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This restroom on the rubbly flanks of Jonsknuten in Norway looks up at the peak of the 904m mountain. Yu have to leave the door open to enjoy the view but the chances of being disturbed are minimal. (Photo by Olaf Menz/Lonely Planet)

This restroom on the rubbly flanks of Jonsknuten in Norway looks up at the peak of the 904m mountain. Yu have to leave the door open to enjoy the view but the chances of being disturbed are minimal. (Photo by Olaf Menz/Lonely Planet)



Chott el Djerid, a large salt lake in southern Tunisia, was used as the setting for Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home in the original Star Wars film. The Lars’ subterranean homestead may have been destroyed, but the Galactic Empire failed to extinguish the new hope represented by these roadside “comfort” toilets. (Photo by Lucio Valmaggia/Lonely Planet)

Chott el Djerid, a large salt lake in southern Tunisia, was used as the setting for Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home in the original Star Wars film. The Lars’ subterranean homestead may have been destroyed, but the Galactic Empire failed to extinguish the new hope represented by these roadside “comfort” toilets. (Photo by Lucio Valmaggia/Lonely Planet)



Writing in the Spectator in 1908, poet Blanche Baughan described New Zealand’s original Great Walk, the 33-mile waterfall- splattered, peak-punctuated Milford Track in Fiordland national park, as “the finest walk in the world” – and she didn’t even get to use these outhouses. (Photo by Chris R. Hasenbichler/Lonely Planet)

Writing in the Spectator in 1908, poet Blanche Baughan described New Zealand’s original Great Walk, the 33-mile waterfall- splattered, peak-punctuated Milford Track in Fiordland national park, as “the finest walk in the world” – and she didn’t even get to use these outhouses. (Photo by Chris R. Hasenbichler/Lonely Planet)



This Arctic outhouse offers a pew with a view of Salmivaara Fell. It serves a wilderness hut at the west end of Lake Saarijärvi, on the Nordkalottleden Trail that wends through Enontekiö in Finnish Lapland. The trail, an epic 500-mile odyssey linking Finland, Norway and Sweden, is Europe’s most northerly hike. (Photo by Janne Mankinen/Lonely Planet)

This Arctic outhouse offers a pew with a view of Salmivaara Fell. It serves a wilderness hut at the west end of Lake Saarijärvi, on the Nordkalottleden Trail that wends through Enontekiö in Finnish Lapland. The trail, an epic 500-mile odyssey linking Finland, Norway and Sweden, is Europe’s most northerly hike. (Photo by Janne Mankinen/Lonely Planet)



When Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano last erupted in 2010, it filled the sky with smoke and emptied it of aircraft, grounding flights across Europe – something to contemplate from this campsite in Langidalur, Thorsmork. (Photo by John McIntire/Lonely Planet)

When Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano last erupted in 2010, it filled the sky with smoke and emptied it of aircraft, grounding flights across Europe – something to contemplate from this campsite in Langidalur, Thorsmork. (Photo by John McIntire/Lonely Planet)



Toilet at the base of 6,812m Ama Dablam, on the trek to Everest base camp. This photo was taken from Chukhung, a lodge village at 4,730m serving trekkers and climbers in the Khumbu region of Nepal, south of Everest. (Photo by David Ruiz Luna/Lonely Planet)

Toilet at the base of 6,812m Ama Dablam, on the trek to Everest base camp. This photo was taken from Chukhung, a lodge village at 4,730m serving trekkers and climbers in the Khumbu region of Nepal, south of Everest. (Photo by David Ruiz Luna/Lonely Planet)



You can forget frills, privacy and shelter in this open-air latrine in the arid heart of Bolivia’s Siloli Desert, a continuation of the Atacama Desert in neighbouring Chile. (Photo by Robert Downie/Lonely Planet)

You can forget frills, privacy and shelter in this open-air latrine in the arid heart of Bolivia’s Siloli Desert, a continuation of the Atacama Desert in neighbouring Chile. (Photo by Robert Downie/Lonely Planet)



Since the Washington Post blabbed about Jericoacoara being one of the world’s best beaches, this erstwhile sleepy village on Brazil’s east coast has become a hotspot for travellers questing for blue lagoons, white sand and immense dunes. They’ve even had to build these his-and-hers palm- frond beach bogs. (Photo by Thomas Heinze/Lonely Planet)

Since the Washington Post blabbed about Jericoacoara being one of the world’s best beaches, this erstwhile sleepy village on Brazil’s east coast has become a hotspot for travellers questing for blue lagoons, white sand and immense dunes. They’ve even had to build these his-and-hers palm- frond beach bogs. (Photo by Thomas Heinze/Lonely Planet)



These green Café Achteck (café octagon) pissoirs were erected in Berlin in the late 19th century to accommodate the bursting bladders of an influx of work-seeking men. Each featured seven urinals, with the eighth wall being the door. Of the 142 originals, those that survived wars and redevelopment are protected. (Photo by Claudio De Sat/Lonely Planet)

These green Café Achteck (café octagon) pissoirs were erected in Berlin in the late 19th century to accommodate the bursting bladders of an influx of work-seeking men. Each featured seven urinals, with the eighth wall being the door. Of the 142 originals, those that survived wars and redevelopment are protected. (Photo by Claudio De Sat/Lonely Planet)



Vang Vieng in Laos was once infamous for raucous jungle parties, full of wasted westerners tubing along the tree-lined Nam Song river. The illegal bars were closed in 2012, and now better behaved travellers can enjoy a more tranquil experience – although answering a call of nature still looks pretty wild. (Photo by M.M./Lonely Planet)

Vang Vieng in Laos was once infamous for raucous jungle parties, full of wasted westerners tubing along the tree-lined Nam Song river. The illegal bars were closed in 2012, and now better behaved travellers can enjoy a more tranquil experience – although answering a call of nature still looks pretty wild. (Photo by M.M./Lonely Planet)
13 Apr 2016 09:00:00