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5 Medieval-style ‘Game of Thrones’ Restaurants in Europe

Game of Thrones fever is pretty high right now on the internet after a rather explosive mid-season

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: europe, Game of Thrones, medieval, and restaurants. Format: Standard.

I Haven’t Been Fully Honest with You …

It’s Friday, and on Fridays, I get a little immature. So I’d like to share with you a

In : life is messy. Tags: dating, funny, iphone, prank, texting, and Twitter.

5 Secret Restaurants in Paris

Promise you won’t tell anyone…! 1. L’Etage de Pastavino – Saint Germain’s

In : Featured and Paris. Tags: hidden, Paris, restaurants, and secret.

Instagram: You’re Doing it Wrong

Maybe a year ago, I opened a MessyNessyChic instagram account and never shared a single photo

In : life is messy. Tags: instagram and social network.

The CEO of Amazon digs up old Apollo Moon Rockets from the Sea in his Spare Time

What would you do if you had founded the largest online retailer in the world? Well, you would go

In : Boys click here. Tags: Amazon, apollo, discovery, NASA, ocean, science, space, and underwater.

Tonight, I’m taking you out to Dinner in Paris

It’s a special occasion; a first date, a wedding anniversary, a birthday, that all-important

In : Paris. Tags: dinner in paris, guide, Paris, recommendations, restaurants, and special occasion.

HistoryPin: An Online Time Machine

As if Google Street View wasn’t already cool enough, allowing you to virtually be in two

In : Nostalgia. Tags: application, Google, history, HistoryPin, maps, street view, tech, time travel, and website.

Ashton Kutcher’s Subculture Club

I do love a good subculture story and after my third accidental encounter with a stylish  Youtube

In : life is messy. Tags: Google, subculture, tech, Television, videos, and Youtube.

Dinner in Rome? How to Spontaneously Travel on a Tiny Budget

Late night shopping in Milan, a stroll down a Croatian beach or a romantic dinner in Venice? Those

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: cheap, destination, flights, travel, and website.

The Kitschiest Hotel in the World

Imagine a place where caveman bedding, lime green carpeting and hotel rooms named after cultural

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: 1950s, 1960s, 1960s decor, hotel, kitsch, motel, and tacky.

8 Ways to Lose the Paris Blues

                                                                 

In : Paris. Tags: atelier, bored, Paris, places to go, private, restaurants, rut, and secret.

15 Places McDonald’s should have Left Alone

I‘ll admit, I enjoy the occasional Big Mac just as much as the next mass-consumerist, but you

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: bizarre, buildings, burgers, fast food, historic, locations, McDonalds, McDonalds's, and restaurants.

China’s Bizarre Marriage Market

Blind dates are bad enough but when your own parents take to the streets and advertise your eternal

In : life is messy. Tags: bizarre, China, culture, dating, marriage, and matchmaking.

The Lost Treehouse Tribes of the Rainforest

Until 1970, they were unaware of the existence of any people on Earth besides themselves. Hard to

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: Amazon, architecture, forest, indigenous, jungle, primitive, treehouse, trees, tribe, and wild.

Forget Santa’s Workshop! Inside an Amazon Warehouse

Last year, Amazon shifted 17 million products within 24 hours. Can Santa even compete with those

In : Boys click here and life is messy. Tags: Amazon, behind the scenes, online shopping, storage, warehouse, and website.

Summers of the Retro Rich by Slim Aarons

I recently came upon an archive of Slim Aarons, the photographer who made his career out of

In : Nostalgia. Tags: eurotrash, jetset, photography, retro, rich, and slim aarons.

The Merriest Cemetery in the World

They say everyone has their own way of grieving, and in the village of Săpânţa in Romania, this

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: bizarre, cemetery, romania, and weird.

Through the Eyes of a Boat

I came across this photographer, there’s no hidden story, no lost secret as you might have

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: boat, photography, sea, and ship.

10 Things you Probably didn’t know about Ernest Hemingway (like he was a KGB Spy)

1. He was a failed KGB Spy In the last few years of his life, Ernest Hemingway grew paranoid and

In : have you met and Nostalgia. Tags: Ernest Hemingway, facts, literature, and writer.

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

1. A Payphone Graveyard in New York Payphones are disappearing little by little, but where are they

In : Featured and life is messy. Tags: 13 things, internet, and random.

A Walk along the Paris inner city Railway, abandoned since 1934

I spent my Saturday afternoon, avoiding the Parisian summer crowds and tiptoeing along the train

In : Featured and Uncategorized. Tags: abandoned, Paris, railroad, and railway.

A Trip down Memory Lane with the NSA Vintage Photo Album

Everybody loves a good photo album, even the NSA! For their 60th anniversary last year, they put

In : Nostalgia. Tags: agency, album, American, archives, government, NSA, spy, and Vintage.

The Secret Treasures Museums don’t Display

When I take my nose out of the encyclopedic rabbit hole that is the internet long enough to read an

In : Nostalgia. Tags: hidden, history, museum, secret, and vault.

Diner en Blanc – The Film about the World’s Largest Secret Dinner Party

Tonight in Paris, tens of thousands of people dressed in white, will converge at a secret location,

In : Paris. Tags: diner en blanc, documentary, film, Paris, and secret.

The Mysterious Dome Homes marching into the Sea: Before & After

For many years, these bizarre buildings on the isolated southern tip of Marco Island in Cape

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: abandoned, sea, swallowed, and underwater.

The Town with a Subculture of Secret Tiny Doors

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, a series of what is known as ‘fairy doors’, began popping up

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: cult, doors, miniature, portals, and tiny.

25 Ways you never knew Wallpaper could be so Cool

And suddenly I’m interested in Wallpaper… 1. Room with a Parisian view Shop here  

In : C'est Chic. Tags: decals. design, interiors, and Wallpaper.

A 1960s London Bus back in service (for Cocktails & Fine Dining)

This is so brilliantly British, but I’m warning you now, you probably won’t be able to

In : C'est Chic. Tags: 1930s, 1960s, bus, cocktails, events, festival, hire, and London.

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

1. A Mouse house Nightlight. A DIY idea for your hallway, found on Thimble Anna      2.

In : life is messy. Tags: internet and random.

Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol.4)

sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and

In : Nostalgia. Tags: photography, sass, Sassy, and Vintage.

The Paris Time Capsule Apartment

A Parisian apartment left untouched for over 70 years was discovered in the quartier of Pigalle a

In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Belle Epoque, derelict, ghosts, history, nostalgia, Paris, and Paris apartment.

The Bond Villain’s Lair: Skyfall’s Abandoned Island

Nearly forty years after people, the Japanese island of Hashima is lifeless, sagging and absolutely

In : Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, Bond, deserted, Hashima, island, and Skyfall.

Seaside Ghost Town: The Abandoned Millionaire’s Resort

St. Tropez, Miami Beach, the Bahamas; imagine if the world’s most glamorous seaside resorts

In : Boys click here, don't be a tourist, and Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, Cyprus, decay, derelict, ghost town, Greece, paradise, seaside, time capsule, Turkey, Varosha, and war.

30 years ago, you could buy a Lifetime, Unlimited First-class Travel pass with American Airlines. Now they’re Regretting it.

The Golden Ticket worth every penny… Imagine without hesitating, you could fly to Paris, just

In : don't be a tourist and gossip is good. Tags: airlines, American Airlines, flying, golden ticket, and travel.

How Sex Scenes in Film/ TV really Work

Ah, sex scenes. Those precious few minutes of a film (or HBO series) when parents decide to walk

In : Boys click here. Tags: actor, actress, awkward, behind the scenes, embarrassing, movies, Reddit, and sex scenes.

UNCOVERED: The Haunting ‘Human Zoo’ of Paris

In the furthest corner of the Vincennes woods of Paris, lies the remains of what was once a public

In : Boys click here, don't be a tourist, Featured, Nostalgia, and Paris. Tags: abandoned, colonialism, derelict, French, haunted, Jardin d’Agronomie Tropicale, Paris, scary, and unusual.

The Reality of Celebrity Photoshop: Before and After

How many images do you think you’ve looked at so far today and without realizing the

In : fashion for dummies and shock me. Tags: anorexia, Before and After, Beyonce, body image, botox, Britney Spears, Celebrities photoshopped, Crystal Renn, Demi Moore, dieting, eating disorders, Eva Longoria, Faith Hill, Filippa Hamilton, ideal image, image distortion, Jessica Alba, Kiera Knightley, Kim Kardashian, Madonna, over-exercise, Penelope Cruz, photoshoot, photoshop, photoshop in fashion, plastic surgery, plus size models, Ralph Lauren, Retouching, size zero, skinny, and W Magazine.

Farewell Sarkozy: A Look Back in Pictures

Love him or hate him, Sarkozy was undeniably a pretty entertaining President. Let’s take a

In : gossip is good. Tags: Carla Bruni, French, news, Nicolas Sarkozy, photos, and President.

Made in China: European Clone Towns

Taking counterfeiting to a whole new level… Paris in China In the outskirts of Shanghai

In : don't be a tourist. Tags: bizarre, China, clone, European, fake, knock off, replica, and towns.

The Town that spent 25 Years Underwater

This is Villa Epecuen, an old tourist town south of Buenos Aires that spent a quarter of a century

In : don't be a tourist and shock me. Tags: abandoned, apocalyptic, argentina, ghost town, south america, and underwater.

If You’re Strange Like Me, This Could Interest You…

There are a few things about me that could be perceived by some as a little off. For example, I

In : Boys click here and shock me. Tags: abandoned, buildings, derelict, deserted, Detroit, forgotten, Galerie Wanted, ghost towns, haunted, houses, Paris, photography, Romain Meffre, ruins, scary, spooky, and Yves Marchand.

What Model Poses would look like in Real Life

“Poses” is the project of spanish artist, Yolanda Dominguez, whose work I’ve been

In : fashion for dummies, life is messy, and shock me. Tags: anorexia, bodies, body image, editorial, fashion, image, industry, magazines, models, skinny, and women.

Meet the Coolest Mayor in the World

Meet Jon Gnarr, mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland’s largest (and coolest) city. Photo by Aleksander

In : have you met. Tags: comedian, funny, Iceland, Jon Gnarr, mayor, and politics.

THE POISONED PARADISE ISLAND

America’s Radiation Victims We all know that America conducted nuclear bomb testing during

In : Boys click here and shock me. Tags: American, Bikini Atoll, conspiracy, corruption, facts, history, nuclear, scandal, and testing.

16 Embarrassing Celebrity Photo shoots that will Haunt them Forever

Because sometimes, browsing through pictures of celebrities looking stupid in the nineties is

In : gossip is good. Tags: celebrities, embarrassing, funny, nineties, photoshoots, and then & now.