My favorite signs in Istanbul, Turkey
How about a quick photo collage for a change? Why don’t you stay with me? You can follow along with RSS, subscribe to an email feed or see what’s cooking on Facebook. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: funny signs
Hitchhiking from Mexico to Guatemala; the journey is the destination
The journey is the destination. So deep! Go ahead, I can wait while you write that down. As corny as that sounds, though, it’s true. Or, put another way, I can say that the the buzz of being in another … Continue reading
Is Mexico safe to travel?
Short mailbag question from Shane in USA: ”Hate to ask this question, but really curious…cartel issues? Mexico has such a bad rap right now.” Since Mexico is often in the news for all the wrong reasons, a lot of people … Continue reading
Hitchhiking in southern Mexico—piece of cake!
Quick note: if you follow my Facebook page—and please do!—Facebook has changed the way you receive news from me. To ensure that you see me in your page, put your mouse on the “Liked” button and then click both the … Continue reading
Long live racism!
For the first time in my life, I got an upgrade and flew business class on my flight from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur. Not even on my birthday on a half-empty plane with Icelandair and dressing well could I manage … Continue reading
Things you wouldn’t expect to find in Nepal
Before I start, a quick thing, the shortest of short stories: a billion years ago when I visited New Zealand I stayed as a Servas guest with a woman in her 70s in a remote part of the South Island. … Continue reading
India, sign paradise
Things you wouldn’t expect to find in France
”My tailor is rich”, huh? Is this the kind of sentence that French businessmen are hot to know in English? I can imagine them calling every school in the book and asking if they teach important phrases such as “Can … Continue reading
Watch me throw away $400
While waiting for my flight I heard the magic words in an announcement: “We are looking for volunteers to take a later flight as this flight has been oversold” or however they put it, as they no longer say the … Continue reading
