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A friend sent me the above image this morning which recently appeared on the social media website, 9Gag. The photograph sparked a bit of a debate in the comments section of the site about where this image was actually taken. The source has not been identified and abandoned sites such as Chernobyl, Pripyat and Hashima [...]
They could be the work of a talented scuba diver using precise tools and measurements, but they’re not. Japanese underwater photographer Yoji Ookata, discovered these mysterious circles after almost 50 years of exploring our underwater world. Eighty feet below sea-level and approximately 6.5ft in diameter, Yoji, nor anyone else, had ever seen anything like it. So who [...]
I‘m having a bit of library-obsessed moment here if you don’t mind. I stumbled upon this photograph of the Library of the Kremsmünster in Austria and just had to see more of this magical place. Little did I know I was going to the find treasure trove that is photographer Massimo Listri’s work. He has [...]
Monday mornings at the office won’t seem as treacherous once you see where the Gurung men of the himalayas head to work. Hunting for honey high in the himalayas foothills, men older than most people claiming retirement risk their lives to harvest the nests of indigenous honeybees. For this incredible photostory, I’ve come back to [...]
The Upside Down House by Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozanski This twisted playhouse on show in Terfens Austria is a permanent new installation to attract tourists to the area– and it seems to be working. Visitors can walk on the ceilings of this fully furnishes house feeling a bit like their walking on the [...]
Please note: Ikea will not make your house look like this. 1. Tribecca Wonderland Our first house belongs to Meghan Boody, a contemporary artist and photographer living in Tribecca New York. Her taste you will find is wild, and sometimes pretty hard to swallow… And by hard to swallow, I mean the very lifelike silicone [...]
Every once in a while you stumble upon someone’s art work that makes you more creatively inadequate and unskilled as a human being than ever before. This is one of those times … You’re looking at the work of Guy Laramée who carves landscapes out of books. Seriously. ‘Is that [...]
Welcome to another edition of MessyNessy’s Food P*rn. Since for most of us, the sun is out and we’re all in search of something a little more refreshing, I thought I’d zone in on ice cream. Recipes as usual, are attached– can you think of a better way to spend a hot weekend than making [...]
[via trend hunter world] [via LuxuryRentalsManhattan] Yes, it’s a post about bathrooms. We don’t talk about bathrooms enough. I despise dingy toilets and I really enjoy it when people make an effort in decorating their bathrooms nicely. Bathroom fact: The average person will spend about a year and half in the bathroom throughout their lifetime. [...]
Hotels just don’t give enough giraffe these days. Luckily, I’ve found one that’s keeping up the standards. Giraffe Manor, located 20km outside of Kenya’s diverse capital Nairobi, is a five-star hotel with a resident herd of Rothschild Giraffes that roam the 12 acre private property freely– meaning they’ll poke their heads through your luxury bedroom [...]
Welcome to Niaqornat, Northwest Greenland. Population: 59. Dogs outnumber people in this surreal
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Pick a bathing suit this summer that allows you to go back to being a kid again when the only thing
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People choose to live in some pretty baffling places, like those towns sitting at the base of
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Camping on Mars? Seaside fun with views of Saturn? French artist Djuno Tomsni imagines the perfect
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Alright, so you might have noticed I have a weakness for French real estate p0rn. [Sigh] I
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If you’re stuck in the city on one of the warmest days of the year, it doesn’t
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Far from the gleaming multiplex cinemas most of us are accustomed to, there are places that
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“It’s not a symbol of harassment. It’s a symbol of a woman having an absolutely
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When was the last time you felt like complaining to your landlord? It seems there’s always
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(c) André Gonçalves The Vatican, the leaning Tower of Pisa, the canals of Venice, Pompeii– you
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Late night shopping in Milan, a stroll down a Croatian beach or a romantic dinner in Venice? Those
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