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01/08/2007: "An official and comprehensive list of objects and living beings that can be carried by moto* in Cambodia"

*Motos are small motorbikes; a ubiquitous mode of transport in Cambodia

1. individual motorcyclists

2. individual motorcyclists with a passenger

3. a family of six plus dog

4. 20 recently slaughtered chickens and ducks on a rack

5. around ten 25 foot lengths of bamboo; carried by hand.

6. a block of ice no less than 1 foot wide 1 foot deep and 6 feet long; the proportions of the ice will alter rapidly as the sun takes its toll.

7. 3 live pigs strapped into a wicker basket

8. lone sub-ten year-olds

9. a trailer of proportions exceeding ten times the size of the moto. Trailer is often loaded with a stack of goods that can exceed 15 feet in height.

10. a full size mirror

11. bicycles

12. bundles of 30 coconuts

13. reckless tourists with no regard for potential future continuation of life

14. baskets; hundreds and hundreds of baskets

15. tourist-ferrying tuk tuk attachment


to be added to as the ride progresses...

David Sheppard