One of the best things about travelling the world is the funny travel signs.
TripAtlas.com has put together 10 quirky travel signs photographed around the world. Enjoy!
Bike path sign in Kamakura, Japan. Photo by Todd Mecklem on Flickr.com.
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#1. No Shiting
Pictured at a toilet in Beijing bar. Needless to say – where are you supposed to go if you need to, you know, do some shiting? The rest of the sign also reads: no “restricted knives and explosives.” Oh Engrish, you win again.
#2. Do It At the Beach
Please do what at the beach, exactly? Blow bubbles? Get jiggy with it? A “politeness” sign often seen in the subway system in Tokyo, Japan. This one is meant to depict: "no horseplay at edge of subway platform."
#3. Crossing Sign
This crossing sign in Hiroshima, Japan looks normal at first until you really look and then realize it means “Beware of George Washington crossing street with devil child.”
#4. Hell
If you’re in Michigan and someone tells you go to Hell – don’t take it personally – they might just be referring to the town of Hell in Livingston County.
#5. Beware Giant Octopus
There’s no way I would go near the water if I saw this sign – the giant octopus is ridiculous. Taken at Cape Tribulation in Australia to warn beach visitors of Irukandji or jellyfish of which one sting can be fatal.
#6. Please Pay Cashier
That’s right, before pimping your gas, please pay at cashier. Taken at a gas station right outside Las Vegas.
#7. Entering Fucking, Austria
This town’s sign is most likely the most stolen sign in the world – so much so that the town has discussed changing its name to stop visitors who come to steal their sign.
#8. No Cows During Peak Hours
Taken in Mumbai, India – the sign says that during peak hours, transport vehicles, including rickshaws, oxen carts, and cows cannot use the road.
#9. Rules for Entering Temple
When experiencing a different culture, it’s important to be open and accepting of customs. It’s not so much the customs that ‘is making’ this sign awesome – it’s the “Engrish.” Taken in Bali, Indonesia.
#10. Airport Security Fun
Photographed in an airport in South Africa, the sign warns travellers that inappropriate remarks regarding: hijacking, bombs, weapons, or explosives are enough to get you detained. The photo reads: getting arrested by a naked, censored policeman/woman will make you smile while you cry and/or get stabbed in the eyes with pins and/or tear gassed when you are handcuffed.
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