For those of you that have ever done any derelict digging of their own on the net, it’s likely you would have come across a photograph of this room with its impressive circular stained glass window and the decaying leather armchair sat facing it. This is the Chateau de Pont Remy Somme, also known…
Feel like summer is slipping away all too quickly as September approaches? Nessy has compiled her list Paris’ best terraces and al fresco spots just when you need them most… 1. Secret Courtyard Dining in the Marais JAJA Tucked away in the vibrant streets of the Marais, just meters away from the Point-Virgule, Paris’ last…
On March 27th, 1973, actor Marlon Brando refused to accept his Academy Award for Best Actor for The Godfather. In protest of the treatment of Native Americans in film, Native American actress, Sacheen Littlefeather appeared on the podium in his place and refused to accept the golden statue. See the gripping moment in entertainment history…
What you are looking at is not Disneyland Paris. These are photographs colored by hand (a popular practice at the turn of the 20th century) of the Exposition Universelle in 1900 in Paris. It was the fifth one to take place in the city and centered mainly on the revolutionary achievements in electrical technology at…
Fashion tends to repeat itself … a lot. In fact sometimes it’s seems that is all it does is ‘borrow’ from another decade, another era. But let’s take a gander at some very interesting styles that today’s designers haven’t yet sent down the catwalk…. 1. Embroidered Knee Highs Knee highs were like, so hot in…
I found these incredible panoramic photographs from the roaring twenties which are just fascinating to observe close up, girl by girl, one bizarre bathing costume after another. Even better, these prints are available to buy in formats as large as 44″ x 227″. How amazing would these be in an entrance hallway?! CLICK ON IMAGES…
The Golden Ticket worth every penny… Imagine without hesitating, you could fly to Paris, just to catch the latest exhibition at the Grand Palais, pick up a friend who needed a lift from Milan, maybe swing by the Greek Islands for dinner and be back home the next morning in time for breakfast. In 1981,…
I didn’t expect a great story when I saw this video, all I knew was that my brother and I played a lot of LEGO when we were kids and that was reason enough to click on it. Whether or not you played with LEGO as a child, this is a heartwarming (bedtime) story of…
Okay so it’s not technically wallpaper. I posted this image of mural art on my Facebook page last night and it caused a mini sensation, so I thought I might show you a few more photographs from this beautiful space… Images by Alan Carroll We are looking/ gawking at the Goess Apartment, a jewel of…
