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

1. This Table Found at the Petra Villas, Santorini. 2. This American Village, only 2.4 Miles from Russia Diomede is a city of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on Little Diomede Island. Little Diomede is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between the Alaskan mainland and the Russian Far East. Its neighboring island is the Big Diomede, Russia,…

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

1. Probably the cutest aircraft ever made Gee Bee Model R, developed in the 1930s, found on Reddit. 2. When to Buy Airline Tickets According to multiple sources the best time to book your flight is about 7 weeks before takeoff. A lot of air travelers believe in waiting for a last-minute deal.…

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

1. The Secret Entrance to one of New York’s Grandest Clubs Hidden in plain sight the whole time, this unassuming door once lead to a legendary watering hole. Deep in the subway system below Times Square and passed by thousands of commuters and tourists everyday …Tucked away on the north end of Platform 1 on…

The Town that went Underground

In the remote South Australian desert, temperatures reach 125 °F / 51 °C – in the shade. Can you imagine the air conditioning bills? Neither could the residents of Coober Pedy, the world’s only underground town. Coober Pedy’s Chimneys / (c) Nicholas James Coober Pedy is a small mining town with a population of just under 2,000,…

One City, Five Hours: An Illustrated Off-beat Guide to Layovers

Layovers are tricky. Successfully managing your time in an unfamiliar city with just enough (but never enough) hours to kill requires some careful and thoughtful research– especially for travellers who might prefer to balance offbeat discoveries with the obligatory tourist stops. Luckily, I’ve stumbled across artist Oliver Jeffers‘ “One city, Five Hours” project, which landed him a regular spot…

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

1. Just a Double Decker bus re-purposed as a backyard Pool House This is the New Orleans home of artist Miranda Lake. The bus is a vintage Routemaster which she bought from a friend and describes as “one big shiny, giant happy pill you can actually get inside of.” And if you liked this, you gotta see the…

The Last Motorcycle Graveyard

This story is both a motorcycle lover’s dream and nightmare. It comes from the depths of the internet, passed around on specialist forums and chat rooms, a tale of an amazing discovery and woeful loss. Our first source is motorcycle enthusiast David Cuff of the website Classic Cycles, who several years ago, came across someone’s flickr account…

Groovy Wimbledon circa 1971

As the most famous tennis tournament in the world kicks off for another year, I thought we’d take a look at this photo series I’ve been saving in my vault just for the occasion. It was the 85th staging of the Wimbledon Championship and LIFE Magazine sent their best photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt to cover the sporting festivities…

The Paris Shop of a Million Lost Photographs

On the outer corners of the red light district in Paris’ Pigalle, an unassuming old shop space caught my attention. The roller shutter was almost fully closed, but I could see in the window there were stack upon stacks of photographs, old ones, collectively piled on the floor. I then signalled to the young man…

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

1. Keith Richards riding a Horse Keith and Patti Hanson, photographed by Ken Regan, print available from the Morrison Gallery. 2. William Vanderbilt’s Abandoned Salt Water Pool On the North Shore of Long Island lies the stately home of William Kissam Vanderbilt II, known as the Eagles Nest, built between 1910 and 1936: Today, it…

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