Posts Tagged ‘Funky signs’
Funky Signs: Park Your Pet Here

Text & photos Copyright © Estrella Azul
During our latest trip, we came across this funky sign in Athens, Greece, located in front of the Starbucks in Palaio Faliro, a coastal district and municipality in the southern part of the capital.
I loved the idea of having a doggy on the sign next to its...
February 1st, 2019 | FEATURED ARTICLES, EUROPE, FUNKY SIGNS | Read More
Funky Signs: Cat Crossing

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
The signs in the U.S. are sometimes rather dull in their warnings. So dull, in fact, I rarely notice them—except where a sign warns drivers of cats crossing the road!
This is a legitimate sign I discovered walking my mom’s dog through the streets of Corte Madera,...
October 19th, 2018 | FUNKY SIGNS | Read More
Funky Signs: Hillbilly lawn mower

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photos Copyright © Crystal Gabrielle.
THE HILLBILLY LAWN MOWER is an ingenious device that may soon replace the noisy ride-on mowers that infest suburbia.
I found this one at Hole N” The Rock, near Moab, Utah.
Hillbilly lawn mower at Hole N” The Rock, Moab, Utah
The...
August 12th, 2018 | FUNKY SIGNS | Read More
Funky Signs: The Four Dangers at Beaumaris Castle

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
Over the pond in Wales, U.K., a sign at the Beaumaris Castle reminds us to keep track of our children, the floors are slippery, steps are dangerous, and that seagulls attack!
I laughed out loud at this sign because I slipped on a slippery step trying to get away...
May 18th, 2018 | FUNKY SIGNS, THE UK | Read More
Funky Signs: Danger lurks behind the palace door

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
I’VE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS of some of the funky signs I’ve stumbled across in various countries, and even one in the U.S. The thing I love about the signs in other countries is how visually descriptive they are.
During my travels in Scotland, I loved this funky...
February 23rd, 2018 | EUROPE, FUNKY SIGNS | Read More
Funky Signs: The longest town name in the UK

Text & photos © Catherine Nichols
YOU CAN FIND the town with the longest name on the island of Anglesey in Wales (southwest Great Britain):
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
It’s even in the Guinness Book of World Records. Here’s a sound file of someone pronouncing...
January 19th, 2018 | EUROPE, FUNKY SIGNS, THE UK | Read More
Funky Signs: The books are bored

Story by Crystal Gabrielle. Photo Copyright © Crystal Gabrielle.
Driving through the village of Oracle, Arizona on my way to visit Oracle State Park (a dark skies park), I noticed this arresting sign at the local library:
The books are bored.
Come in and give them a tickle.
How could anyone resist such...
December 15th, 2017 | USA MAINLAND, FUNKY SIGNS | Read More