Pictures: Check out this man’s bizarre collection

Pictures: Check out this man’s bizarre collection

Travellers do some pretty strange things.

And no, this time we aren’t talking about that guy who had his hotel room trashed by seagulls after hoarding a suitcase full of sausages.

This strange travel habit is surprisingly harmless and mesmerising to look at.

Edorado Flores collects Do Not Disturb signs.

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Source: CNN Travel

You know, the little bits of cardboard on our doors we so often forget about until the cleaners are pounding on our door at 7 am?

And he has quite a collection at 15,000 strong.

Flores is a retired UN worker who has collected the signs from hotels and Innes across the globe, reports CNN Travel.

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Source: CNN Travel

Although he began his collection by accident, he has become passionate about the art, design and stories that so often accompany the signs.

According to CNN, he began collecting in 1995 after displaying a particularly interesting Do Not Disturb sign in his office

One day, a colleague noticed the sign and asked if he collected them which sparked the beginning of his obsession.

Here are our favourites:

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