Apr 25, 2017 | Mysterious Places, The Writing Life
It was a dark and stormy day, hardly the best time to leave the comfort of my ship to explore an already sinking abandoned city. I’d come down with a bad cold during the three-day cruise down the Yangtze River, and the last thing I wanted to do was wander around...
Mar 28, 2017 | Mysterious Places, Tales of the Supernatural
If you’re going ghost hunting, you can’t do much better than China. All that history, the legends, the warriors and ruthless emperors. And let us not forget the dragons. China is one of my favourite places, so I was excited to visit my friend Niki and her...
Oct 11, 2016 | Mysterious Places
Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the abandoned sanitarium known as Waverly Hills is considered to be one of the most haunted places on earth. The building was designed to accommodate 40-50 tuberculosis patients starting in 1910, many of whom died from the disease....
Sep 26, 2016 | Mysterious Places
The Rainbow Valley sounds idyllic, doesn’t it? A place where one could expect to find leprechauns frolicking. Think again. The Rainbow Valley isn’t actually a valley at all, but an area just below the summit of Everest’s Northeast Ridge, where dozens...
Mar 16, 2016 | Mysterious Places
When most people imagine Italy, they don’t think of the paranormal. Pasta, pizza, iconic ruins, Roman gods, passion–these things are usually what springs to mind. But a little-known island could change that. Located in the Venetian Lagoon, Poveglia is...
Nov 24, 2015 | Mysterious Places, Scary True Stories
Aside from wars and natural disasters, it was the greatest loss of life in modern times. This month marks the 37th anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre, when over 900 men, women and children swallowed cyanide-laced juice at the behest of their deranged leader, Jim...
