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My Cab Driver hunting an Iguana
for dinner – Panama Experience!
Story and Photo from Jenna F
He tied the iguana up like a chicken
and then put him in the cab with us,
under his knees. I am sure it was dead
by this time, and couldn’t understand
why he wasn’t placed in the BACK of the
little pick up truck. Cab rides will never
be the same, and I am grateful for the
Panamanian experience.
Locked at a Hostels Bathroom And
Rescued By a Thai Man
From Megg T
Cab fares in Panama are determined in
advance. There is no meter running and
for good reason. You never know what
could happen. There are random stops,
occasional detours, and the odd errand
that you, as a passenger, should be
happy to tolerate.
This week, my cabbie stopped in the
middle of the road when he spotted a large
iguana on the shoulder. He began to chase
after it as I sat in the front seat watching
the drama unfold with my iPhone.
Losing the lizard in the dry leaves, I gave
a whistle to the cabbie and pointed to the
spot where the reptile sat motionless. The
Panamanian lept down on the iguana like
Spiderman from above and returned to
the truck, lizard in hand.
“Comida?” I asked. (Food in Spanish).
“Si…la cena! Ha ha ha ha.”
The day started out like any other,
perhaps lazier. We stayed at a hostel
in Phuket, Thailand (all 5 Star Hostels in
Thailand), and we had to check out at
12. At around 11am we decided to get
showered. I stripped off outside the wet
room and closed the door behind me.
Next thing I knew I was standing in the
bathroom with a doorknob in my hand.
Caroline heard the noise and asked what
was happening. We laughed until she
tried the handle on her side. Nothing.
We utilized our cutlery like locksmiths
hoping to crack it. I stood stark naked,
not a towel in the room, asking Caroline
to fetch help. I thought this only
happened in movies! She returned with a
member of staff and I was staring down
the possibility of a Thai man opening the
door on me in all my glory like some sort
of flashing nutcase!
The guy did not know where to look. He
ran and we still managed to shower,
pack and check out before 12 o’clock.
Sharing a room with glass walls to
the bathroom with strangers!
Story and Photo from Tasha C
When I came for the first time to teach
English in China, I crossed the border
on a bus from Vietnam. My journey took
around 8 hours and I met two people
there, a French guy and a Chinese girl.
Once we got of in Nanning, we realized
that there were no tickets available for
any trains that night, we had to wait till the
morning to carry on to our destinations.
We decided to share the cost of this
night’s accommodation and reserved a
hotel room with two beds. Nothing would
have been strange about the experience
if we knew that it is very common in
China for the hotel rooms to have glass
walls in the bathroom.
Now, three strangers of different genders
had to share a room with transparent
walls in the restroom. After the first shock,
we just decided to in turns leave one
person in the room to shower. Well, that
was the first experience I had with China,
and I learned way more strange customs
over the years. I highly recommend you
visit China too and discover something
mind-blowing yourself!
Whilst he hunted for tools I asked
Caroline to post me my pants. I jumped
into them as the guy returned to attack
the lock again. He cracked it revealing
me wearing nothing but my boxers and
a grin.
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