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Vacationing with Wes Anderson: The American Motel Edition

Wes Anderson did it again with another eye-feast of aesthetics in “Asteroid City”, set in futuristic quasi-mid-century Southwestern United States, a barren desert setting reminiscent of New Mexico or Arizona. He’s made us want to pack some hard-sided suitcases, load up the station wagon, and get our kicks back on Route 66. After watching Asteroid…
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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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Vintage Vegas: Finding the Forgotten Strip

I know you might have heard I was doing a California road trip but our journey actually begins in Las Vegas (Sin City tempted us with cheaper air fare). It’s not the most obvious of destinations to begin in search of the off-beat and unique, but certainly not impossible– and I like a challenge. We plunged into the…

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The New York Pizza Project (it’s not just about the Pizza)

Can you believe that I’ve never tried real New York pizza? I know. It’s on my “To Do Urgently” list. And yet despite my unenlightened tastebuds, even I can see that New York pizza is not just about the pizza itself, but about the people and the places that are the beating heart and soul behind New York City’s favourite…

The Man who makes the Neon Signs

In a dark and forgotten storage room of Clifton’s cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles, a neon sign was secretly glowing and flickering since the Great Depression, until it was discovered after 62 years, having accumulated over $17,000 in electricity bills for the unwitting owners. The sign was purchased in 1935 but later stored out of…

The Amazing Sea of Stars

This picture is not photoshopped. What you’re looking at is Bioluminescent Phytoplankton (food for fish and whales)  washing up on the shores of Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives. Bioluminescence is the emission of light from an organism. Fireflies, glow worms and plankton all have bioluminescent capabilities. Luminescence occurs when micro-organisms, called dinoflagellates, are disturbed in water…

Meet me at the Girlfriends Café

I need to prioritise some Euro tripping with my girlfriends this summer, but of course getting a group of your ladies together even just for a night out can sometimes feel a little like herding cats. I think I found a place however, that will get their attention. I’ll tell them to meet me at the Wanda Café…

The Last Movie Palaces of Yesteryear

The glowing neon marquees with readerboards announcing weekly features, the box offices not manned by machines, the stage that could have just as easily been the setting for an opera as it could your Friday night film– these are things we can rarely expect from ‘movie night’ anymore. Above: Roxy, Northampton, Pennsylvania/ Below: Tampa, Tampa, Florida Before flicking through NetFlix takes over…
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