At some point between Part 1 and Part 2 of Operation Wanderlust we realized that we should have been keeping track of the humorous things that we’ve read, spoken, or overheard. In Nepal we finally compiled a list and kept adding to it. Many of the quotes may be amusing only to us but we hope that you get a chuckle or two out of them.
- “Are you on spring break?” - MIT student, At our hostel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2010
- “Tienes una habitacion por tres personas esta noche?” – Marc, Mistakenly calling the Fire Department due to an error in the Footprint guide book, El Chalten, Argentina, January 2010
- “El bano esta enfermo.” - Marc, After clogging the toilet at our hotel, Latacunga, Ecuador, September 2009
- “It’s like going from the minor leagues to the major leagues.” – Marc, Describing the difference between traveling from South America to India, April 2010
- “Was he cooking those things with his poop hand?” – Beth Ann, Referring to a street vendor cooking fried dough (the left hand is used for cleaning up after #2), Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2010
- “Give me 200 rupees. You happy, me happy.” - Tour guide/scam artist, Speaking with Marc, Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2010
- “Where is Patagonia?” - Tourist, Inquiring at the Tourist Information office in Ushuaia, Argentina (which is in Patagonia), Ushuaia, Argentina, January 2010
- “You are in the most dangerous part of Ushuaia. Leave now.” – Random guy’s brother, Speaking to Marc via cell phone after we strayed into the wrong part of town, Ushuaia, Argentina, January 2010
- “We’ll never be back again.” – Marc, Anytime he wanted to justify spending money on an activity or meal, Various locations
- “You WANT to go to India?” - Trekker, After we told him we were crossing overland into India, Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2010
- “Save caresses for private moments.” – ACAP literature, Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, March 2010
- “Toilet is the toilet. Bathroom is the shower.” – Beth Ann, Explaining the tea house signage to Marc, Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, March 2010
- “Is it coming?” - Safari driver, Asking about the Asian rhino we thought was going to charge us, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal, April 2010
- “No wife, no life. No college, no knowledge. No money, no honey. Learn here, burn here.” - Mototaxi driver, Sharing his words of wisdom with us, Varanasi, India, April 2010
- “Very good seats.” – Ticket taker, Leading us to uncomfortable launch-you-through-the-windshield bench seats in cab of bus, Pokhara, Nepal, April 2010
- “The Incas must have lived in very short houses.” – Marc, Looking at the Pumapungo ruins (foundations), Cuenca, Ecuador, October 2009
- “This guy Anomino painted many paintings.” – Beth Ann, Not realizing that “anomino” meant anonymous in Spanish, Cuenca, Ecuador, October 2009
- “Bugalee, bugalee, boo!” – Woman, Jumping in front of Marc while waving her hands, NJP Train Station, India, April 2010
- “Nepal Ice – probably the best beer in Nepal.” – Billboard, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2010
- “You are not from cricket country.” - Man, Explaining to us why we didn’t understand the game on TV once he heard we are from the United States, Khajuraho, India, April 2010
- “One side milk. One side no milk.” – Security guard, At a Khajuraho temple explaining the statue of a half-man half-woman, Khajuraho, India, April 2010
- “Is it a love marriage or an arranged marriage?” - Man, At Modi’s Cyber Cafe speaking to Marc about our marriage, Bikaner, India, May 2010
- “Was South America safe?” - Czech couple, Had just spent three weeks in Iran, Jaisalmer, India, May 2010
- “[Sigh]… I wish Jessica and Todd were here.” - Marc, Every few days