcast called ‘The Amateur Traveler” which IContinue reading “Asian Painting Trip Posts on the Amateur Traveler Blog”
Back to Bangkok and Chicago
After Malacca I took a sleeper train up to Thailand. These Asian sleeper trains are quite comfortable, as long as you get a bottom berth. First I went back to Chumpon and visited my uncle. We had some nice talks and spent time snorkeling and oyster gathering. Bangkok and Chicago On May 5th I returnedContinue reading “Back to Bangkok and Chicago”
Malaysia Visa Run
Georgetown, Malaysia My 15-day Thai visa ran out again so I have decided to go to Malaysia for a few days to leave the country and therefore renew my visa. I took a bus and train to Georgetown on Penang Island. Georgetown is an old colonial city established by the British. TheContinue reading “Malaysia Visa Run”
Ko Pha Ngan and Thai Water Festival
Thais armed with water-pistols for Songkran Thai New Year and Water Festival on Ko Pha Ngan Island I spent a few more days in Ko Pha Ngan island where I did some snorkeling for the first time. It was a wonderful experience in a really stunning coral beach called Mae Had on the northernContinue reading “Ko Pha Ngan and Thai Water Festival”
Landmines in Laos
During my painting trip through the otherwise very pleasant country of Laos, one unhappy but important thing I learned about was the amount of UXO (or unexploded ordnance) and the de-mining activities. Although Laos was neutral during the Vietnam War and the United States never officially declared war upon it, US forces dropped over two millionContinue reading “Landmines in Laos”
Back to Thailand
After a couple more days in Nong Khiaw and Luang Nam Tha in Laos where I did some bike riding I proceeded back to Northern Thailand. The border crossing involved a boat, but was otherwise uneventful. Chang Rai I stopped here for a couple of days. An unexciting place except for two artist built ‘temples”,Continue reading “Back to Thailand”
North to Laos
Luang Prabang After the heat of Cambodia I decided that I lacked enthusiasm for a long bus ride up through the jungles of southern Laos so I opted instead for a flight from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang is one of the nicest cities in SE Asia, a combination of buddhistContinue reading “North to Laos”
