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Underwater Cities, Floating Islands and Space Elevators: Supercities of the Future

Posted on December 10, 2012 by MessyNessy

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Straight out of a Jetson’s cartoon, let’s take a look at a few cities of the future that are actually real possibilities… 1. Floating Megacities Self-contained, self-sufficient monolithic sea-standing cities have recently been proposed that could one day be the solution for refugees of natural disasters. The most famous and most advanced proposal yet is [...]

TRAVEL P0RN: An Urban Quest for Color

Posted on November 15, 2012 by MessyNessy

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I went on a mad spree this morning on Tumblr looking for some colorful urban marvels that I’d like to hop to and from if I had one of those teleportation thingys from Star Trek. Welcome to another edition of Travel P*rn™! Tbilisi, Georgia via here Georgetown, Malaysia Via here San Juan, Puerto [...]

Paris vs. New York

Posted on September 7, 2011 by MessyNessy

I‘ve been meaning to show you Vahram Muratyan’s work for quite some time. In fact I’ve left it so long, I fear some of you may have already come across it. If so dear reader, I apologize– I’ll try to be quicker on the mark and more cutting edge next time. If you haven’t, please enjoy/ [...]

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That time the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: history, Holocaust, mosque, muslim, Nazi, Paris, and word war II.
Letters from Montmartre: Receive Beautiful Notes from a Parisian Stranger

After I finish telling you about this, I’m going to write a letter to someone; with a pen,
In : Featured and Nostalgia. Tags: French, letters, Paris, romance, and writing.
So Today I Learned Napoleon’s Penis is in New Jersey

The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
In : shock me. Tags: French, history, Napoleon, New Jersey, and weird.
The Floating Paris Winery

Between the 19th and 20th century, wine barrels would travel via canal boat from the regions of
In : Paris. Tags: boat, canal, houseboat, Paris, river, Seine, and wine.
The Remains of a Paris ‘Kowloon’ Walled City

You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
In : Paris. Tags: architecture, citadel, Paris, and urban.
The Man who Lives in a Paris Bridge

I pass the Pont Louis Philippe most days, whizzing by on a scooter along the banks of the Seine. At
In : Paris. Tags: bridge, home, house, Paris, and squat.
Paris, Under your Feet

This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.
The Renaissance of a 1920s Abandoned Parisian Cinema! Before & After Photos

Young people in the neighborhood had never known a time when the doors of the old Louxor Movie
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
Free Wine & Cheese! The Ultimate French Road Trip in a VW Camper

I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: camping, cheese, France, French, road trip, vineyard, VW, and wine.
The Beverly Hills of Paris

I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
In : Paris. Tags: Avenue Junot, French, Montmartre, and Paris.
Paris in the Springtime: How to Avoid Everyone

This is how I like my outdoor terraces: deserted, tourist-free and preferably childless (sorry
In : Paris. Tags: al fresco, garden, outdoor, Paris, park, picnic, spring, summer, and terrace.
Paris hires Sheep to do the Lawn Mowing

Sheep hanging out in front of the Eiffel Tower? It’s not that unlikely. A group of sheep have
In : Paris. Tags: animals, Paris, Sheep, and weird.
The Girl who Mapped Manhattan’s Memories

Never underestimate how far your little art project can go. In her freshmen year of college, Becky
In : don't be a tourist and life is messy. Tags: Becky Cooper, book, city, Manhattan, map, memories, and New York.
So Today I Learned that France built a Replica of Paris in WWI

In Paris, every first Wednesday of the month at noon, without fail you can hear the eerie wail of
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: city, clone, fake, Paris, replica, war, and world war I.
Une Américaine in gay Par-ee (in gifs)

After only five years in Paris, “Genevieve de Milwaukee” has gone from editorial
In : life is messy and Paris. Tags: ex-pat, France, French, GIFs, Paris, Parisian, and Tumblr.

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