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    Break Time. A trader smoking a 'Chillum', Indian version of Pipe. Smoking marijuana is a common practice among traders and early mornings are not a deterrent for the enthusiasts. by: thirdeyeview Views[1266] While his co-workers are laying the road, tribhuvan is busy playing with the tar.. Wearing only a single glove and pouring the boiling tar poses a great risk of skin burns. Ignorant of the fact, tribhuvan seems to be enjoying it. by: dalipsingh Views[696] It's said, among Lithuanians, that if you travel to Nida then you are expected by your friends and family to bring back smoked fish. In the small town the fish is caught, smoked and available for purchase; it only takes a day for the fish swimming in the sea to become a fish smoked and on your plate. *The image is of fish being smoked in a backyard smoker for private consumption. by: borderinghaapsalu Views[501] Fishing is a way of life for the locals, all year round and on both sides of the 'Spit. *This image is of locals fishing in the Baltic Sea. by: borderinghaapsalu Views[441] Soviet-era weather stations can be seen along the sea-side beaches of Nida, still providing information to the local fisherman looking to practice their trade and tourists headed to tan. * the image is of one of those Soviet built weather stations. by: borderinghaapsalu Views[600]
     
    When the boats become locked in by ice, fishermen in Nida carry on by building ice-fishing shanties and catching smelt by the boatload. * The photo is of one of the boats docked in the lagoon shortly after the ice has receded in the spring. by: borderinghaapsalu Views[500] Lithuanians have a myth that the Curonian Spit was created by a giantess named Neringa who was playing on the seashore as a child. The landmass is isolated by the Baltic Sea, Curonian Lagoon and Russian Federation. Nida is the focal point of the 'Spit; a town Flocked to by, up to, a hundred thousand tourists in the summer and populated by about fifteen hundred locals in the winter. on the outskirts of the town are the Dunes which have the aesthetic feel of a stereotypical desert. *The image is of the Parnidis Dune which continuously threatened the village, with drifting sand, until the village was moved farther away, to its current position, in the 1730s. Beneath the sand lies previous incarnations of the town of Nida. by: borderinghaapsalu Views[1143] What I found in my friend’s front yard – One of friends, he’s preparing the mini grill for toasting the fishes. We used wood charcoal & unused papers for the grill, making the grill produced much smoke. by: rahma_anugrah Views[239] As soon as a Himba women wakes she begins her daily beauty ritual. The small fire that has smouldered all night inside her hut is then transformed into her mornings bath tub. Fragrant herbs are added to the fire as the women straddle themselves closely to the smoke and cover themselves with a large blanket, trapping the smoke, eliminating any unhygienic odours that may have accumulated over the previous 24 hours. by: benmcrae Views[1842] This fine little cottage reminds me the old times. These were generally found in villages with the kitchen smoke coming out the chimney. by: endlessvoage Views[565]
     

    Secondhand Smoking in China

    CHINA | Tue, 23 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [498] | Comments [2]

    If I don't come out of China with lung cancer it might be a miracle. I cannot express how much Chinese people smoke.... Everywhere. And no one cares about no smoking signs, those are just stickers. I don't think Canada was ever this bad.   ... Read more >

    Tags: chicken hearts, smoke, xian

    The Indian Village

    INDIA | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By saumya1989 | Views [335]

    When I Kicked my Royal Enfield 500cc bike, I knew that it would be  anice experience to cover the rural side of India. Earlier, I has called up one of my friend who had a relative in a village called Baghpat. After travelling almost 50 kilometeres, ... Read more >

    Tags: farm, india, smoke, village

    Up in Smoke

    INDONESIA | Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2675]

    Vacationing in Indonesia, our beach bungalow burnt down in a fire due to an electrical surge. Luckily, I was out for the day and had a daypack with me that contained my passport and credit cards, but I did lose the entire contents of my backpack in ... Read more >

    Tags: fire, indonesia, smoke

     

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