Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com> >Does anyone know how the weather has been in these 3 places lately? I have >heard that Bangkok is over 90F now, that Bali is about 85F and slightly >rainy, and >that Hong Kong is about 70F. > >I'd love to hear from any LUG members in these cities, or anyone who has >taken Leica gear to these places......tell me your experiences and stories! > I've not yet been to Hong Kong, but in Singapore and Bangkok, my impression was that the well-to-do are not ashamed to display signs of their prosperity, in a tasteful, expensive, impeccable manner (good clothes, gold Rolex, Mercedes-Benz, Motorola cell phone etc) I did not have the least discomfort in using a big, professional SLR in either place. Just use your common sense and have fun. I was pretty wretchedly ill by the time I reached Indonesia, so I'm afraid I can't say much, save that there are worse ways to spend one's convalescence than sitting in a wicker lounge chair and watching small finches fly by. If you don't actually need the stuff in your backpack, maybe you'll want to leave it behind here. I don't get the impression that theft is the problem, so much as appearing that you a potential customer for touristy knicknacks! No baggage = not a likely customer, it seems. Indonesian souvenir hawkers can be really aggressive. I visited Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia in the spring. It was very warm, still and steamy in all places, though air conditioning in some high class places can be frigid. Fast-drying clothes that "breathe" are a plus. I saw some clear blue skies, and lots of misty and overcast ones.