Height of Relief: The World’s Most Extraordinary Toilets

Chennai

It may be every traveller’s pet peeve, but it turns out, nature’s call need not always be a frightful experience. When travelling, toilets can be the worst part — confusing foreign languages, puzzling unfamiliar hygiene practices and awkward situations like plane turbulence and moving trains, but at some destinations, they can actually become your trip’s highlight. Quirky toilets can be found across countries. From futuristic commodes to box-urinals, ixigo, a travel search engine, has flushed out some toilets that have upped their game and are worth appearing on our Instagram feeds. According to the World Toilet Organisation, we spend nearly three years of our lives on the throne and it’s probably even more if smartphones accompany us. This fact is enough to set you off on a mission to make an interesting stop along the way. Here are some toilets that are worth travelling to: