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Florida’s Tarzan Still Haunts His Old Camp

At 6’4” and 240 pounds, handsome, muscular Russian-American Vincent Natulkiewicz looked like he’d stepped out of a Tarzan movie. And like Tarzan, he lived in the jungle with his animals. Vince “Trapper” Nelson—or Tarzan of the Loxahatchee River—arrived in Hobe Sound, Florida, from New Jersey in 1930. He built a log cabin deep in the…

Soaking in the Desert Bath Tubs of a Pioneer’s Hot Spring

Just when I think I have my next American road trip all mapped out, something like this comes along and throws the whole itinerary off course! Oh yes; hundred year-old bathtubs of warm healing mineral waters with sunset views over the red desert and a banjo player serenading me as I soak– Mystic Hot Springs had me…

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

1. Inside Salvador Dali’s Surrealist Funhouse from 1939 “Dream of Venus” was Dali’s pavilion for the World’s Fair to be held in Summer of 1939 in Flushing Meadow, Queens. As you entered the pavilion you had to pass between twin pillars that were fashioned in the image of female legs that were protruding from a…

If Only the Decaying Walls of the Iconic Red Apple Rest Stop Could Talk

The Red Apple Rest was not just any old roadside diner. Open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, the perfect half way stopping point between New York City and the Catskills Mountains, it became an unlikely hub of talent and a hangout for entertainers in a region that from the 1920s until the 1970s, was derogatively referred to…

The Spear Hunting Egomaniac responsible for Alabama’s Most WTF Museum

Dedicating a museum to yourself is typically a bold move, but not so much for the self-proclaimed “Greatest Living Spear Hunter in the World.” America’s first and only Spear Hunting Museum, located in Summerdale, Alabama, houses a unique collection of taxidermy and weaponry from the exploits of retired US Air Force Colonel Gene Morris. Gene…

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

1. Abandoned ‘Jail and Wedding’ Chapel A tiny, abandoned building has “Jail and Wedding Chapel” painted on its front in old-styling lettering as a modern-day roadside photo-op in North Carolina. Very Marfa, Texas. Found on Flickr/ Roadside America. 2. Yearbook “Class Favorites” from the 1970s More found on Flashbak. 3. That Time the…

The Real “No-Go Zone” of France: A Forbidden No Man’s Land Poisoned by War

When you imagine France and its scenic countryside, you might think of the picturesque villages, vineyards a plenty and endless rolling green hills to drive through on a blissful summer road trip. But there’s one corner of this scenic country that no one has been allowed to enter for nearly a century, known as the “Zone Rouge” (the red zone).…

Here’s an Instagram Account dedicated to finding Forgotten French Ghost Signs

Instagram has become one of my favourite resources, probably because I’ve trained my digital eye to know exactly what I’m looking for while scrolling endlessly through accounts, allowing me to pinpoint more places on my wanderlust map like a visual mood board of things I love. Make sense? Well anyway, it’s a great travel tool and…

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

1. Casino pool at the Alcazar Hotel: Then & Now St. Augustine, Florida, 1904. This building that now houses the Lightner Museum once housed a huge indoor pool, but the area is now used for the museum’s cafe and antique shops. Found on Only in your State. 2. Esther Williams’ swimming pool The fabulous…

Location Scouting for Wes Anderson

I have another part-time job that nobody knows about. It doesn’t pay very well because … well, technically my “boss” doesn’t actually know I hired myself to do the job. But whenever he decides he needs me, I’m certainly ready and waiting. You see, when it comes to the aesthetics of Wes Anderson movies, ol’ Wes…

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