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Bike, Helmet Parking

26 May 2012
In: Cambodia, Cultural Norms, Phnom Penh
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Helmet parking, just as prevalent as motorbike parking. Centralised helmet storage versus locking to bike versus locking inside bike. Two days in the big easy after …
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Four in the land of Two

29 Apr 2012
In: China, Cultural Norms
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China has everything one might need for a road trip: a massive network of roads; exotic locations with stunning vistas and some incredible mountain landscapes …
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Morning Ride

16 Mar 2012
In: Bangalore, Today's Office
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Maps as enablers: for a visit to our Bangalore studio – waved down passing motorbike – not a taxi driver, gent on a bike on …
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Clearing the Valley

12 Oct 2011
In: Minya Konka, Today's Office
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Today’s rides: 2 x motorbike.
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5 Things B4 Stepping into an Interview

09 Oct 2011
In: Minya Konka, Research Methods
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Over the years I’ve had the (mostly) good fortune to interact with a wide variety of folks from the media – journalists, reporters, photographers, writers, …
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Photo. Minder.

There’s nothing quite like a Sunday morning spent with a motorbike, a driver and in the more sensitive areas of Dahiyeh – a Hezbollah minder. …
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The Fixer’s Fixer

Kind thanks to hostess in Beruit for access to the fixer, the fixer’s Hezbollah fixer, and the Hezbollah fixer’s friend’s motorbike. It’s the only way …
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Infrastructure Assumptions

02 Nov 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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What kinds of transport do you have in your city? Does the street resonate to the sound of motorbikes and mopeds? Or the swish of …
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The Consequences of Guilty

04 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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I’ve had the very good fortune in the past month to witness three very different accidents: two colliding motorbikes in China; two cars in Afghanistan; …
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The Consequences of Ad-hocs

31 Aug 2010
In: Mazar e Sharif, Research Methods
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Darting around Mazar e Sharif on the back of a trial-bike doing ad-hoc interviews with manual labourers. There are consequences to asking questions and taking …
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