La Pascualita: the Mystery of the “Corpse Bride” exhibited in a shop window in Mexico
Embalmed corpses are not an unusual tourist attraction. Several popes are on view at the Vatican, and it’s normal that […]
The massacre of Gorla and the sad story of its little martyrs
Not many know that today is a sad day for the metropolis of Milan, Italy: October 20, 1944 is sadly […]
Onions in the Middle Ages were so precious that they were used also as money!
How many tears are shed by peeling an onion? Despite this little drawback, the use of the onion is normal, […]
Fontanelle Cemetery, Naples, and the cult of “pezzentelle” souls.
The Fontanelle cemetery is a place of worship located in in a cave in the tuff hillside in the Materdei […]
Peveril Castle: impressive ruins in the heart of England.
The imposing ruins of Peveril Castle (also known as Peak Castle or Castleton Castle) rise above the charming village of […]
The almost forgotten story of Timber Ridge Road, Illinois and its murders~
If many people have heard the stories of the ghost at the curve in Timber Ridge Road, most are unaware […]
Bueren Mountain: in Liege the stairs that will take your breath away!
Cutting down a steep slope right in the heart of the Belgian city of Liège, Bueren Mountain is not in […]
St. Jacob’s Well – Kansas, between sightless fish and a ghostly cowboy~
St. Jacob’s Well is a water-filled sinkhole in the Big Basin Prairie Reserve just south of Minneola, Kansas. The Big […]
Vampires, pirates and ghosts from Panteón de Belen (Santa Paula Cemetery) in Mexico
We are in Guadalajara, the capital and center of commerce of Mexico’s state of Jalisco. Panteón de Belen, known also […]
Prague: the magnificent European capital cobbled with Jewish gravestones
Prague is one of the most touristic cities in Europe. It is a large UNESCO World Heritage site, full of […]
Power Plant IM: one of the most popular urbex destinations in Europe
In a small district known as Monceau-sur-Sambre, within the Belgian town of Charleroi, there is an abandoned power station, the […]
La Casa del Diablo – The Devil’s House of San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico
We are in San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico, and despite the Cholula government has tried to eliminate the reputation surrounding the […]
Greyfriars Bobby: the most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
An adorable scruffy dog looks out over Edinburgh, atop a granite fountain built in his honor. Popular stories said that […]
Pheasant Island: the only territory in the world that changes sovereignty every six months
You are not allowed to visit Pheasant Island, which lies near the Atlantic Ocean terminus of the French-Spanish border. But […]
The Moffat Ram~
In Moffat, Scotland, you can see a large bronze statue of a ram proudly surveys the town’s central marketplace from […]
The sad story of Mieszko the Stone Bear in Warsaw – Poland
When walking past Warsaw’s Old Town and the Church of Our Lady of Grace, there is a small statue that […]
Abandoned Places ›
Power Plant IM: one of the most popular urbex destinations in Europe
In a small district known as Monceau-sur-Sambre, within the Belgian town of Charleroi, there is an abandoned power station, the […]
The charm of the SS Ayrfield, the ship-wreck transformed into a floating mangrove forest
Once cargo freighter and now a floating forest, the SS Ayrfield is a beautifully broken-down wreck, locked in Australia’s Homebush […]
Goussainville-Vieux Pays: the post-apocalyptic remains of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.
Just to the north of Paris, under the flight path of the Charles de Gaulle airport, lies the remains of […]
The doomed city of Doel, Belgium
In the Flemish province of East-Flanders, there is a subdivision of the municipality of Beveren called Doel. Doel now is […]
Travel ›
Peveril Castle: impressive ruins in the heart of England.
The imposing ruins of Peveril Castle (also known as Peak Castle or Castleton Castle) rise above the charming village of […]
Bueren Mountain: in Liege the stairs that will take your breath away!
Cutting down a steep slope right in the heart of the Belgian city of Liège, Bueren Mountain is not in […]
St. Jacob’s Well – Kansas, between sightless fish and a ghostly cowboy~
St. Jacob’s Well is a water-filled sinkhole in the Big Basin Prairie Reserve just south of Minneola, Kansas. The Big […]
La Casa del Diablo – The Devil’s House of San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico
We are in San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico, and despite the Cholula government has tried to eliminate the reputation surrounding the […]
History ›
Prague: the magnificent European capital cobbled with Jewish gravestones
Prague is one of the most touristic cities in Europe. It is a large UNESCO World Heritage site, full of […]
1950s Berlin: Photographs of a destroyed city
Berlin, 1956. About ten years have passed since the end of the Second World War, and Germany was at the […]
Kola Superdeep Borehole: 12 Km towards the Earth’s core
Someone said that the human beings knows more about certain distant galaxies than it does about the ground that lies […]
Malinta tunnel: war and ghosts in the Philippines
We are off the coast of the Philippines. Corregidor Island was a strategic place to hold during WWII, in fact […]
People, mysteries and stories ›
The almost forgotten story of Timber Ridge Road, Illinois and its murders~
If many people have heard the stories of the ghost at the curve in Timber Ridge Road, most are unaware […]
Vampires, pirates and ghosts from Panteón de Belen (Santa Paula Cemetery) in Mexico
We are in Guadalajara, the capital and center of commerce of Mexico’s state of Jalisco. Panteón de Belen, known also […]
Hinnagami: the spirit that possess japanese dolls and grant their owners any wish
Hinnagami are powerful spirits from Toyama Prefecture, Japan, that live inside in dolls. In Japan dolls take on an important […]
Scotland: the curse of the Paisley witches.
