Signs from the Can

Signs from the Can

It seems that around the world there seems to be a need to “signpost” the toilet. Here are our favorite signs from bathrooms around the world: Blumenau, Brazil Yup, this hung over the sinks in the ladies room in an Oktoberfest tent. And yes, those are condoms in their head gear. Swaziland Hanging over a [...]

Photo of the Day: Stalin’s Head

Photo of the Day: Stalin’s Head

Yes, you read that correctly. This photo taken from inside the Stalin museum of a cast of Stalin’s face. It is certainly a quirky memorial to the original ‘Man of Steel’ even though it is likely cast in bronze. The museum itself was an entirley strange, somewhat eerie place. Aside from a one sided and [...]

Photo Tuesday: All you Need is Love

Photo Tuesday: All you Need is Love

As 2010 comes to a close, we thought this was the most appropriate photo to end the year.  A popular graffiti wall, the Lennon wall in Prague is full of quotes and art expressing all sorts of ideals and beliefs.  When we visited a small quartet played instrumental music from the Beatles giving the place [...]

Photo Tuesday: Petra’s Treasury

Photo Tuesday: Petra’s Treasury

We spent hours wandering Petra.  Thanks to a tip from a friend of ours, we arrived in Petra in the afternoon when the tour groups were already leaving.  Hiking around sunset, we returned to the Treasury hoping to catch the lighting at the perfect time. The tourists were gone and the camel driver was leaving [...]