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The Haunting Ruins of Mostar: Before & After

Mostar is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most beautiful and enchanting small cities. Centered around the Neretva River, the old Ottoman frontier town is filled with narrow, winding alleys known as Kujundžiluk, or gold alleys, home to trinket sellers, covered market stalls, and cobbled streets leading to the most iconic bridge in the Balkans, the…

The Millionaire Teenage Ad Girl who wrote the Book on Jazz Age Etiquette

Are you haunted by the ghosts of your social mistakes? Have you ever suffered the humiliation of fluffing a greeting with an acquaintance in the street? Or the ignominy of using the wrong fork at the dining table? Around a century ago, such social gaffes and embarrassing blunders were seen to be daily pitfalls, waiting to…

A 19th Century Eating Tour of the Lower East Side

Pastrami, pickles, bagels with cream cheese, smoked lox salmon, pumpernickel and rye breads! Many of the food we traditionally associate today with New York can be traced to a particular period in time, and a very distinct neighbourhood – the iconic Lower East Side of the late 19th century. This was once one of the…
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The Haunting Magic of Ghost Buildings

Here at Messy Nessy Chic, we love all things curious, nostalgic and with a touch of wonder to them. And what could be more intriguing than a ghost building… A ‘ghost building’ isn’t a haunted mansion or a spooky house……in fact it isn’t a building at all! But rather, ghost buildings are the outlines of…

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Exploring a Ghost Village in Provence

Hidden in Provence is a haunting ghost village. Perched high upon a mountaintop in the Lubéron is an ancient town, filled with narrow, cobbled streets, the ruins of empty homes and an old castle. It was once used as a hideout during World War II, and was home to the lady who stole the heart…

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Stepping back in Time to a Jazz Age Lawn Party

Can you imagine anything more delightful than sailing from Manhattan, and heading for an uninhabited island filled with the ghostly remnants of a deserted army base; and once there, to step back in time to an authentic lawn party from the Jazz Age ? To dress in white linens, sip exquisite cocktails, and dance the…

New York’s Hidden Remnants of the Golden Age of Steamships

There is a bank in Lower Manhattan with a peculiar secret. The Citibank occupying the prestigious address of Number One, Broadway, looks like a normal enough bank branch, until you look closely at the two entrances. One doorway, leading to the ATM, has an ornately carved stone frame saying ‘First Class’. The other, leading to…

Memoirs of a Playboy Bunny in 1970s New York City

One of Manhattan’s most secretive and infamous nightspots is about to return. Just over thirty years since it closed its glitzy doors– doors that once could only be entered with possession of an exclusive key – the Playboy Club, like it or not, is coming back to New York City. The old club had opened…

A Book Lover’s Guide to the Literary Bars of New York

For those who like their evening tipple with a literary twist, Manhattan is resplendent with bars where famous writers once visited. Whether to seek inspiration over a Sazerac, or escape over a Gin Fizz, some of these bars have become synonymous with some of the great writers of the 20th century, whilst others remain unnoticed.…
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Checking into New York’s Lost Holiday Resort

Hidden away in upstate New York, about two hours north of Manhattan, lies a forgotten holiday resort. Fifty years ago, it would have been the height of luxury for well heeled New Yorkers to come here, escaping from the Metropolis to the seclusion of the Catskill Mountains, to a place called Grossinger’s. It had opened…

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