Chiang Mai orchids

Just a short stroll away from Chris Chun's design studio is the Chiang Mai plant and flower market. Many of the plant stalls are filled with gorgeous orchids - the steamy hot weather obviously provides the optimum growing conditions for these beauties. And the optimum conditions for some very unattractive swollen ankles!

Lou Kau Mansion in Macau

The Lou Kau Mansion is an exquisitely detailed residence built in 1889 during the Qing Dynasty. The Lou Kau family resided here until 1910.

How now Macau?

En-route to Chiang Mai I enjoyed a little stop-over in the former Portuguese colony of Macau.

Silver Princess

 The brightly coloured blossoms of the Silver Princess gumtree (Eucalyptus caesia) are a cheerful sight in the midst of winter, especially when feeling under the weather with a nasty cold that just won't go away.

Another Australian native that would make a lovely textile repeat....