We are in Paisley, Scotland. Here, any tragic events and misfortunes in the town over the last 300 years, they […]
Art and Photography ›
Portraits from Bedlam: 17 photographs from one of the most infamous mental hospital of the 19th Century
It was called Bethlem Royal Hospital, but it was nicknamed “Bedlam”, London’s famous horror hospital. Founded in 1247, It was […]
Far from Civilization: portraits of the Modern Hermits from all over Europe
The French photographer Antoine Bruy has embarked on a long hitch-hiking journey across Europe, which lasted from 2010 to 2013, […]
The macabre beheaded portraits of the Victorian era
It’s true: the Victorians beated the internet taking bizarre pictures which show 19th Century Photoshop! My personal opinion: for many […]
Tsuneko Sasamoto: the first Japanese Photojournalist who still works at 105 years
Tsuneko Sasamoto was born in Tokyo on September 1st 1914. Although photography had been invented the previous century, it was […]
Food ›
The disappearing art of Smoked Fish in Grimsby – England~
The seaport of Grimsby, along the Lincolnshire coast of England, was once a very attended fishing port, and in the […]
In Japan Nestlé replaces the KitKat’s plastic packaging with paper to make origami cranes
Companies across myriad industries are pledging to make their products—and packaging—more sustainable. The abandonment of plastic by large multinationals is […]
White BBQ-Sauce: in Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white ~
While styles of barbecue vary from state to state, Americans (and not only), when when it comes to BBQ Sauce, […]
The Grocery List of March 18, 1518 sketched by Michelangelo
You can’t sculpt like Michelangelo, but you can eat like him! What did Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the most famous […]
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Italy: Verona reach agreement with U.S. National Team member Muagututia
The Italian Volleyball team Calzedonia Verona announced that they have reached an agreement with the U.S. National Team member Garrett Muagututia for the current season. This summer, the 31-year-old Muagututia […]
Poland: Zaksa with a new reinforcement – the Hungarian outside hitter Arpad Baroti
The reigning Polish champions have signed another player for the season 2019/2020: It’s Arpad Baroti, the Hungarian outside hitter. He will be playing in Plusliga for the first time in […]
Italy: Season over for Piano after ACL injury
The Italian Volleyball team Allianz Milano revealed how serious the injury of Matteo Piano is. Allianz Milano ended speculations regarding the injury of their captain, who was in the protocol […]
Italy: Lube and Modena open season with a 3-0 victory, Perugia barely defeat Latina
The reigning champions Lube Civitanova have opened the new season of Superlega with a straight sets victory over Piacenza. Even though the game ended in three sets, it was a […]
France: Chaumont defeated by Ajaccio, Montpellier and Rennes victorious, Tourcoing alone on the top!
After the third round, Tourcoing is alone in first place! Round 3 of the French championship was completed yesterday, with Montpellier home victory in four sets against Paris, Ajaccio taking […]
Italy: Photogallery of Monza-Milano
Superlega Credem Banca 2019/20 Round 1 – Monza-Milano 0-3
Italy: Abdel-Aziz led Milano to a victory in the first match of a new season of Superlega!
The new season in the Italian Volleyball Championship started with away win of Allianz Milano in the derby vs. Vero Volley Monza. Milano, led by the 21 points of the […]
France: Photogallery of Cannes-Tours
France Ligue A Season 2019/20 Round 3 – Cannes-Tours 3-2
The “Unknown of the Seine”: the most kissed face of all time!
In the late nineteenth century, around 1880 the body of an unidentified young woman was pulled from the River Seine […]
”The big fish” of Northern Ireland
We are in Northern Ireland, along the banks of the River Lagan in Donegall Quay, Belfast. “The Big Fish,” also […]
A walk through the picturesque Windmills of Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
If tyou think “Holland”, you’ve probably already conjured the iconic images of tulips and windmills. And it’s very likely that […]
The macabre egyptian “Voodoo” Doll, dated back about 3rd-4th Century AD
A binding spell is a magical formula intended to “bind” or restrain a person’s will or behavior. Examples of binding […]
Malinta tunnel: war and ghosts in the Philippines
We are off the coast of the Philippines. Corregidor Island was a strategic place to hold during WWII, in fact […]
The doomed city of Doel, Belgium
In the Flemish province of East-Flanders, there is a subdivision of the municipality of Beveren called Doel. Doel now is […]
Kola Superdeep Borehole: 12 Km towards the Earth’s core
Someone said that the human beings knows more about certain distant galaxies than it does about the ground that lies […]
Steilneset Memorial: a suggestive monument to the victims of the 17th century Norwegian witch trials
On the stark, barren coast of the Barents Sea in Vardø, Norway, there are pair of modern but impact structures […]
Hotel Monte Vista – Arizona: a historic hotel along Route 66 and its guests~
Located along legendary Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona is the Hotel Monte Vista. A huge, old-fashioned neon sign towers over […]