Week 6 – Travel Blog Challenge – Unusual Travel Activities/Pics

I wouldn’t say that I have done anything particularly unusual, activity wise, whilst on my travels (Yet!!) however, there have certainly been some unusual sightings for sure!! I often stumble across the weirdest things whilst just going about my day. For example, in my current hometown of Brighton UK, Iv’e seen a man in the street casually balancing on a tight rope playing the violin. wtf. Then one day whilst walking along the sea front a quad bike came out of nowhere with music blasting, being driven by a gang of people wearing monkey suits. So here’s some of the unusual things I have spotted whilst on my travels…

Number 1:  I am going to start closer to home first. On a trip up to London last weekend I came across this marvellous sign in the London Underground at Kings Cross Station.  Now you may not understand this if you are not a fan of Game of Thrones. Once sucked in, you stay sucked! Be warned!! Iv’e been meticulously binge watching GOT over the past few weeks and have watched up to series 6. Now with series 7 showing I can barely contain my excitement for what is about to happen next. I’m just hoping Tyrion’s head is not replaced by a sewn on donkeys. (no spoilers in the comments please) Anyway this is the service announcement sign at Kings Cross…

Number 2: Most people know I am quite partial to Peanut M&M’s. They are probably my favourite chocolate of all time EVER. Nuts and choccy, whats not to love.  However nothing could prepare me for the Vietnamese equivalent, NIPS. Now I’m not sure what that means, if anything, in Vietnam but over here in the UK nips is an abbreviation of nipples. And in the words of my sister  ‘oo look at my itty bitty stiffy nippies’. The term ‘smuggling peanuts’ comes to mind which in a way is kind of relevant here. Either the Vietnamese have a great sense of humour or they are blissfully unaware of the warped British mind!! I can picture it now, an average day in Vietnam, two girls walking down the street, one hungry girl says to the other ‘Get your nips out Susan’. I did enjoy my bag of nips though!…

Number 3: Off to Australia now, with a quirky pub. The Ettamogah Pub on Australia’s Sunshine Coast – one of Australia’s most famous pubs situated at Aussie World, just off the Bruce highway!! Although I did read recently that it is no longer called The Ettamogah Pub and it’s going to have a face lift. Boo! Ettamogah till we die! It’s car park is often flocked with tourists taking photos and it’s not hard to see why. It has a truck on the roof and Aussie comic graffiti on the walls. Not to mention a list of alternative toilet names on the toilet doors. Maybe Bruce was bored one day whilst sat upon thy thunderbox…

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Number 4: Staying in Aus for this one – So everyone loves the animals and wildlife when visiting a different country right. Now when I was in Aus, don’t get me wrong I certainly wanted to see all of the natives, however I also made friends with some not so native animals as well. Here’s some of my most unusual travel animal pics from Australia. Not a Kangaroo, Kookaburra or Koala in sight…

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That’s all for this weeks TB Challenge – hope you enjoyed! 🙂

Read more posts from my 21 week Travel Blogging Challenge:

Week 1: Favourite Travel Photo and Intro
Week 2: Little Known Travel Tips
Week 3: Funny Travel Story

Week 4: Travel Misadventures
Week 5: Top 3 Cultural Foods

Who else is doing the challenge?

• Wandering Outside the Box – Winta – The challenge creator!! 21 Weeks of Travel Blog Challenge
• In The Wild LA – Julie
• Trouvaille, Mon Cher – Aly
• Simply Kailin – Emily