Destination: Barcelona – your ultimate guide to 10 of the city’s weirdest places

by Chris | Oct 19, 2016 | Spain, Weird |

Barcelona ended up being one of my favorite cities across our epic European trip. Here are 10 of the reasons why. Erotica Museum Plenty of adults-only stuff here, and plenty of cultures are represented here getting busy. The highlight involves some of the earliest...

Which of these archeological sites in Peru will be the next Machu Picchu?

by Chris | Apr 4, 2016 | Peru, Places, Weird |

Peru’s Machu Picchu is hardly the only prize from the past worth exploring – in fact, with a trip to Machu Picchu costing the average visitor hundreds of dollars a day, there’s a very good chance you could enjoy all seven of these places for less than the...

Destination: Trujillo, Peru – a creepy toy museum, a partially restored ancient city, old-school pots, and the continent’s longest mosaic mural

by Chris | Mar 28, 2016 | Peru, Places, Quirky, Weird |

Trujillo (true-HEE-yo), Peru doesn’t get much attention by tourists, even when you’re in Peru. If you’re exploring Peru, however, it makes for a great stop for a few days to rest and travel. Start with the Museo de Juguete, or the toy museum in...

Destination: Chiclayo, Peru – a witches market and ancient pyramids

by Chris | Mar 25, 2016 | Peru, Places, South America, Weird |

And now, presenting a part of the world that just doesn’t see much tourism at all. As you might have guessed from the name of the blog, this is one weird globe, not one normal world. In any case, full credit for the vast majority of this itinerary goes to my...

Destination: the OTHER Roman coliseum and a secret surprise (El Jem, Tunisia)

by Chris | Nov 4, 2015 | Offbeat, Places, Tunisia, Weird | 1 comment

It’s not every day you have a place to yourself as a tourist. Despite being easy to reach and a wonderful example of Roman architecture, this 3rd century UNESCO World Heritage doesn’t get nearly the sort of coverage it deserves. We saw no more than 10...

Destination: the Egyptologist museum where a Bond movie was made

by Chris | May 1, 2015 | Egypt, Places, Quirky, Weird |

Whether you’re fans of Egypt, the famous James Bond franchise, or just want to take in an offbeat attraction, the Gayer-Anderson Museum has a bit of it all. As a bonus, the Mosque of Ibn Talun (no, that’s not a typo) is right next door, but keep reading...

Destination: Phuket Mining Museum – a curious case of pink buildings

by Chris | Apr 15, 2015 | Places, Weird |

If your time machine can send you back to Phuket from a few centuries ago, you wouldn’t have found any tourists. There was no bridge to this island, and the main industry was tin mining courtesy of Chinese laborers. Today’s tourists may easily pass by this...

Destination: Wat Prathong and the quirky temple museum

by Chris | Apr 7, 2015 | Places, Quirky, Southern Thailand, Temples, Thailand, Weird |

Wat Prathong’s main claim to fame is a golden Buddha that dates back centuries. The golden image, Luang Pho Phra Phut, was buried in an area where villagers raised cows and buffaloes. One day, a kid tied his buffalo to what he thought was a stone covered in mud. He...

Destination: Thavorn Hotel Lobby Museum – two steps to go decades back in time

by Chris | Mar 30, 2015 | Places, Southern Thailand, Unique, Weird |

Phuket has no shortage of strange attractions. Today, we set off to explore one of the stranger ones. Don’t confuse this Thavorn Hotel with a beach villa or grander resort of the same name. The vintage hotel dates back to 1960, when the Thavornwongwongse family...

Destination: Dairy Hut Sheep Farm – they dyed the sheep WHAT color?!

by Chris | Mar 23, 2015 | Places, Quirky, Southern Thailand, Weird | 1 comment

It was on our way from Phuket to Krabi that we spotted it – yet another sheep farm to spring up out of Thailand’s countryside. That’s not a complaint, by the way – beyond being a perfect time for a break from the scooter (Phuket to Krabi is a...