The Parisian Inventors
One of my all-time favourite photographs of “vieux Paris” is this curious snap of a…
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A Tale of Two Cities & Beyond with MessyNessyChic in 2018
In 2018, MessyNessyChic became a tale of two cities. We’ll always have Paris, but now…
She’s Building a Pinterest-Perfect Miniature Village
First of all, you need to be prepared to accept, as have I, that your…
Oh, Just an Abandoned Real-Life Gingerbread Castle to Haunt your Christmas
Because why bake a gingerbread house this holiday season, when a real-life abandoned one can…
For Sale: This Amazing Technicolor Castle
The Castello di Sammezzano is a show-stopper, a jaw-dropper. Hidden away in the Tuscan hills…
The Beatle that Got Fired
If you’re not a mega Beatles fan, or particularly well-versed in early Beatles history, that handsome…
Reviving the Real-Life “Middle Earth” Maps in a Secret Paris Museum
Maps and Miniatures — these are a few of my favourite things (along with Paris…
The Messy Nessy Kitsch-mas List
Was Christmas better in the seventies? All that tinsel, polyester and fake snow. Yesterday, I…
Meet the Oldest Elevator Operator in Los Angeles
Ruben Pardo operates one of the last manual elevators in Los Angeles and he’s been…
The Bohemian King of 1920s Paris You’ve Never Heard Of
The life of Tsuguharu Foujita reads like a long lost Wes Anderson movie — and looks like one,…
Inside the Replica of the Titanic, Set to Sail in 2022
There is no vessel that has captured the world’s imagination quite like the Titanic. The…
I Have This Thing with Topiaries
Maybe it’s because, in truth, they’re completely unnecessary but so utterly gratifying when trimmed with…