An Email from Monica

Hey everyone, Megan, Nikki and I were recently talking about a certain interesting hygenic cultural difference: toilet paper vs. the hand&water wash. Well, it reminded me of a funny article I recently read on Rolf Potts' blog. For those of you that don't know, Rolf Potts is a hilarious travel writer (I'm actually secretly in love with him).Check out his site http://rolfpotts.com/ .

Here is a preview:"It is commonly known that travelers, when thrown together over seas for extended periods of time, will eventually start to obsess on the idiosyncrasies of their bowels (Tim Cahill has commented on this at length). And, in places where toilet paper seldom exists (such asAsia), there is much debate about just how sanitary it is to "wipe"(so to speak) with water."http://www.vagablogging.net/archives/003090.shtml#003090

This is a funny story which takes place in Beirut. It made me laugh out loud quite a few times.http://dir.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/06/06/beirut/index.html?pn=1

He also wrote a great story titled "Turkish knock-out". I can't find the link, but it is about how he got drugged and robbed inSultanahmet. It is really good.

ciao
xx Monica