① POL,也就是最常见的大号「煤气罐」,准确地说,叫「液化石油气罐」。我这边日常可以买到的,有 3.7kg 和 8.5kg 两种容积。大的更划算,但我的床板下面只能放进小号的,换一瓶气大约 $20,Bunnings 和很多加油站都有换。
还有一种 LCC 27 接口,是 POL 的升级版。近年来政府渐渐把 POL 气罐,升级成更安全的 LCC 27 接口。这个是向下兼容的:原先用在 POL 上的管线,仍然可以拧进 LCC 27 的气罐;反之则不行,LCC 27 专用的管线,不能用在 POL 气罐上。所以,使用 POL 的管线,就不必在乎每次换到的气罐,是旧接口还是新接口。
② 3/8″ BSP-LH,另一种大号石油气罐的接口,通常只有专门的户外型房车才会使用。加油站很少见,更换气瓶也远不如 POL 方便。可以很方便地改成 POL,户外店有转接头卖($15)。
③ UNEF 1″ / BOM,北美常见的一磅重的绿气罐,北美的加油站和便利店到处都是,但澳洲和中国很少,只有专门户外店才有。
My favorite conspiracy theory is that rocks are really soft but tense up when you touch them. (I think I found this on Reddit at some point, but would love to credit the original author)
WIFI……当然是没有的,也没有接网线用的路由器。那个时代的人类,把网线里面的两组导线,互换位置,直接插在两台电脑上,就组成了只有两台电脑的局域网。这样的网线我随身带着一根——当然不是因为预见到有人会和我联机打游戏,而是在路上如果需要和其它电脑之间传输文件的话,在没有 USB 3.0的时代,用网线直连然后共享文件夹,是最方便快速的方式。
Cockington Green Gardens(website),Canberra近郊的一个以微缩景观为主题的公园,已经有40年历史。公园分成英国区和国际区,每个也就一个篮球场大小,成人门票21刀。很多游客进来晃了十分钟也就看完了,确实不是很划算。然而对公园的老板进行采访,每个模型的背后,都有非常有趣的故事,比单纯的游客观光,好玩太多了。
Yes, Kolkata, the largest red light district in Asia. Believe it or not, I went there just for curiosity… Anyway, I found it’s not easy for foreigners to find the place quickly. There is no “Sonagachi” the point on Google Map. To google the name, all the results are not quite clear.
Sonagachi is located in North Kolkata near the intersection of Chittaranjan Avenue and Shobhabazar with Beadon Street.
— You will not find “Shobhabazar with Beadon Street”.
about one kilometer north of Kolkata’s Marble Palace area.
— It’s true, but it does not mean you could find it.
from sova bazar metro station Sonagachi is 3 minutes walking distance.
— Also true, but which direction?
The GPS coordinate on Wikipedia is not accurate as well. Actually, the red light district is not very large as you imagine. The central brothels area is smaller than any large casino in Las Vegas. Especially in daytime – maybe you are afraid to visit at night – most of the brothels seem no difference with other buildings. Walking on the street over 34 Celsius, guessing whether the lady walking around you is a prostitute. What an absurd adventure, I talked to myself.
It took me more than 2 hours seeking between Marble Palace and Sova Bazar, till I give up to find it via Google. I tried to take a tu-tu Taxi: “Sonagachi? Women?” Surprisely (but I like it), many Taxi refused to drive me there. Some of them just showed me the direction. Then I kept walking and asking, finally I found it.
The main streets of the red light district are Gdurgacharan Miira St and Abinash Kabiraj St. In each alley you can see many brothels and pimps and prostitutes, but they are not very far from the main streets.
Considering the street names always change in India. I think the correct GPS coordinates should be < N22.5929 E88.3618 >.
Sonagachi is dangerous, with its HIV rates and some blackmail issues in the deal. But it is not so dangerous if you just want to have a look. The district is close to city central. On Gdurgacharan Miira St there are food and grocery stores. Many local people live there as a normal India busy area. At the crossing of the two main streets, policemen sit aside the shrine, with or without uniform, but it seems they are just to prevent violence.
Following my instruction, two young girls in my hotel visited Sonagachi at the same night. Of course they gained a lot of weird eyesight. Anyway, at least on main streets, they were secure.