by Danielle on December 8, 2009
During the first three months of our travels not a day went by without hearing some version of, “Why aren’t you kids in school?” I held back the snarky answers and we joke about it now, but I do think about those whose answer is, “Because there isn’t one.”
YOU can change that! Fellow travel bloggers (and great writers) Beth Whitman, Debbie Dubrow, Michelle Duffy, and Pam Mendel have teamed up to form Passports With Purpose. This year the charity of choice is American Assistance for Cambodia (AAfC). And we want to help them build a school in Cambodia.
Need a little more incentive? How about winning a prize? Every $10 donation enters you to win one of many awesome prizes, including cameras, hotel packages, and cool travel gear.
So far the original goal of $13,000 has been met (yea!), but they still could use more for extras like a water filter, garden, and a school nurse.
We aren’t selling any cookies, popcorn, or gift wrap this year. I have declared this our school fundraiser, and I ask you to please consider participating.
by Marc on November 16, 2009
For a little levity, I thought I’d post a recap of some of the funny signs we’ve seen while on the road. Finding these little gems is one of the many joys of world travel:
Potty Humor:
bathroom – or hidden lair of an obscure superhero in Peru?
apparently this Bangkok toilet is for emergency use only.
I couldn’t tell if this Tokyo subway sign was also an attempt at potty humor – maybe it’s just me.
Smoke Signals
It shouldn’t surprise you to learn that wine bottles aren’t allowed to smoke at most Buddhist Temples in Thailand.
The Japanese take a more passive-aggressive approach to the problem.
Oh, Behave!
Peninsula Valdes in Argentina takes the prize for “strangest analogy”,
while this one from China’s Great Wall at Mutianyu is probably just an updated version of the sign used in ancient times to keep the Mongols out.
What’s in a name?
Business was understandably slow at this tour stand in Phuket…
…but this restaurant in Auckland seemed to do a really brisk business.
If you want to see many more hilarious signs from around the world, pay a visit to signspotting.com.
Or better yet, get out there and find some yourself!
