Oct 15
I took a photo of this sign in India.
S.T.D. Icecream sounds like the worst possible flavour …
Yes I recognize that STD means something else …
… But it is amusing!
Sep 25
 This is my new favourite Cross-Cultural picture … is it warning of the dangers of smoking? or of children trying to steal a puff?
Mark Crocker
Jul 03
Here is an series of emails that I sent home to Supriya a few years ago when I was in Sierra Leone. I like how they remind me of the realities of travel. The ebb and flow of strange customs and basic differences, the joys and frustrations. Makes me wish I was back there …
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Arrived, safe and almost sound.
My appreciation for air travel was again diminished as I traveled from Calgary to Toronto, beginning with the surly Customer ‘Service’ Agents shouting at people lining up in the too small waiting area. Although I arrived 2 hours before the flight and was the second person in the lounge, I still had a crappy seat near the back (although I was able to change for a window – being a night flight) soon after we took off, I began coughing as a very sharp odor came wafting forward, I thought it was the disinfectant or something, but was soon proved wrong.
My seat companion also began coughing, and after a couple more episodes, I turned backward, to the woman behind me, and asked if she was spraying something. She told me that she needed to use these essential oils, but it was okay, because they were natural. I tried to reason with her, my seat companion joining in – natural or not, they were causing respiration failure – but she would have none of our reason – not for her.
I am not sure how to describe the stench, somewhere between sandalwood and methane … with notes of cat pee, vinegar, and pepper thrown in for good measure.
Jun 26
Did you notice the new link at the top of the page?
a) what link?
b) yes, and I already clicked
c) not interested
d) I never do web surveys …
Anyways, if you are still wondering what this post is about … look up at the title bar and there, somewhere right of ‘About Mark’, lies the new addition – ‘Take the Survey’. Click it and you will be brought to a short 10 question survey.
May 29
People in other countries sometimes go out of their way to communicate with English-speaking tourists. Here are several signs, seen in locations around the world.
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR
At a
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD, GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.
Doctor’s Office,
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES
Hotel,
THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE.
Information booklet on using a hotel air conditioner,
COOLES AND HEATES: IF YOU WANT CONDITION OF WARM AIR IN YOUR ROOM, PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF.
May 14
Travellers are well aware that Heathrow in London, England is often the hub through which you connect to the rest of the world. Often the stopover is several hours, or a day. What do you do with a short term mission team? Several team leaders and friends have asked my advice on how to spend the day in London, here is the itinerary I put together … enjoy your next Stopover!
Apr 28
the comments on all of my posts died a horrible death some time ago when I transferred my site to WordPress … so if you were going to leave a comment, and thought twice when you saw no others, think again.
Be a trailblazer, follow no path but your own, leave a thought …
On an amusing note, I was just emailing back and forth over the last hour with a friend who is on his Blackberry in the Congo right now.
Feb 06
check out this link to one of my favorite videos from a great video series from last year … (Sure to be offensive to some)
Nov 04
Oct 28
watch this guy die on the platform …
love it!
