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Take a Peek Inside this Fantastic French Miniature Museum

Miniature museums are often packaged as toy museums or assumed to be a very twee exhibit for doll house enthusiasts, but today I virtually stumbled upon an incredible museum located in the French city of Lyon, where the world of miniatures becomes a whole new dimension… Founded by Dan Ohlmann (pictured above playing giant), a renowned…

The Crumbling Village of Temples Lost to the Myanmar Jungle

It’s a scene straight out of the Jungle Book, only accessible from the outside world by a narrow canal that weaves its way through a parting in the wild and tangled overgrowth, west of Myanmar’s Inle Lake… Lead image (c) James Charlick (c) PPana (c) J Charlick (c) Artano (c) A Thompson After an hour’s boat ride passing the bathing…

The Ultimate Gift for the Curious Traveler

Do you mind if I borrow you for a second? You see, this isn’t really a blog post for you, it’s more of a blog post for me, which I’m trying to pass off as a blog post but in fact, it’s really just an elaborately disguised Christmas gift hint for my family and friends. But since you’re here…

Made in Holland: The Chanel of Africa

A small town factory in the Netherlands might not seem like the obvious birthplace for African haute couture. Helmond is a place most people (Dutch or African) wouldn’t be able to point out on a map and yet, this unassuming little town is where one of the most iconic fashion brands of West and Central Africa was created. As the main…

Meet the Family with the Secret Recipe for making London’s Iconic Blue Plaques

Jimi Hendrix has one. Virginia Woolf has one. So does Karl Marx. Since 1984 all the plaques have been hand made by just one family– and they’re pretty adorable… Via Huck Magazine.

Oh, Just a Miniature Mermaid’s Dollhouse

This is one of those slightly random finds that I was about to throw in with my Monday series of 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today, but then I looked closer (rubbed my eyes in disbelief a little), and realised it definitely needed its very own post. That, and the fact that it’s a Miniature. Mermaid.…

One Guy spent the 1960s & 70s Collecting Paper Airplanes off the Streets of NYC

Harry Smith used to run out into the street to save a paper airplane he spotted from being run over by a yellow cab. One friend recalls him seeing one in the air and running after it, looking completely out of his mind. From 1961 to 1983, this eccentric collector found hundreds of airplanes that landed on the…

The Fashion Brand the Cool Kids would Rather Keep a Secret

It’s not very often that you’ll catch me dedicating an entire post to a fashion brand, but now and again, I tumble head over heels for something truly unique and just absolutely need to share it with you… It’s not often that you come across a shirt that doubles as a hand-painted piece of art, which could sound…

For Sale: The Perfect Bond Villain’s Lair Atop a Desert Volcano

Dr. No’s luxurious mountain lair was of course blown to smithereens by Bond before it could ever go on the market, but should the supervillain have somehow escaped 007, I imagine we would likely find him hiding away in a place that looks exactly like this… What do you look for when you’re house hunting? A great view,…

This is Not Burning Man, These are the Soviet Bus Stops of Siberia

At first glance, I thought I was looking at one of this year’s fantastical desert sculptures debuted at the Burning Man Festival, but these oddball structures, seemingly plonked in the middle of nowhere, are in fact a product of none other than the former Soviet Union. When photographer Christopher Herwig told friends he was going to travel to…

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