Unusual Hobbies from Around the World
What’s your favorite hobby? Do you like to collect coins, do some knitting or take interesting photographs? While none of these hobbies seem that strange, there are some rather interesting ones around the world. If you are looking for something new to bide your time, try out one of these hobbies listed below.
Bug Fighting In Japan
This hobby is exactly like it sounds. Those that partake in bug fighting in Japan gather bugs and then put them in a plastic arena to fight it out. Fights are recorded and shared with others online.
Extreme Ironing In the UK
Hate ironing? Some people love it so much that they go to extremes to do it…literally! In the UK locals don’t see it as a chore, but as something fun to do that gets competitive. They take their irons and articles of clothing to extreme places to get the chore done. This includes in canoes going down a river and even while skydiving.
Navel Fluff Collecting In Australia
Hobbies really don’t get stranger than this one. Some residents in Australia actually collect navel fluff. One man named Graham Barker, started his collection back in 1984. It has grown so large that it now weighs more than 22 grams.
Sick Bag Collecting In Singapore
I really can’t think of a grosser hobby than collecting sick bags. However, there are people in Singapore, called ‘Baggists’ that buy and sell sick bags from airlines. The goal is to get as many bags from as many airlines as you can. There are even websites dedicated to trading bags.
Soap Carving In Thailand
Who doesn’t love a pretty bar of soap? In Thailand some locals are so into beautiful soap that they actually hand carve designs. Some individuals keep them just for themselves while others sell them at markets.
Train Surfing In Germany
While this hobby is dangerous, it doesn’t stop some of the locals when it comes to participating in train surfing. This hobby first started back in the 1980s. Hundreds of people have died during this dangerous act of jumping on the outside of a moving train. Still though, it doesn’t stop those who love this hobby.
Vehicle Tattooing In Taiwan
If you run out of room to put a tattoo on your body you can always start putting them on your car like they do in Taiwan. It started with a grandson buying his grandfather a bus to put tattoos on. Now it has grown to many of the locals doing it too. I guess it’s an easy way to never mistake someone else’s car for yours.
Unusual hobbies around the world reveal the wonderful diversity of human creativity. Our advisors’ Bucket List Worthy Destinations guide connects these fascinating cultural interests to incredible travel destinations.
