There is a certain cache about the Charleston Man, he is impeccably groomed, smells great, and swaggers through life as if on a cloud. His Luke Skywalker Jedi sword, so to speak, is his Charleston Man uniform. To start, take one pair of perfectly pressed khakis; tie that in with leather loafers or sandals. Once [...]
When you get an invitation to go to Kuala Lumpur, or KL as the locals refer to it, for free, might as well take the offer. I wasn’t expecting much time to sight see in my rushed 48 hours there but when I saw a couple road sign gems I couldn’t ignore, suddenly, this post was [...]
Doha is not an exciting Middle eastern city. It doesn’t have the style of Dubai, the artsy eateries in Beirut, or the threat of eminent death like Kabul, but it does have a fine selection of hilarious, funny road signs. I was on a 7 hour layover and bought a $30 visa and popped out into this [...]
Not being blessed with a royal lineage, I find it fascinating as an American, how other countries celebrate their King, Queen and heirs to the throne. Thailand is a very classic example of almost God like worship of Bhumibol Adulyadej, (say that 3 times fast), the current King of Thailand. He has been the ruler [...]
While technically not a true Central/South American chicken bus, Thailand offers kaleidoscopic versions of their own. My personal favorites are the ones that display a wide assortment of plush animals and very girlie curtains. These tricked out rides are sure to delight any traveler in Thailand. [ad#adsense:horiz/no outline]
There is a lot to do in Thailand and admiring road signs of one of my hobbies. You have to love a country that keeps an ever watchful eye on it’s livestock. Here are a couple signs for you.
Thai massage salons in Thailand are as ubiquitios as lady-boy prostitutes in Bangkok and no, they do not only service horney white males on business trips. So, whats a Thai massage like? An 80 pound women straddles, twists, turns, and pulls your body until you are literally weak in the knees. She, and it’s always [...]
Ever on the look out for the random, weird, or just plain odd, I came across a couple gems in Dubai. One man’s strange is another man’s everyday. 1. Air conditioned bus stops. I guess in a country where it can get 55 C (135F) in the summer, this makes sense. 2. Even the Metro [...]
There was a joke a few years back that the national bird of the Unites Arab Emirates is the sky crane. It was estimated that 16% of the world’s sky cranes were in Dubai alone. Today, the almighty sky crane still shoots into the Dubai horizon but it’s numbers have far dwindled and sadly, some [...]
This post of for my friend Steph who appreciates all things bizarre and out of place. 1. Modern Istanbul fire escape 2. Walking along the Galata bridge, these group of kids were randomly jumping off it. One kid totally wiped out and did a belly flop from 80 feet up. Ouch! 3. Doesn’t this guy [...]
