Motorbike Parasol Soldier, Luang Prabang, Laos
There is so much I like about this subject here. A soldier of the perceived heavy handed and repressive Lao military cruising on his motorbike with parasol in hand to maintain his complexion as light as possible, and proudly advertising local brew along the way. I have mentioned elsewhere that light complexions are most treasured wherever I have travelled in SE Asia, and that as a result locals largely try to shield themselves from the sun. But in Laos, as with other finely developed local arts unappreciated by modern society elsewhere, the art of riding motorbikes with a parasol or umbrella is finely tuned and ever present. Whether guarding from sun or rain, one handed motorbiking is a given, in order to finely balance that parasol the with slight tilt forward, necessary so as not to catch the breeze, ruin a perfectly fine umbrella, and turn it into a disasterous space shuttle type drag chute. They have very nice umbrellas and parasols in Laos, and lots of them. I never witnessed a single local miscue in this fine art among the hundreds of single handed riders I would watch over a short period of time, downtown or on open road. And as with any finely practiced sport, they look good doing it, especially the cute girls. Note in the blurred background is another one handed rider with parasol in other hand.
There is so much I like about this subject here. A soldier of the perceived heavy handed and repressive Lao military cruising on his motorbike with parasol in hand to maintain his complexion as light as possible, and proudly advertising local brew along the way. I have mentioned elsewhere that light complexions are most treasured wherever I have travelled in SE Asia, and that as a result locals largely try to shield themselves from the sun. But in Laos, as with other finely developed local arts unappreciated by modern society elsewhere, the art of riding motorbikes with a parasol or umbrella is finely tuned and ever present. Whether guarding from sun or rain, one handed motorbiking is a given, in order to finely balance that parasol the with slight tilt forward, necessary so as not to catch the breeze, ruin a perfectly fine umbrella, and turn it into a disasterous space shuttle type drag chute. They have very nice umbrellas and parasols in Laos, and lots of them. I never witnessed a single local miscue in this fine art among the hundreds of single handed riders I would watch over a short period of time, downtown or on open road. And as with any finely practiced sport, they look good doing it, especially the cute girls. Note in the blurred background is another one handed rider with parasol in other hand.
Motorbike Parasol Soldier, Luang Prabang, Laos
There is so much I like about this subject here. A soldier of the perceived heavy handed and repressive Lao military cruising on his motorbike with parasol in hand to maintain his complexion as light as possible, and proudly advertising local brew along the way. I have mentioned elsewhere that light complexions are most treasured wherever I have travelled in SE Asia, and that as a result locals largely try to shield themselves from the sun. But in Laos, as with other finely developed local arts unappreciated by modern society elsewhere, the art of riding motorbikes with a parasol or umbrella is finely tuned and ever present. Whether guarding from sun or rain, one handed motorbiking is a given, in order to finely balance that parasol the with slight tilt forward, necessary so as not to catch the breeze, ruin a perfectly fine umbrella, and turn it into a disasterous space shuttle type drag chute. They have very nice umbrellas and parasols in Laos, and lots of them. I never witnessed a single local miscue in this fine art among the hundreds of single handed riders I would watch over a short period of time, downtown or on open road. And as with any finely practiced sport, they look good doing it, especially the cute girls. Note in the blurred background is another one handed rider with parasol in other hand.
There is so much I like about this subject here. A soldier of the perceived heavy handed and repressive Lao military cruising on his motorbike with parasol in hand to maintain his complexion as light as possible, and proudly advertising local brew along the way. I have mentioned elsewhere that light complexions are most treasured wherever I have travelled in SE Asia, and that as a result locals largely try to shield themselves from the sun. But in Laos, as with other finely developed local arts unappreciated by modern society elsewhere, the art of riding motorbikes with a parasol or umbrella is finely tuned and ever present. Whether guarding from sun or rain, one handed motorbiking is a given, in order to finely balance that parasol the with slight tilt forward, necessary so as not to catch the breeze, ruin a perfectly fine umbrella, and turn it into a disasterous space shuttle type drag chute. They have very nice umbrellas and parasols in Laos, and lots of them. I never witnessed a single local miscue in this fine art among the hundreds of single handed riders I would watch over a short period of time, downtown or on open road. And as with any finely practiced sport, they look good doing it, especially the cute girls. Note in the blurred background is another one handed rider with parasol in other hand.
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