Toilets Around the World

Readers- I just noticed that the last couple of posts had problems with their photos. I have fixed them if you want to take a peek. Sorry about that!

As you know from our Covid-19 post in March 2020, we left Jordan early to make our way back to Canada. We were supposed to continue our adventure until the end of June 2020- we lost 3.5 months of our trip. Who could have ever predicted that a pandemic would be the reason we had to cut and run?!

That said, we still have a few more posts to share in summary of some of our adventures and I'll start with this one!

Travelling for 7 months, we had to use many public bathrooms/washrooms/restrooms...whatever you want to call them. We were amused, shocked and sometimes even entertained, by the variety of signs and styles of the facilities we encountered. I put together this post to highlight some of the more unique ones. Enjoy!

Mother and Child- Sydney, Australia

Yellowstone National Park

Japan

Cambodia

New Zealand

Fancy sink in public park toilet stall- Christchurch, New Zealand

Lights, music, action- Christchurch, New Zealand

Wait your turn and head to the toilet that lights up- Christchurch, New Zealand

Hand-washing station at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand

Squat toilet in Thailand- these were everywhere in South East Asia

Notice anything missing? No tank...we had to pour water from the bucket to flush this toilet.

Phuket, Thailand

Sign from a public toilet in Chiang Mai, Thailand. No fishing?

Fancy flush system in our Airbnb in Japan

Music, extra wash settings galore...Japan

Hoi An, Vietnam

Hope you brought some money- Hoi An, Vietnam

Vietnam

Hoi An, Vietnam

Don't forget extra money if you need toilet paper! Bangkok, Thailand

Bike seat door handles in the mountain-biking trail parking lot- New Zealand

Phuket Airport, Thailand

Never heard this term before- Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia

A little bit of humour at our Airbnb- Ipoh, Malaysia

Hotel in Ipoh, Malaysia

Penang, Malaysia

Malaysia

Airport- Jeddah, Saudia Arabia

We carried toilet paper around with us at all times and, in most of South East Asia, found ourselves needing it as it was rarely supplied.

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