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Category / Wanderlust

Lost in the British Desert (Yup, England has a Desert)

This is not the remains of a forgotten desert ghost town somewhere out in the wild west, this is England… (c) Callum Woodbridge (c) Slimmer Jimmer England has a desert? If you’re asking yourself this question, you’re not alone. Born and raised in the country myself, I didn’t have a clue either. So in the interest of learning something new…

Ghetto Tourism: Take a Free Tour of Run-Down Portugal

Might I recommend taking one of the Worst Tours Portugal has to offer? No seriously. That is what an actual tour guide company in the city of Porto named themselves– The Worst Tours. For travellers who only want to see the picture-perfect side of a city that’s fully catered to tourists, then yes, this is probably the worst possible…

My Tin Can Tourism Club

I had my first tin can tourism experience this summer and ironically, I found it endlessly glamorous! You can read all about my experience here. Personally, I think tin can tourism needs a comeback in a big way. After all, once upon a time, it was considered a pretty cool way to spend your vacation– wasn’t it?! No?…

The Woman who is the Mayor, Bartender, Librarian and Sole Resident of her Town

Deep in Nebraska, there’s a one-woman town called Monowi, the only officially incorporated municipality in the United States with a population of just one. Upon approaching Monowi, a green road sign stands at the town limits, proudly displaying its number of resident(s). Meet Elsie Eiler, who you can usually find busying herself in the town’s bar. When…

Walt Disney’s South American Research Trip

You know you have a pretty cool job when your boss offers you a ten week tour around South America and sketch inspiration for your next cartoon as you visit beautiful beaches, exotic cultures and remote landscapes. In 1941, before America entered the war, Walt Disney took a group of sixteen of his best animators and composers to Brazil,…

No Summer in Europe will be Complete without a Dinner at this Sea Cave

I‘ll bet you can already hear the waves crashing up against the rocks below you and taste the salty sea on your lips as you slurp down spaghetti accompanied by a glass of cold rosé. You want to know exactly where this magical place is so you can promptly reserve your table for two with your favourite person…

My Bohemian Berlin Brasserie

The owner of Katz Orange (orange cat in German), was inspired by a trip he took to Peru where he met a spiritual priest who owned an orange cat. Upon entering the beautiful brasserie, you can imagine him sitting in this shaman’s mountain hut with an orange cat, surrounded by indigenous artifacts and kilim tapestries passed down from…

My Tiny Heart-Shaped Island (and yes, there’s a Hotel on it)

Today I learned that this photograph I often come across floating around the net, is not a fabrication of Photoshop. In fact, the sole purpose of this post is pretty much just to confirm that yes, such a place exists on Earth and hell yes, you can stay there– because if you’re going to stay on a dreamy…

I just took a Romantic Evening Stroll in Marseille … while sitting at my desk

Admittedly, I find Google Street View a little scary. It always jumps around on me, warping me all the way down the street when I just want to see the next door down. So when I got an email from an old Paris friend telling me to check out a newly launched Google Street View…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. LXIV)

1. Pan Am’s First Office, now a bar owned by the actress from Top Gun The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity’s microbrewery in Key West Florida. Find out more about it on Atlas Obscura. 2. A Femme Fatale’s Ring Gun In the early 1800s saw the height of…

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