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Summer Holidays: Then & Now

Posted on June 7, 2012 by MessyNessy

Let’s take a moment to see how summer holidays have evolved; how much have things really changed? MessyNessy dives into some beach holiday archives to find out… Traveling then: Traveling Now: Tourists then: Tourists Now: Holiday Resorts then: Holiday Resorts Now: Watersports then: Watersports Now: Swimwear [...]

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An Endless Summer in Outer Space

Camping on Mars? Seaside fun with views of Saturn? French artist Djuno Tomsni imagines the perfect
In : C'est Chic. Tags: art, beach, collage, holiday, moon, society6, space, and summer.
Pop-Up Summer Rooftop Camping: NYC-London-Boston

If you’re stuck in the city on one of the warmest days of the year, it doesn’t
In : Boys click here and don't be a tourist. Tags: adventure, camping, city, outdoors, rooftop, and summer.
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.
The Remains of a Hollywood Playground wiped off the Map

Beachfront properties custom-built for movie stars and the Hollywood elite, panoramic views from
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: abandoned, airport, beach, California, deserted, ghost town, Los Angeles, and Surfbridge.
The Hermès Secret Garden on a Paris Rooftop

High above the grand boutique windows of number 24 rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré,
In : Paris. Tags: garden, Paris, rooftop, spring, summer, and terrace.
In 1990, Disneyland was Perfect

Chris Zabriskie is the narrator, editor and musical composer of this beautiful short film that
In : life is messy. Tags: 1990s, childhood, Disney, Disneyland, family, memories, nineties, nostalgia, and VHS. Format: Standard.
The Era of Automatic Dining lives on in Amsterdam

I‘ve been clinging onto these old photos of an Automat diner in New York in the 1930s,
In : Nostalgia. Tags: amsterdam, automat, diner, dutch, food, nostalgia, and restaurants. Format: Standard.
The Apocalypse came early for the Salton Riviera

There is a place where beaches are made not of sand, but of the skeletons of millions of fish.
In : don't be a tourist and shock me. Tags: abandoned, apocalyptic, derelict, desert, holiday, resort, riviera, Salton, and wasteland.
Le P’tit Bar: A Time Capsule in Paris

At 9 meters squared, Le Pt’t Bar is literally the most petit bar in Paris. Inside, a
In : Paris. Tags: bars, cafe, nostalgia, Paris, and time capsule.
10 Places in Paris for an Indian Summer

Feel like summer is slipping away all too quickly as September approaches? Nessy has compiled her
In : Paris. Tags: al fresco, endless summer, Paris, restaurants, september, summer, and terraces.
Peep these Panoramic Prints: Bathing Girls of the 1920s

I found these incredible panoramic photographs from the roaring twenties which are just fascinating
In : fashion for dummies and Nostalgia. Tags: 1920s, bathing suits, beach, bikinis, fashion, holiday, summer, and swimwear.
The Abandoned Ruins given New Life

I can’t help but notice a rapidly growing trend happening in architecture that involves
In : Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, derelict, nostalgia, and ruins.
So this exists: The Hipster Olympics

This is in fact the second annual Hipster Olympics (I don’t know how I dared miss the first
In : gossip is good. Tags: berlin, festivals, hipster, olympics, and summer.
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.
The 1920s Speakeasy Club with a Treehouse in the Backyard

This wonderfully nostalgic photograph was taken in the backyard of a speakeasy club called the
In : Nostalgia. Tags: 1920s, nightclub, nostalgia, and Vintage.