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

1. This Library Cake Made by Kathy Knaus, found on My Modern Met     2. The Amazon Security Checkpoint Yup, it’s an open cardboard box. Found on Reddit.     3. The Faulty Towers Lego Set One skilled Lego fan/builder made a faithful recreation of the hotel reception from the classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. Nathan…
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Hollywood Ghost Diner

I‘ve been on the lookout for a truly authentic 1950s diner since I arrived in California. I finally found it, driving down Wilshire Boulevard and screeching to a halt as soon as I locked eyes on its mighty mid-century neon facade. Only one problem: Johnie’s Coffee Shop isn’t serving any coffee and waffles today … or tomorrow. At a closer look through…

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My LA Boogie Nights Bar

After 24 hours in the city of Angels, I had yet to find the perfect LA hangout I was looking for. I have this romantic vision of Angelinos hanging out on seventies lawn chairs in their backyards with twinkle lights hanging from the trees and margaritas in hand. I love it when my imagination becomes a…

Unmasking the Parisian Phantom of the Opera

What if I told you there is a lake under the Paris Opera House, just like in The Phantom of the Opera? Down, down, down, deep underneath the Garnier Opera in a dingy room with a square-shaped hole in the middle, I found it. Resting in the hole was a ladder that seemed to be descending into…
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The San Francisco Antique Playground

This might sound odd, but I’m not really a museum buff. I generally find that if something is behind a barrier or kept in a glass box where I can’t pick it up or touch it, I won’t linger very long in front of it. So when I was pointed in the direction of a certain “Musée Mécanique”…

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

1. What Remains of Old Shanghai A photo story by Greg Girard found on Feature Shoot     2. A Crowd-funding Campaign to turn this 19th Century Thames River Fort into a Nightclub A crowdfunding campaign via Go Fund Me is hoping to raise money to purchase and renovate No.1, the Thames. They plan on turning the 19th century fort, located…
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Trespassing Hotel California

We heard a rumour that there was an abandoned 1930s hot springs resort hotel on the road to San Francisco, that may or may not still be there. Of course I had to go see for myself. We pulled up to the rumoured location and sure enough, we found a barricaded entrance covered in graffiti– usually a…

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Two Ghost Towns, One that Died and One that Survived

Bodie, California has been on my bucket list ever since I first discovered my fascination for all things lost, forgotten and abandoned. In fact, the first leg of our California road trip has been more or less centered around reaching the historic gold mining town which boomed through the late 1800s, only to become completely…

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Welcome to Planet California: Secret Sizzling Springs and Alien Beaches

We made it out of Death Valley. We drove through miles of Mars-like landscape in hairdryer heat (113 F) on seemingly endless roads. The valley’s one mad-made attraction, a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival villa called Scotty’s Castle, hidden in an isolated desert oasis, was inexplicably closed. Low on gas after taking the lengthy detour to…
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