This dead pig, along with tons of garbage, was floating near a bridge over the river that separates Kathmandu from Patan in Nepal. … [Read more...]
Cow Piss Vending Machine in Tokyo
Alright, so they're not actually selling cow piss, but that's what it sounds like when someone offers you some Calpis. Since they're also responsible for Pocari Sweat, I have to believe the Japanese are the undisputed champions of unfortunate drink names. This particular vending machine is located in the Bentencho area of Shinjuku in Tokyo, but you can find them pretty much … [Read more...]
Buddhist Monk in Vientiane Doing Some Grooming
This Buddhist monk was sitting outside a temple in Vientiane, Laos and checking himself out in his little mirror for a good half hour. After a few minor adjustments, he seemed happy with what he saw. Who can blame him? … [Read more...]
Indian Cow Eating Trash From a Dumpster
A bull having a quick roadside snack in the small town of Canacona in southern Goa, India. In a country where cows are revered and rarely turned into delicious foods, there's not much incentive for people to take care of them (not the males anyway). As a result, cows live a pretty independent life (I wrote a whole post about cows in Goa, as this is especially true for them) and … [Read more...]
This Is How You Cruise the Streets of Marrakech
If you ask 100 people, you'd get 100 different definitions of 'cool', but this Moroccan woman fits every last one of them. Watching her cruise through the Djemaa El-Fna (Marrakech's main square and the subject of this previous post) made me feel like real loser for walking across it all day on my own two feet. … [Read more...]