...these are a few of my favourite things...

I'm back! I totally forgot I promised you an entry dedicated to road side sellers. They amused me with their determination and baffled me with their unending source of products. 

So, along the streets of Nairobi, and along the main highways out of the city you find people just walking down the middle of the road, or alongside the left hand side carrying all sorts of items that they are trying to sell to you, while you are stuck in traffic basically. It's amazing what you can buy from the comfort of your car seat.

I kept a list on my phone everytime I saw new things. I'm sure there were more, but in the week leading up to Christmas there was seasonal choice too, so not a totally accurate picture of year round wares.

So, from 30000ft as we fly across Asia to our Hong Kong stopover, I bring you: 

Taija's List of Roadside Shopping (who needs online!?)

In no particular order...I could have bought:

Sugar cane (which we did! I had to try it once)

Newspapers

Phone chargers for the car

Puppies (yes, real ones...so cute!)

Slices of watermelon (I'm taking slices of a whole...HUGE!)

Oranges

Cold water

Biscuits

Fire extinguishers

Mobile credit (known as airtime scratch cards)

Car floor mats

Car steering wheel covers

Sunglasses

World/Africa maps

Bras

Cookbooks (they tried to sell me a low-fat cookbook, rude!)

Bags of onions

Christmas decorations

Christmas trees (fake)

Lego houses (pre-built to save you time!)

Phew! What a choice! I learned quickly that when you see these guys it's best to wind up the window and don't make eye contact, especially if they see a white person! 

I'll admit, the puppies were tempting, but wouldn't have fit in my suitcase ;)

There you go. Roadside shopping. Not sure the idea will catch on in Oz?