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

1. Inside the Himalayan Villages That Grow Cannabis The plant is native but illegal in India, and mountain farmers rely on its cultivation. This village, perched on a mountain at 9,000 feet (2,700 meters), is only reachable on foot. The hike takes three hours. Villagers say it’s been a good season so far—police have only…

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

1. This Cottage on a Paris Rooftop (for rent) Le Ribera is ideal for those looking for a peaceful hideaway to escape to after a hectic day in the French capital. Found on Luxury Retreats. 2. The Olympic Theatre in Vicenza, Italy The theater opened its doors during the Carnival of 1585 and the first…

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

1. Crow Native Americans watching the rodeo at Crow fair in Montana, 1941 Colorisation by Sanna Dullaway. 2. The first kiss captured on camera was between two women in 1887 (contrary to Edison’s “The Kiss” film, widely accredited to being the first, 9 years later) “The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And…

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

In celebration of the release of MessyNessyChic’s first book, “Don’t be a Tourist in Paris“, I’m dedicating today’s 13 Things to the city that inspired it all. 1. A French beekeeper makes Honey wine in the Paris catacombs Mead, sometimes known as honey wine, is a mix of water and honey that, like wine, must be…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 651)

1. Cardboard studies of shops & little businesses in L.A By Ana Serrano found via Present & Correct. 2. Food styling really has come a long, long way Found on Weird Old Food. 3. The Realist Paintings of a Forgotten 19th Century Artist John Frederick Peto (21 May 1854, Philadelphia – 23 November 1907, Island…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 650)

1. Luna Luna, the secret art amusement park hidden away for 35 years One summer in 1987, the world’s first art amusement park appear in Hamburg Germany, featuring a ferris wheel by Basquiat, a carrousel by Keith Haring, an enchanted tree by David Hockney, a glass maze by Roy Lichtenstein and music by Phillip Glass.…

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

1. Just a three-storey 7th Century Cave In Maharashtra, India, the Ellora Caves is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600-1000 CE period. There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the basalt cliffs in the Charanandri Hills, 34…

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

1. Inside Denmark’s secret nuclear bunker, now open to the public A top-secret atomic bunker has opened to the public in Denmark. Built to withstand a nuclear attack, it’s now an astonishing subterranean museum that sheds light on Cold War paranoia. 2. In the 1980s there were a line of spy toys called “Spytech” 3.…

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

1. The “Titanic of the Mountains”, an old train station abandoned for 50 years is now a Luxury Hotel Canfranc International railway station was often referred to around the time of its opening as the “Titanic of the Mountains”, in part due to its large size, having been at one time, the largest station in…

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

1. An ancient Algerian ruin whose history and origins have been almost completely lost over time In the middle of an ocean of dunes in the Sahara, The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria. Find several theories of these mysterious ruins here. 2. A Table awaiting Sunset during Ramadan in Qena, Egypt Photographed by Ahmed Mostafa…