Comments on: French Friday – Restrooms on the road

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:40:11 +0000

Hehe, nice toilet series It does bring back horrible memories though of me as a child when driving through France with my parents and having to use the Turkish toilets on the aires de repos. Between the difficulties of using them when wearing trousers, the lack of paper and the flush which inundated the whole cubicle, you have all the necessary elements for a sanitary nightmare.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:39:11 +0000

Good to know. Yet ANOTHER country I won’t be visiting. Between weird food and yucky toilets, I have ruled out about 90% of the world. I think I’m still on for Canada and possibly Australia. Denmark looks good, especially after that Oprah special about it.

By: Andi

Andi — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:34:37 +0000

@Joan – Thanks, sometimes that is research I could do without, but you can see the dedication I put into it for my readers…of course I am just kidding! But a little of this information would have been beneficial to me when I first moved to France!

By: Joan

Joan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:28:48 +0000

Thanks, Andi! This is helpful advice, indeed! I appreciate all the (ahem) research you have done for us!

What a great blog! So glad I found you!

By: Andi

Andi — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:21:46 +0000

@Laura Oh, I could tell stories…..it is kind of a strange topic I know so I probably won’t pursue more, but…I could!

By: Andi

Andi — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:27:58 +0000

I don’t know if I’ll ever find myself in need of a toilet in France any time soon, but this was quite a helpful article!!! France was the 1st country I’ve ever had to pay to use the bathroom.

By: Agnes

Agnes — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:27:22 +0000

I have mastered a whole assortment of techniques that get me in and out of a Turkish toilet safe and dry. In a weird way, I think they are more hygienic (no physical contact), but I am not a fan!

By: Sophia's Mom

Sophia's Mom — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:53:20 +0000

I have never seen a Turkish bath before! Thankfully, while I was in France, all the restrooms I visited had sit down toilets.

But I do have to state, that I am not one to look down on going on the side of the road.

When you gotta go, you gotta go!

By: Laura aka delicate flower

Laura aka delicate flower — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:28:02 +0000

That Turkish toilet looks wonderful compared to toilets in Russia! I was there in 2005 and carried zip lock bags with toilet paper every day… so at least that part was easy to deal with.
Toilets around the world.. actually a topic with potential!