Activity & Waste Residues
Bin used as a spitton from Gangtok above, paint shop in Lhasa below.
Related: the residues from scree running and skateboarding.
Writing from La Praz | January 24, 2007 | Permalink
How to Avoid Becoming Road Kill
The striking thing about the journey between Rangpo and Gangtok apart from: taking chai breaks from a packed Mahindra; the scenery - tropical forests clinging to the Himalayan foothills; and packs of monkeys lining the route - are the multitude of signs extolling drivers of the dangers of the road. Arrive in peace, not in pieces, don't gossip let him drive, and my personal favourite because of its proximity to a particularly cliff-like cliff drive, don't fly.
The past days in the Himalayas have been physically and mentally tough (in ways you might not expect) and recent travel experiences have put a lot of things into sharp focus. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger right?Tomorrow starts the final leg of my winter journey - heading to Hokkaido for fresh powder and onsen. The future (perfect) can wait a few more days.
Writing from Sikkim | January 1, 2007 | Permalink
Shoe Norms
Shoes off facing in, or shoes off facing out? Whilst different cultures share sensibilities about clean and dirty spaces are there cultural differences in the way these spaces are entered and exited?
Writing from Gangtok | December 29, 2006 | Permalink
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