Tag: travel
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Kong Lo Cave, Laos
Travelling through Laos I find the most satisfying and adventurous form of transport are the tag team local shared tuk tuks which traverse the country. With a fellow traveller I met on a 9 hour local bus journey from Pakse to Thakeak, we walked to a local tuk tuk stand and called out “Kong Lo, Kong…
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Wat Rong Khun
In awe over Chalermchai Kositpipat’s temple in Chiang Rai. The scale, detail and utter ridiculousness of this work is off the radar. Inside the walls are painted in fine detail with images of Buddhism, Hinduism, galaxies, nuclear war, MJ and Keanu Reeves.
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Rockin out Lanna Style
Monfai Lanna Cultural Centre are hosting my artist residency here in Chiang Mai. They are a wonderful crew of artists/architects/musicians who preserve the traditional Lanna Kingdom heritage of Northern Thailand. Last night I was privileged to be their guest as they showcased their work as part of the design crew for a private gig of Carabao, Thailand’s biggest rock band. A night…
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Living the Good (Art) Life
Starting off my residency with Ne’na in Chiang Mai painting large scale op art. And what a mess I’m making, beginning to look like a real artists studio. Offiicially living the good life. Wake up in the Thai jungle surrounded by mountains.. literally pick my own fruit for breakfast. Take a walk through rice fields to…
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Granite Summit of Borneo
Torrential rain couldn’t hinder the summiting of the monolithic Mt Kinabalu, Sabah.
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Tropical Storms Brewing
Very excited to be in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, part of the Malaysian region of Borneo. Will be climbing Mount Kinabalu in two days time. How many fragrant bowls of Laksa is it acceptable to consume in one day? I went with two. Waiting out the storm with a glass of wine, I walked back to…
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Banjarmasin
Currently I’m in Banjarmasin, a small city in Southern Kalimantan the Indonesian region of Borneo; described as the Venice of Asia for its canals.
ALANA TRACEY STUDIO 