... a professional camera, sports sunglasses that struggle to fit on his low nose, and brand-name sports garments. There are few independent Chinese tourists around yet, but this takes himself very seriously. ...
... left to do than wait until I get to Laowo, save picture the apocalyptic scene I may still find at the border with loads of people queuing and officials stamping passports with hopeless slowness.
The ...
... way that wouldn’t be needed were it not for the devices themselves. Take sports, for another example: how much time and money people spend not practising them, but going after the latest gear or piece ...
... still to wait half an hour to get our passports registered at the police check-point.
From here the road starts to climb. I think to myself that it's only 76 km to Manali and there can't be more passes ...
... shell ornaments, besides the headgear. A lady sports red-dyed hands and I surmise that it may be due to her job. In fact, at the first stop we find out what has happened to us: we didn't get on the public ...
14 December - I can assert I’ve had one of the most tiring days as far as transports are concerned today. I am extremely disturbed after the day-long excursion to Bokor national park, now that I’m about ...
... one, when I found out that foreigners are not allowed to use the local transports by the corrupt and conniving police, but rather made to travel on a share taxi at the preposterous cost of 8 $ per head, ...
... are open today, Friday. I have a complicated schedule before me, because I'd like to visit Aphamea, but transports could be tricky because of the holiday. I take a bus to Musiaf via Banyas along a road ...