Pavel is currently on his round-world trip. He's already been to 56 countries, visited tons of curious places, and now he has some very unusual photos to share with us.
In Spain, a chair on a road means that there’s a street vendor somewhere nearby.
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If you get in a taxi and notice coins like these on the windshield, you should know that the driver “fixed” a crack this way. In Bolivia, it’s a common thing to see.
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High baskets like these make it so wild animals can’t reach the garbage.
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Wet tracks on the scorching hot sand lead to tents with cold drinks.
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These are “parking spots” for luggage in Spanish supermarkets. Local women always do shopping this way.
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In the Basque Country, almost everything is prohibited at the beach. Even the Olympics!
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In cafés located in Madrid, napkins all over the floor indicate that the place is popular.
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In Spanish villages, you’ll get morning correspondence and bread as well.
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Spanish sweet treats sometimes look like sardines in cans.
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Don’t forget to park your dog before entering a store.
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Even if it’s raining in Galicia and you don’t have a balcony, you still need to dry your clothes.
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This is a ride in Catalonia. If you’re scared, you can sit on a toilet bowl instead of an ordinary seat.
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European churches sometimes use electric candles — you put a coin inside it and it lights up.
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This may look like a columbarium, but it’s actually a chicken roost in Galicia.
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It’s not a living room, it’s a family mausoleum in Manila.
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These are dress code instructions at the entrance of a Malaysian college.
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An eco-friendly sink in New Zealand.
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In this Italian hotel, the shower is located behind the wall but the taps are installed on the opposite side.
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In Portugal, as well as in Great Britain, you should mix hot and cold water in your hands.
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According to Chinese people, natural potato chips are sweet and purple.
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There are many modern skyscrapers in Hong Kong, but they still use bamboo.
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Here’s a Hong Kong egg waffle with borscht. It sounds interesting but it’s not the famous soup — it’s just a kind of vegetable stew.
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In Malaysia, there are sushi sandwiches made of bread for those who don’t like seaweed.
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In Bangkok, you can have a snack even if you get stuck in a traffic jam.
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In Berlin, you don’t have to look for a hot dog kiosk — it’ll come right up to you!
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Thai monks decorate money trees with banknotes.
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In this Singapore subway, you’re not allowed to chew gum or even kiss.
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Some Asian temples may only be visited by those without shoes. And if you enter a house in Indonesia, you’ll be asked to take off your socks too.
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In South Korea, it’s popular to draw caricatures of pets, not people.
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It’s easy to see that Finnish people live long lives.
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Finnish students ride bicycles all the time.
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The most luxurious McDonald’s is located in Porto. It’s a former elite hotel.
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In this Indonesian McDonald’s menu, you can find rather simple food.
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Vietnamese street cafés are the most mobile cafés in the world.
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In Turkey, you can enjoy your favorite soft drink in an unusual design.
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In Moscow, you can purchase a spritz of perfume. But you won’t know what it smells like since you can’t sniff it first.
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In a popular furniture store in the Netherlands, you can buy ice cream and serve it to yourself.
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In Athens, shoe store assistants have to go to the window display to find a second shoe.
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In Brussels, you can hardly find 2 similar road signs — they all resemble true masterpieces.
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In Germany, these creative hooks prohibit hangers from being stolen out of stores.
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In Hamburg, almost all traffic lights have 2 red stop signals in case one of them breaks down.
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Playgrounds in Germany look like free amusement parks.
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In Dusseldorf, ice cream cafés sell warm hats instead of ice cream as it’s not so popular during the winter.
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In Germany, wedding money comes with unusual decorations like toilet paper, for example.
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During a wedding in Greece, the groom should eat scrambled eggs mixed with his own tie.
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In Italy, people slice cheese with special wooden utensils and eat it with their hands during weddings.
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In Germany, they sell spicy red peppers covered with white chocolate at Christmas markets.