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Funny Photo Shows How to Kill a Dance Craze

Jul 17, 2013 by Daniel McBane 3 Comments

Funny Photo Mocking Monkeys

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 […]

Filed Under: Funny Photos, Spain Tagged With: animals, funny image, funny signs, Gibraltar, monkeys, Spain

Monkeying Around on the Motorbike Loop

Sep 29, 2012 by Daniel McBane 5 Comments

Monkey on Laos Motorbike Loop
This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Riding the Motorbike 'Loop' in Laos

After the statue cave, we saw another cave. I can’t remember a single thing about it, so it must have been spectacular. Moving on…. Our next stop was a lake located a few kilometers off the main highway down a dirt road. It was our first experience with dirt roads on our [read more…]

Filed Under: Laos Tagged With: animals, central loop, Laos, monkeys, motorbike, transportation

Thieving Monkeys in Lop Buri, Thailand

Jul 30, 2012 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

Thieving Monkey in Lop Buri Thailand

When you exit the station in Lop Buri, Thailand, the first thing you notice is the monkeys. The whole area is ruled by a street gang of thieving monkeys that stalk visitors from above, creeping along roof tops and power lines just waiting for the opportunity to make off with anything and everything they can […]

Filed Under: Thailand Tagged With: Lop Buri, monkeys, Thailand

Dodging Monkeys, Snakes and Tattoos in Marrakech

Jul 9, 2012 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

Djemaa El-Fna Marrakech Morocco

In the mornings, Djemaa El-Fna in Marrakech, Morocco is just a large, mostly empty square, but that soon changes. As the day progresses, the square starts to fill up with storytellers, acrobats, snake charmers, dancers, musicians and food and tea stalls. Djemaa El-Fna has been the center of life in Marrakech for much of its […]

Filed Under: Morocco Tagged With: Djemaa El-Fna, Marrakech, monkeys, Morocco, snakes

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