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What Kind of Town Elects a French Bulldog as its Mayor?

Must love dogs in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. That’s the town with the means – nay, the genius – to elect a strapping young pup named Wilbur Beast as the new Mayor. At six-years-old, the French Bulldog may appear to be one of the youngest to serve in the office. But weirder things have happened in…

Let’s Check in with Alaska’s Strangest Town Living under One Roof

If you thought life in times of Corona couldn’t get any stranger, try living out 2020 in the town where the majority of the residents all live in one single building. Whittier, Alaska was founded in the mid 1950s, built as a military port and barracks for the US Army during the Cold War. When…

Update from his Ghost Town: Time Capsules, Mine Exploration & Disaster

It’s been 7 months since our Zoom Date with the guy who bought a ghost town and 8 months since he started living there alone as the pandemic took hold of the United States. A lot has happened in the abandoned mining town of Cerro Gordo since. We’ll start with the bad heartbreaking news. The…

Don’t be a Tourist in Mexico!

An escape plan to Mexico is always a good idea, no matter who you voted for! With our American readers in mind during these surreal times, we’ve compiled a beginner’s off-beat eBook guide to high-tailing it across the border, ya know, just in case. While Mexico of course deserves its own book, we’ve picked out…

MessyNessyChic’s First Podcast with Gucci Beauty

That’s right, I’m now podcasting on a pair of headphones near you. In this enchanting project with Gucci Beauty, I’m telling the story of a sleeping surrealist mini-city found deep in Italy’s Umbrian hills. I even got to make all my own sound effects like a bonafide foley artist! Listen to the podcast below or…

Hiding a 10,000 Year Clock inside a Mountain

It ticks once a year, the century hand advances once every 100 years, the cuckoo comes out on the millennium, and it will keep time for the next 10,000 years. In the belly of a Texas mountain, picture a huge clock, hundreds of feet tall, and as you read this, it’s quietly ticking away against…

Don’t be a Tourist in Brittany – NEW eBook

Pack cozy sweaters, a waterproof jacket or barbour, some wellies and a sailor’s cap. Indulge in the simple pleasures of a fisherman’s weekend off. Eat plenty of fresh seafood and buttery crêpes. Immerse yourself in the proud and unchanged culture of the Bretons. Bounce between centuries wandering their medieval stone villages and bygone Art Deco…

This Abandoned School became his Personal Mansion (but you’re invited)

Okay, this probably sounds creepier than it really is. In Japan’s Iya Valley, considered one of the country’s most beautiful but unexplored regions, a remote elementary school was abandoned for nearly a decade, before Yohei Aoki came along and made it his home. Since 2017, the former office worker has also been welcoming off-beat travellers…

A Guide to Beirut’s Small Shops & Hidden Gems

It seems as if all we’ve seen of beautiful Beirut lately are images of devastation. Not so long ago, it wasn’t hard to convince people to take a glamorous vacation in Lebanon. It was a playground for movie stars like Brigitte Bardot, Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole. The Beirut harbour was host to the Queen…
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