I‘ll admit I’m one of those people that is taken aback when I get in a taxi with a female driver. I’ll sit there for the entire ride wondering how they got into such a male-driven industry. Diana Diroy decided to stop wondering and start asking.
The shiny red vintage car that sits proudly on the back of a houseboat in Paris, is a sight well known to Parisians that take time out from the bustling boulevards to walk along the banks of the river Seine. It’s a bit of an urban oddity that no one really knows the story behind.…
Bonjour! Let’s try to forget that it’s Monday and get straight to the weird and wonderful findings from my morning dig on the internet… 1. Hidden Victorian Pet cemetery in London Did you know there is a Victorian pet cemetery located in Hyde Park? Dating back to 1880, the cemetery is home to hundreds of…
Because seriously, what were they thinking? The earliest signs of infection: People standing around in spread eagle pose, looking upwards. Soon men started hanging out together in tight, colorful underpants: One word people: EUROPANTS. Nothing made sense anymore… Oh so that’s why nothing is happening … I’m not wearing Eleganza. Men in shiny shirts began…
So I’ve been sitting here, writing blogs and stuff when I could have been a mermaid this whole time! Meet Lauren, Erin and Katie, three full-time mermaids at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. And a Katie’s mom rightly points out, it’s way better than being a hooker. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdRJNm3pOqU] … In other mermaid news… Save…
Like many of you, I hate being a tourist. When I’m visiting a new city, I’ll admire the great landmarks from afar and keep on moving in search of the smallest backstreets and the hidden local haunts. And this is why I write my Paris blogs, for all of you who would rather be discovering…
What if we did have superheros? What if they had been there to help us (or turn on us) when the world most needed superheroes to stamp out the villains of the real world? What may have been just a fleeting thought for us has become an artistic fantasy for Indonesian illustrator Agan Harahap. Merging…
Here it is, the international Motorcyclist’s license belonging to the King of Cool himself, Steve McQueen. It sold at auction in 2009 for a whopping $42,700 USD. As all McQueen fans would know, the icon was an avid motorcycle and car racer as well as collector, so this is probably the ultimate, most symbolic piece…
My English friends love tea, naturally, but despite living in London for over 25 years, I never quite understood the obsession with ‘a good cuppa’. But these teapots, these teapots make me want to curl up in a kitschy English countryside cottage and make tea all damn day. Found on my long and perilous internet…
Oh I do love the internet! Today I’d like to welcome you to this neat-o couples resort that boasts honeymoon suites with 7-foot champagne glass whirlpool baths overlooking glass heart-shaped pools. That’s right, you could spend that romantic vacation which usually only happens once in your whole entire life … here! Now I’m not entirely sure…
