That’s right.  Apparently Thailand is “phasing out” the squat toilet in public places as a means to accommodate their aging population (CNNGo Article: Bye-bye, squatters: Thailand issues public toilet decree).  This sounds like a fantastic idea…for Thais!  But what about us Westerners? Without squat toilets, whatever shall we write about on our travel blogs?  This is […]

Squat toilets…my nemesis.  On our two day, one night trekking trip from Kalaw to Inle Lake, my central fear was, “what will the toilets be like?”  Up until now, every trip to Asia I’ve survived on 3 star hotel and restaurant toilets (built clearly for my Western bum).  This trek would offer no hotel toilets; […]

After having a large Chang beer at the Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, I knew it wouldn’t be long until I got the urge to relieve myself.  I hoped and prayed that I could sustain this urge ‘til we finished our shopping and got back to the familiar toilet at our hotel.  This didn’t […]

We pulled up to the petrol station on our newly rented Honda scooter and I was cursing myself for not going to the washroom before we left.  With my fear of public toilets, especially in foreign countries, I thought it best to go now before I find myself in a worse situation if I held […]

Sitting on the toilet in the Narita Airport in Japan was like nothing I could have ever imagined.  Washrooms fascinate me, they always have.  Toilets for me are one of those things where I never know what to expect.  They can put terror in my heart or a light in my eyes.  Like when you […]