I have been mulling about the kind of 'experimental travel' to undertake when on Yoga Retreat holiday with 2 girlie friends in Chiang Mai. Most of the Lonely Planet's (LP) index of experimental travel (ET) involves friends who want to partake in your warped sense of travelling, or best-done solo. But on Page 170 of the LP's ET Book, there is an experiment called "Mascot Travels". This is what it says:
Hypothesis: See the world through the eyes of a mascot
Apparatus: A mascot of your choice and a camera
Method: Pick a personal mascot and take it on your travels with you. Take its picture outside famous landmarks and record its other experiences with a camera.
Now THIS is do-able, as I don't foresee dragging Diva D and Melee (who would rather mong, spa, shop and I don't blame them), to experiment "Alternating Travel" (where you just keep on taking left and then right turns and see where you turn up) with me. Although I did not bring my own mascot from home, I have borrowed one from Diva D. I chose a stuffed toy in the shape of a kitten for various reasons:
1) As my mascot will be in all of the pictures, my lovely travelling mates will not be happy to pose with say, a garden gnome or a pet rock.
2) An ode to the Kittens I have left behind, both in human and animal form.
3) The stuffed toy kitten has diamante eyes.
In a previous life her name was TokyoKitty. But from now until we return from Thailand, she will be known as SiriKitty. Let's hope SiriKitty can take my place in the ungodly hour yoga classes, especially when I've hit the snooze button twice.
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