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

Posted on May 5, 2011 by MessyNessy

There are a few things about me that could be perceived by some as a little off. For example, I highly enjoy doing a little dance in front my bathroom mirror occasionally, watching zombie films or snacking on salted crisps dipped in cold milk (trust me, try it). I also enjoy looking at derelict buildings. [...]

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My Favorite Humans of New York

Appropriately, his name was Dandy Wellington. There’s an exciting photographer on the
In : Featured. Tags: New York, photography, street, and style.
Living in the Art Deco Ruins of the Grande Hotel, Africa

When it opened its doors in 1955, the Grande Hotel in Beira, colonial Mozambique was touted as the
In : Featured and shock me. Tags: abandoned, Africa, derelict, hotel, and squat.
So in Dubai, the number of Abandoned Luxury Cars lying around is kind of a Problem

Some cities have a litter problem, some suffer from high crime rates and others might have a lack
In : Boys click here and life is messy. Tags: abandoned, cars, Dubai, Middle East, and recession.
Live Vicariously in Paris

What good is an iPhone if it can’t take you to Paris?! Or an iPad that can’t take you
In : Paris. Tags: app, guide, Paris, photography, tech, and tour.
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.
Preserved Moments of Historical Sass (Vol.3)

sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and
In : Nostalgia. Tags: girls, photography, Sassy, style, and Vintage.
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 : Nostalgia. Tags: French, letters, Paris, romance, and writing.
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.
Anywhere but Here: Deserted Banking Empire turned Skyscraper Slum

It was built for stockbrokers and bankers in their thousand dollar suits to make million dollar
In : shock me. Tags: abandoned, banking, deserted, finance, home, slum, south america, squat, tower, and venezuela.
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.
Abandoned 1960s French Riviera Film set: A Miniature Underwater City Before & After

A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: abandoned, city, diving, film, forgotten, France, lost, miniature, South of France, town, and underwater.
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.