Move over McDonald’s—it’s only a matter of time before the Sawut Fast Food Restaurant takes over your spot as the world’s number one franchise. Let’s just hope they don’t forget their humble roots on the shores of Karakul Lake in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and continue to serve only the freshest horse […]
Hard Truth for Us Good-Looking Slackers
Don’t I know it……numerous little snippets of wisdom pepper the trees on the Phra Singh temple grounds in Chiang Mai, Thailand, but this one was obviously meant specifically for me…
Just Hanging Out and Chewing Some Watermelon
Apparently bats don’t just suck blood. Maybe it’s simply the red color, but this bat in the hills of Kintamani, Bali in Indonesia really seems to be enjoying that piece of watermelon. It also seems huge (the bat, not the watermelon), so maybe the locals feed it fruit to keep it full and keep its […]
Signs of a Good Beer Garden: a Dedicated Vomit Sink
I recently went to a touristy beer garden in Berlin where they apparently charge customers to use the restrooms. That is bad customer service. The Pod Wawelem in Krakow, Poland clearly believes in good customer service and I’m sure some of their heavier-drinking clientele appreciate this. That said, the guy who accidentally uses this sink […]
Funny Photo Shows How to Kill a Dance Craze
This funny sign from Gibraltar is warning visitors not to mock the monkeys, because apparently their feelings get hurt. And when their feelings get hurt they bite. I’ve written about the thieving monkeys in Thailand in the past and am fully aware that our simian friends can possess the same annoying traits found in us […]
Japanese Smoking Manners Campaign Warns Against Smoke Stalker
Food Photography for Sharks
In general, a photo like this one from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia would be more at home on a shark’s food blog than my funny photos section, but in this case, the food got away. No one wants a photo of food they didn’t get to eat and the happy ending for us […]
Dog Staying Cool in the Singapore Heat
Singapore is located just north of the equator, making it one of the hottest cities I’ve visited. Everyone and everything spends all day sweating, but this dog looks like he doesn’t even notice the heat. It must be the cool sunglasses. This week’s photo was kindly provided by Julia Chan of A Chinese Nomad.
Funny Sign Teaches Toilet Brush Use
I spent last week in my mother’s hometown, an area of Germany with more pigs than people, for a cousin’s wedding. I found this helpful sign teaching toilet brush use in the bathroom of our bed and breakfast. You might be able to guess this, but ‘falsch‘ means ‘incorrect’, ‘fast richtig‘ means ‘almost correct’ and […]
Did You Know Hello Kitty Has an Evil Twin?
Japan has to be the world export leader of all things cute and among their cute exports, Hello Kitty is probably the most famous. Everyone knows her, but very few are familiar with her equally cute, but decidedly more evil, twin Hell Kitty. Surprisingly, it’s the good twin who seems to have set her sights […]