Tanzanian "Fat Spread." I can't believe it's not butter!

Spotted in the Air Asia catalog, on a flight from Bangkok to Yangon: get your very own Oakland Raiders Air Asia model plane. (No other NFL teams were offered.) Huh?!

Elabola. Not a good name for a snack bar.

Seen in Turkey: Yes, that's indeed a VW bug welded to the top of a VW van. Nice!

In Turkey: No Comment.

A "growing" for breakfast? What the *&$@!# is a "growing"? Well, it's a croissant that you run through Google Translate.

Working hard in France: The name of this store translates as 8 to Eight, meaning 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. But it's 2:00 pm and the place is closed. Figures... Everything's always closed in southern France.

Seen in a French pharmacy window: Here's how to conjugate the verb "avoir" (to have)... as in having head lice. What a lovely way to learn!

Improper translation in Madagascar: In English, this sign states that plugging in electrical appliances could lead the hotel's generator to malfunction. In French, however, it states that the generator could EXPLODE!

Seen in our hotel room in Amsterdam. What kind of hotels are we staying in? What kind of guests do they have?!? Gypsies?

Florence, Italy. Not quite sure about the significance, but this was right by Dante's house. A fallen angel, perhaps, relegated to installing "Do Not Enter" signs?

Dalai LOMO in Santiago, Chile. Lomo means "tenderloin".

In Bologna: Not a great bar, just an okay bar.

Spotted in the Calama airport in Chile. Not quite sure what "buticrac" flavored pizza tastes like, but, uh, I think we'll pass.

Seen in Norway: There'll be hell to pay if you don't like this cheese.

Seen at the Viking Ship Museum in Norway: Note that the hotdog looks a lot like a Viking ship!