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Paris in a Flash, 1958

I‘m currently sitting in an airport lounge on my way back to Paris for a few days before setting off again. I was trying to pass the time before boarding when I came across a snippet of a wonderful little vintage cartoon about Paris, thanks to an instagram account I follow. Scrambling through my carry-on to retrieve my…

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

1. Olympic Stadiums After the Games Ski Jump Tower, Cortina D’ampezzo, Italy, 1956 Winter Olympics Venue Bobsled Track, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics Venue Olympic Canoe And Kayak Slalom Center, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue Main Swimming Pool, Athens, 2004 Summer Olympics Venue Swimming Pool, Berlin, 1936 Summer Olympics Venue Kayak And Canoeing Venue, Athens, 2004…

Out of Office

Hey! Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate you being here, whether you’re a daily devoted reader or an occasional visitor poking your head in to see what I’m up to. So I have an update to share. I’ve been writing a book on Paris as you might have heard, that will be coming out in 2017 and…

For Sale! The Antique Train Hotel

Maybe, just maybe, you might be the person who is perfect for this. I received an email tip from a reader with the subject line “I just discovered this place…”, (my favourite kind of email), pointing me in the direction of the Red Caboose Bed & Breakfast in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, USA. The unusual B&B…

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

1. When Airplane Food Was First Class To mark their 70th anniversary, Norway-based Scandinavian Airlines released a collection of vintage photographs of onboard dining in the 1950s to 1980s. See more awesome vintage photos from the SAS Museum here. Found via Vintage Everyday. 2. Skyscraper Airport for City of Tomorrow, Nov, 1939 Airship Skyport from…

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

1. Manoir Colimaçon, France This fairytale like manoir was built around the year 1800. It has been abandoned since 1999. The Manoir has three floors and it covers a cave below the mansion. The “Colimaçon” staircase is the most famous one in a very modern spiral concept which covers all 3 floors including the closed…

A Forgotten Bowling Alley’s Steampunk Revival is a Perfect Strike

When Highland Park Bowl first opened 89 years ago in the midst of the prohibition, bowling was its side business while booze was its big business. There was a pharmacy out front, a doctor’s office upstairs where they would write you a prescription for an alcoholic remedy and conveniently, a bar in the back to…

The Village where Residents have to Dig their way out of their Homes

It sounds like a nightmare; being buried alive while you sleep, but for a small forgotten village in Northern Russia, this is reality the residents can wake up to on any given morning. Located on the edge of the arctic circle, Shoyna (Шо́йна) is considered the world’s northernmost “desert” town because it’s surrounded by sand…

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

1. The Last disco ball maker in the U.S Yolanda Baker, 69 years old, the last of the Omega crew still making the mirrored globes by hand. At the height of the disco craze, about two dozen women joined Ms. Baker at the factory, often with the Bee Gees blaring from a tape player, as…

Nice, from Another Time

I find myself needing to escape these dark times we live in. My instinct to withdraw from the present grows stronger; to retreat to a place lost in time where the world appears innocent and beautiful. If I could just close my eyes and find myself walking down the Promenade des Anglais, feeling the salty wind dance around me, hearing…

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