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A Kitschy Weekend Guide to the Australian Outback
The Palace Hotel We’ve got that itch for a little road trip once again, and this time it’s taking us to the Land Down Under, specifically, to the town of Broken Hill— no sandy beaches, no respite from...
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Manhattan’s Secret Shoppable Loft
It wasn’t until the end of my stay in New York that I realised I’d been living in an entirely shoppable dream apartment. The enviable furniture and covetable design accents might be hiding the price...
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The Bittersweet Story of the World’s First Motel
It’s as American as Apple Pie in all its neon-lit glory, evoking our collective cultural memory of 1950s road-tripping, film noir fugitive hideouts and the golden age of kitsch. The motel is as much a...
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5 Unforgettable Paris Sleepovers in case you don’t Win that Night at the Louvre
Airbnb has done it again. Travel and lifestyle blogs are abuzz with news of the company’s latest PR stunt: the chance to win a night with the Mona Lisa at the world-famous Musée du Louvre in Paris....
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Don’t be a Tourist in Portugal Mini Guide
So you’re thinking about a trip to Portugal. When travelling in Europe, Portugal tends to be an afterthought for Mediterranean sun seekers, whose first instincts are to look at France, Italy, Greece...
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B&B of the Month: The Wander Inn
© Brandon Aguilar They’re the Renaissance women of the wild, wild west, and today Amie and Jolie Sikes are giving Messy Nessy a taste of their little haven in Round Top, Texas: The Wander Inn. It’s...
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Don’t Judge this Potato Hotel by its er, Skin
Otto Kitsinger/AP Images for Idaho Potato Commission Beauty’s in the eye of the beholder, as they say. Especially if that beholder happens to own Idaho’s chicest new B&B, The Big Idaho Potato...
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Vacationing with Wes Anderson
It’s been almost two years since our “Location Scouting with Anderson” post went nuts all over the internet, and with summer fast-approaching and travel on all our minds, I thought it might be time...
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Inside the Beat Hotel of Paris
Gregory Corso in his attic room of the Beat Hotel photographed by Allen Ginsberg (Stanford University Libraries/Allen Ginsberg Estate) “I lay there on the floor, he makes love to Nanette all night, as...
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There are Hundreds of Islands for Sale around the World Right now, so let’s...
Blue Lagoon (1980) There’s always that one friend who says they’re going to quit the world and live on their own island someday – and you can pass this on to them in a moment – but first, take a...
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Disco Cowboys, Rejoice: The Dive Motel Is Here
© The Dive Motel & Swim Club A little birdy down south just let us in on a sizzling tip: the retro motel of our dreams just opened in Nashville, Tennessee, inviting travellers far and wide to...
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Rosa Bonheur’s Chateau is a Time Capsule Waiting to be Discovered
Rosa Bonheur was one of the most popular artists of the 19th Century. Not only was her work being sold and seen around the world, songs were composed about her and dolls were made in her image. Today,...
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Vacationing at the West’s Smallest Ghost Town
Is luck just another word for good timing? It is for the town of Gold Point. Under the endless stretch of sky in Esmerelda County, Nevada, at the gateway of Death Valley, the little ghost town sleeps...
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5 Fairytale Sleepovers in Case You Don’t Win that Night at Downton Abbey
It’s finally happening. Highclere Castle, aka the legendary English estate that’s hosted Downton Abbey, is opening up its gilded doors for a once-in-a-lifetime slumber party. In partnership with...
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Get Back to Nature this Fall at these Airbnb Fairy Compounds
There’s no return from the orbit of SunRay Kelley. Not that we’d ever want to leave the little compound he’s built in Washington state; it’s a wonderland of moss covered fairy houses and sparkling...
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The ’90s are Still Alive & Well at this Totally Ace Airbnb
The “Max” dining room. ©Jeremy & Kelsey Jauntily hung Friends posters, VHS movies, gel pens, furniture that looks like it’s been taken straight off the set of Saved by the Bell, and nonsensical –...
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How the World’s First Floating Hotel ended up as a Doomed Wreck in North Korea
We’ll file this one under “Things that ended up in North Korea”. When it first opened in 1988 on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, it promised “paradise at sea”; a floating seven-storey mega structure...
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We took the Liberty of Scouting the Perfect East Coast Winter Weekend Escapes...
©vermont_cabin / Instagram We take our motto, “Don’t Be a Tourist in New York,” very seriously – which is why we’re taking our own advice this November.
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The 20 Hotel Rooms to Bucket list for the Next Decade
Here at MessyNessyChic, we’ve spent the past decade bucket-listing the earth, finding the most off-beat, unique (and chic) places to escape and explore. And along the way, we’ve come across a hotel...
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The Keys to Amsterdam’s Secret Chapel B&B
What’s gold, pink, and Amsterdam’s best kept secret? The 18th century chapel-turned-AirBnB that landed in our inbox this morning, courtesy of a hot tip from our pal Holly Beach of the Choosy...
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