Randomish thoughts + snaps from a two-day visit in July 2019 with @patrickmorgan.
Utrecht
Above- Family biking in Utrecht. So civilised; so normalised!
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Randomish thoughts + snaps from a two-day visit in July 2019 with @patrickmorgan.
Above- Family biking in Utrecht. So civilised; so normalised!
Many if not most women -and quite a few men- in Myanmar have light-coloured patterns on their cheeks like these bottle-collecting girls on bikes.
My guidebook says this is Thanakha – a ground sandalwood-like paste, and it acts as a combination of skin conditioner, sunblock and make-up. read more
Gosh Asia is big. Even the corner of Southeast Asia I’ve been wobbling through.
Climbing slowly towards the Myanmar border. Some interesting creatures and beautiful scenes.
Cranes everywhere, hoardings on every street and road advertising new houses, offices and apartments: Thailand seems to be developing again with gusto.
I’ve been biking round Bangkok now, including the day-and-a-half spent coming in from the countryside, for six days, covering maybe 100km including trips to the camping shop, bike tour hq, embassy and round hotels. The short version: it’s terrible!
I love these mid-20th-century buildings with a few decades’ wear showing. They generally have a good, livable scale that breaks down nicely from city- to home-size.