Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   Pencil me in? We’re gearing up for the New York Times Travel Show next weekend on January 25th in Manhattan. I’d love to see a friendly face in the crowd and even grab a drink with you after the show! Myself & my writers and explorers from DBTNY are hitting the stage at the Jacob Javits centre from 1.30pm-2.30pm to talk travel, inspiration, and the secret to escaping overtourism. Once we’ve signed some books, we’ll head on over to a cozy nearby bar (one from the book of course) to make merry. The NY Times Travel Show doors are open to all, but [Keyholders will get first invitations]( early next week for our post-show drinks (cozy bar, limited space).  Until then, your Weekend Conversation Starters await with a platter of new discoveries, from the little-known [Secret Society worthy of a Wes Anderson movie](, the [Coded Couture of Antique Lacework](, and [Africa’s Roman Ghost City](, buried in the sand for a millenium.  Here’s to starting the year off on an insatiably curious foot! Love, [Nessy]   [The Oddly Undocumented “Order of the Odd Fellows” that frankly, belongs in a Wes Anderson Movie](  [30593109_597537550604424_6461062063790751744_n]( It’s a name that had me instantly transfixed, like something Wes Anderson had dreamt up for his next film. The Independent Order of the Odd Fellows – a secret society for … odd people? Why had I never heard of it? Never one to resist the pull of a promising rabbit hole, I would soon…  [Continue Reading](   [The Keys to Amsterdam’s Secret Chapel B&B](  [secret-chapel-17-1536x1024-1]( 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 Traveller, who recently discovered the hidden gem and found it to be of the most unique places she’s ever seen “in Amsterdam, or…  [Continue Reading](   [So Cheese Rolling is an actual Sport and Everything is Wonderful](  [2530403967_78cfdc8562_b]( Don’t play with your food, they said. But whoever uttered those words has clearly never attended the annual “Cheese-Rolling and Wake” at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire, UK. Think of your favourite mischievous childhood pastime of rolling down hills, the steeper the better – and just add cheese. Since the dawn of time-ish, brave locals have been…  [Continue Reading](   [Buried in Sand for a Millennium: Africa’s Roman Ghost City](  [mm7720_20091105_00033_2000x1333]( Got your archeologist’s cap on? Today we invite you to touch down in Algeria and explore Timgad, a lost Roman city on the edge of the Sahara desert that remained hidden beneath the sand for nearly a thousand years. Positively obscure compared to the international notoriety of Pompeii, this ancient city is nonetheless one of…  [Continue Reading](   [The Coded Couture of Antique Lacework](  [2006AM7534_2500]( They were like snowflakes spun from silk, sought after just as feverishly as gold on the black market. Whether they were twisted with pearls or tied with silver knots, no two pieces of lace were the same in 1765. All to often forgotten in dusty attics today, for centuries, lacework was all about how you…  [Continue Reading](   [New York Inspiration & Events Guide (Jan-Feb 2020)](  [getImage-1]( New York, New York – is there a better place to kick-off 2020? This is the city of dream chasers. The city where anyone can become a chocolatier by day and sing show tunes at night; visit an otherworldly Dream House, and bathe in a vat of red wine (true story, find it on page…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CDLXXXV)](  [https___api.thedrive.com_wp-content_uploads_2020_01_1961-Mercedes-Benz-300SL-Roadster-Barn-Find-Sale-Jan-2020]( 7. Rusty 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Barn Find Sells for Staggering $800,000  [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessy Keyholder? [Apply now to unlock the Vault!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To read more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.