There’s something immoral about being forced to pay to use a bathroom. As a woman I have no other choice than to pay, but I only do so grudgingly. Unfortunately our travels seemed to always lead us to unkempt toilets that almost always lacked toilet paper and soap and more often than not, also lacked running water.
Without going into the details, these experiences were some of my least favorite of the whole trip. Ironically the cleanest public bathroom I used was in a Hutong in Beijing. Open to anyone on the street, the restroom was tucked into a residential neighborhood where traditionally people use communal facilities. It was sparkling clean thanks to a neighborhood cleaning crew. Go figure.
Perhaps we should do a Good, Bad, Ugly Bathroom edition to compliment our Signs from the Can article? What’s your experience with public bathrooms?
This photo was taken at our lodge in the Bolivian Amazon. Fortunately no one asked us to pay since we were staying there. Although I have to question their need for a sign given that we took a canoe up river for 5 hours to get there…I doubt they have any visitors besides the guests.
To see more of our favorite photos from around the world check out our travel photo page. Let us know your favorites and we’ll include them in our photo of the day series.
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