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The Chinese Salon Near the Summit of Mont Blanc

I have a single photograph for you today to let your imagination wander, as far as 4350 metres above sea level in fact. History Today published this intriguing photo of a lavishly decorated Chinese salon, perched at one of the highest points in all of Europe. Joseph Vallot was a famous French scientist who first made it…

House Hunting like a Russian Millionaire is seriously Entertaining Stuff

I can’t believe I never googled Russian real estate before! We all know our friends from the former Soviet Union have a special kind of taste when it comes to interior design, but with a limitless decorating budget, it just gets even better. I decided to window shop with Sotheby’s Realty, which has a colourful…

For Sale: House on the Paris Vineyard

Every now and again, I find myself wandering over to the Christie’s real estate website for a good snoop through their Paris files, staring wide-eyed at the dream homes, all the while obliviously dropping croissant flakes over my keyboard. Today I came across a particularly special property, in large part due to its incredible location, location, location! The…

You Can Check into this Motel California, but You Can Never Leave

I just got a postcard (fine, it was an email) from my favourite motel in the world, to say that they’ve opened a brand new Hicksville location! Do you remember my road trip through California back in the summer of 14? Well if you don’t, you should probably see the trailer park motel I stayed in while…

Here’s a Menu of Tiny Houses for your Weekend DIY Project

Assuming that you’ve already mastered the art of IKEA furniture assemblage, here’s something to take your DIY talents to the next level. This is “France”, a tiny patriotic shed that can be virtually snapped together in 3 hours and costs $1,200, complete with three zones including the “night zone”, the communal area “day zone” and the red-coloured “heating…

For Sale! Kitschy Time Capsule Pad, Perfect for Drinking Martinis All Day Long

Nancy Sinatra is playing on the record machine, there’s half a can of hairspray holding her chignon in place, the sound of kitten heels echo as she walks out of the kitchen with a fresh Martini in hand, swaying her hips in those tight, brightly patterned capri pants, heading outside where she lights a cigarette and…

The Disappearing Romance of Russia’s Window Art

Man oh man, do I need to get myself over to Russia. If like me, you lust after the architectural aesthetic of places like Cuba, the French quarters of New Orleans, India, Portugal, Barcelona, Venice; all that intricately carved, colorful old stuff that gets so much love on Pinterest and Instagram; then it’s probably time you discovered an…

Empty Mansion Hunting

This can’t all just be down to luck, I thought as I scrolled through his collection of abandoned luxury real estate; some of the most stunning urbex documentation I’d ever seen. To protect his identity, we’ll just call him by his photography pseudonym, Soul. He has curated his locations carefully, uncovering forgotten pearls of Europe one after…

Floating Utopia: An Artist’s Remote Waterworld

Some people might just be a little bit more creative than others when it comes to breaking away from mainstream society. Wayne Adams and his wife Catherine King decided to make their own utopia a floating one, tucked into an inlet of the Clayoqout Sound off Vancouver Island, an hour upstream from the closest town. And as…

Inside the Castle in the Middle of the Death Valley Desert

On my first California road trip a few years ago, one of our stops I was looking forward to the most was Death Valley’s mysterious Scotty’s Castle, a sprawling Spanish style manor built in the middle of nowhere in the roaring twenties. We were dangerously low on gas but determined to find this isolated oasis, and to my…

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