World Toilet Day 2019: Toilography visits Suzhou, China
Posted: November 19, 2019 Filed under: Chinese Toilets, Dirty Toilets, Toilet videos, Touristy Toilets, World Toilet Day Leave a commentHappy World Toilet Day everyone! Earlier in the year I visited Suzhou, China’s 16th most populated city. I spent some time wandering around its charming alleyways and chanced upon some very interesting latrines which weren’t exactly the pinnacle of cleanliness.
Hopefully this video helps highlight in a small way just how different sanitary conditions can be in developing countries compared to the relative luxury faced in the western world. There’s also a little shoutout to the World Toilet Organization at the end of the video who do a wonderful job at spreading the word on the global sanitation crisis. Please learn about and support them in any way you can!
VIDEO: Toilography visits Shanghai
Posted: November 11, 2019 Filed under: Chinese Toilets, Toilet Art, Toilet videos, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentHere’s the video from my visit to China earlier in the year featuring all the cool toilets I saw while in Shanghai! You’ll see a bit of everything from a double-storey public toilet, to the view from one of the highest restrooms in the world, to a toilet art exhibit which includes some very naughty words. I hope you enjoy it – please like & share if you do.
And stay tuned for World Toilet Day on November 19th cause I’ll be posting my video from Suzhou, also in China, where I saw some of the least-sanitary lavatories I’ve ever come across… it’s a real eye-opener.
Shanghai World Financial Center
Posted: April 8, 2019 Filed under: Chinese Toilets, Toilets With Nice Views, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentI took the elevator up 423 metres to the 94th floor Observation Deck of the Shanghai World Financial Center, the city’s second-tallest skyscraper, where I found some loos with a superb view of the streets below. The picture from this pissoir was certainly a sight to behold.
Of course I continued up to the 97th and 100th floor observatories which both delivered phenomenal views but as a hunter of spectacular toilets, nothing could compare to the window above those urinals.
New Museum
Posted: March 9, 2019 Filed under: American Toilets, New York City, NY, Tiles, Toilet Art, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentA beautiful washroom wall at NYC’s New Museum of Contemporary Art
VIDEO: Toilography visits Potsdam, NY
Posted: November 19, 2018 Filed under: American Toilets, Outdoors, Regional NY, Toilet Gardens, Toilet videos, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentDan from Toilography travelled to Potsdam in upstate New York to see Hank Robar’s famous Potty Gardens!
With a population of around 17,000, this quaint university town in upstate NY is also populated by hundreds of colourful loos. Check out the video to find out about the reason they’re there.
And Happy World Toilet Day! This video was released on 19th November 2018 – the annual United Nations observation that raises awareness of the global sanitation crisis. There are billions of people out there who don’t have access to sanitary facilities. My Potsdam adventure is very light-hearted but please take some time today to think about those less fortunate and donate to a worthy cause if you can.
Just look at these works of art! –
VIDEO: Toilography visits Ravenswood
Posted: September 2, 2018 Filed under: Australian Toilets, North Queensland, Outdoors, Outhouses, Toilet videos, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentDan from Toilography went to Ravenswood, North Queensland, and saw a classic Aussie thunderbox outside an historic miner’s site. Take a tour of the town’s attractions, pubs & toilets, and you’ll even get to meet Woodie, a true Aussie character!
VIDEO: Toilography visits the Upside Down House
Posted: May 13, 2018 Filed under: Canadian Toilets, Fun Toilets, Niagara Falls, ON, Toilet videos, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentHave you ever seen an upside down toilet before? Dan from Toilography visits the Upside Down House in Niagara Falls, Ontario, where he encounters this unthinkable bathroom scenario!
Space toilet
Posted: August 22, 2017 Filed under: American Toilets, Featured Toilets, St Louis, MO, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentThrough the magic of the internet I was able to connect with @atomicplayboy this morning at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium in the St Louis Science centre, who very kindly took me on a personal tour of their space toilet! 🚀🚽 I’ve seen a lot of loos in my life but never had any clue until today of the sit down – strap in – suction up process involved in celestial waste.
And for any fellow science geeks out there, here’s the information on how the toilet actually works:
Passing body wastes in space is no different than on the ground. In Earth’s gravity, waste materials fall away from the body and the force of moving water flushes them away. Space toilets operate in a similar way, but gentle suction and moving air take the place of gravity and draw the waste materials away from the body and into the storage containers.
In microgravity everything floats. It is important to contain all waste materials. Astronauts are very careful to maintain a good seal with the toilet seat and urinal hose. The straps, bars and handles are to assist users and hold them in place.
On a space station, wastewater is processed for reuse. The air is filtered to remove odor and bacteria then returned to the station’s air supply. Solid waste is returned to the earth for disposal.
Fascinating stuff, thanks again Michael!
DC metro map
Posted: August 5, 2017 Filed under: American Toilets, Toilet Art, Touristy Toilets, Washington, DC Leave a commentA map of DC’s metro system on the walls at the local Hostelling International
18 karat gold toilet
Posted: June 4, 2017 Filed under: American Toilets, Featured Toilets, New York City, NY, Toilet Art, Toilet Museums, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentLadies and gentleman, let me present to you the Holy Grail of toilets! 🏆🚽
“America” by Maurizio Cattelan
Entitled ‘America’ (2016), it’s a fully functional & usable 18 karat gold throne by artist Maurizio Cattelan on display at New York’s Guggenheim museum. This incredible piece had been #1 on my toilet bucket list since I first hear about it around a year ago – finally on a weekend trip to the Big Apple I had my chance.
According to the blurb in the museum guidebook: “This work makes available to the public an extravagant luxury product seemingly intended for the 1 percent. Its participatory nature, in which viewers are invited to make use of the fixture individually and privately, allows for an experience of unprecedented intimacy with a work of art.”
It doesn’t get much better than this. If you happen to be in NYC it’s absolutely worth a visit! 😁
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