A Wedding Story in Namibia

I‘m not a wedding day dreamer so much as I am a dreamer of finding pretty much any excuse to throw that one and truly memorable party; an occasion that challenges me to squeeze every last drop of imagination I have into creating a story in a unique little place. For Alex and Lisl, their story…

Last Train to Sicily

Sometimes, life in the slow lane isn’t such a bad thing, especially when it’s on a charming old train that runs a circle around the slopes of Mount Etna … Take a ride on the Circumetnea Railway and you’ll be traveling on the same rickety tracks that were laid down in 1895 for the 19th…

Elvis Presley’s Abandoned Tiki Paradise

The moment Elvis Presley floated down the lagoon at the Coco Palms Resort with Hawaiian flowers around his neck, serenading his new island bride in 1960s panavision technicolor, the hotel had solidified its place as one of the most desirable couples’ destinations on the planet. It would forever be the setting of the classic mid-century…

10 Jimi Hendrix Looks to Inspire an Epic Vintage Shopping Spree

There are plenty of male style icons of past and present to admire, but there are very few that make women both swoon and wish they could raid their closet at the same time. Today on the internet, I found myself getting lost in Jimi’s hypnotising style and now I’m just about ready to hit…

Season Swapping at the Sun Cafe, 1948

It’s snowing outside and the boardwalk is an icy accident waiting to happen, yet inside the Sun and Star rooftop café in Atlantic City, temperatures appear to be a little unseasonal for this time of year… Visiting Atlantic City in January, you most likely wouldn’t have your bikini and sunglasses in tow, but in the…

The Man who Shot the Sixties (and burned most of his work)

“That’s the sort of turd David Bailey is”, says Duffy remembering David Bailey being ‘absolutely useless’ as they watched Duffy burning most of his life’s work in the back yard of his family home. If you want a candid, no-frills account of the legendary 1960s photography scene, revisit it through the eyes and words of…

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

1. A 1970s Shrink-wrapped Time Capsule Apartment Discover the touching story behind this extraordinary shrink-wrapped 1970s apartment in Spitalfields, London, found on AnOtherMag 2. Portrait of a Señorita, 1924 Portrait of a woman dressed in clothing typical of Lagartera in Toledo, Spain, August 1924, found on National Geographic Found. 3. August…

But Have you Drank Wine from a Volcanic Vineyard?

I’ll see your Vintage Bordeaux and raise you a glass from a volcanic vineyard. If aliens are out there somewhere and they happen to enjoy the occasional bottle of wine, this could be what their vineyards would look like. But alas, this is just plain ol’ planet earth being totally and completely awesome again. We’re…

For Sale: Get your very own Hollywood Movie Playground for $7.5 million

Here’s a fool-proof plan for making it in the movie industry– and all you need is just $7.5 million! New on the Californian property market is a fully-equipped, ready-to-go movie ranch complete with elaborate background sets for all your blockbuster film-making needs. The Blue Cloud movie ranch facilities have already taken a supporting role in…

Guinness Meets the Sapeurs of Congo

Three years ago, I wrote a little article exploring the sapeurs, a subculture of extraordinarily dressed dandies from the Congo. I can safely say it is one of a handful of articles I wrote in the beginning that really launched my blog, helping my readership to grow to numbers I could never have imagined. The story…