Thanks for this wealth of very sound travel advice. Thanks a lot Keith.
Cheers,
Eric
On 11/12/2013, at 8:54 AM, Keith Smith <> wrote:
>
> Hi Eric,
> I have a friend who has been in agricultural consulting for 30 years in
> developing counties, mainly in Asia and Africa. Having made a couple of trips
> with her to Mongolia & China several years ago I trust her judgement
> completely. Her firm advice is to never ever drive a car in those places,
> particularly in cities.
>
> It's not all that uncommon for desperate souls to risk life and limb by
> creating an 'accident' that might afford them the opportunity to sue the
> apparently wealthy foreign tourist. It can be a terrible predicament.
> Also, a driver has a vested interest in keeping you out of trouble, if he
> wants to get paid, not to mention being a gold mine of local information with
> the time to dispense it.
>
> Have great trip!
> k
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Eric Fassbender <>
> wrote:
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> Thanks David ;)
>
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> On 09/12/2013, at 12:01 PM, wrote:
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>>
>> > Also very good advice on not pointing anything at anyone and not
>> > attracting too much attention.
>>
>> Eric,
>>
>> I left it out, but often when I recorded people, street musicians etc, I'd
>> tuck the windgag under my arm facing backwards and stare intently into the
>> empty distance, monitoring on cans. :-)
>>
>> Have a splendid trip.
>>
>> David Brinicombe
>>
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"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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