Food and Feather Dusters on the Go

Food is not the only thing that mobile vendors sell. Oh no, those ingenious carts have far more uses than that. My favourites are the feather duster vendors. Yes, these vendors just sell feather dusters and brooms and are normally so packed with merchandise that it’s hard to spot the vendor himself. Often, you can just see a little head poking out through feathers and bristles! A slight hazard on the road perhaps, but a very amusing sight! There is also a man who rides around with pictures and newspaper clippings of and about the king plastered all over his cart. He doesn’t seem to have anything to sell, he just rides up and down the streets near our flat tinkling his bell and waving at people.

In a round-up of mobile vendors, it would be amiss of me to forget the fruit and veg sellers. These vendors use a pick-up truck rather than a bike and cart and squash an entire market into the back of their vehicles! Every sort of fruit and vegetable you can think of is displayed in their trucks, and scales and plastic bags hang from the roof. Fancy a bunch of bananas or need some small Thai aubergines to add to your green curry? Just flag down a market pick-up truck and they’ll weigh them out and pop them in a bag for you before driving off again. It couldn’t be easier!

I can’t say I have ever bought anything from any of these vendors, though I suppose I should before we leave. The satays and sausages always smell so good but it does worry me that they have been out in the sun for who knows how long, so perhaps I’ll go for something safe like fruit. Or a feather duster.