Motorcycle taxi

21 random thoughts on transport here

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August 2nd 2012
* The seats have very thin padding generally (this thought occurred after 6 hrs on the road in a bus) * The main roads are built up to avoid water. This necessitates drivers on sideroads accelerating hard to get up the inclines and shooting out into the stream of traffic! Scary!! * They drive on the right now, but most vehicles (even new) are built for left side driving. * It makes overtaking s ... read more

Asia » Burma

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more