This morning I was intending to post a story with some of our favorite photos from Laos. But while I was hunting through the 1,400 or so photos we took in Laos, I kept getting distracted.

We've stumbled across some amusing signs while traveling: signs in markets, signs on roads, signs in restaurants, signs at borders (like the header image on this post, for example). Most of the time the signs are entertaining because the English used isn't quite correct and the end result is rather endearing. And sometimes signs are interesting because they highlight the differences between cultures. Either way, it's hard not to smile at some signs when you travel. And the signs in Laos – as I remembered this morning while hunting through our photos – were no exception.

Some of the photos below are prime examples of enthusiastic English, some highlight cultural differences (i.e. the badminton photo: badminton is hugely popular in Laos, hence the need for a badminton stadium!), and others are simply funny (or perhaps in poor taste) in that "school yard humor" sort of way. No matter, each of these photos has made us smile, and perhaps they'll make you smile too!