Wednesday, August 6, 2025

GRAND TOUR TOOK IN BUDDHIST WORLD HERITAGE CITY

Found  in  a  North Queensland  cluster of  worn travel guides to various parts of  Asia  was  a  collection of watercolours by Thai artist Samboon  Phoungdorkmai  of   the  former    Laos  capital , Luang  Prabang.

The  text  is by the artist  and  Andre  Lurde  and Susan Atkinson. There are  63 original  watercolours  and  25  duotone sketches. 

Presented  by  Thai  International Airways , it was published in  2004 by Asia Horizons Books , a  project initiated by the Thai  Lao Association  for  Friendship.

(Laos.  Architecture . Art.)