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31-349. Chanel nails subscription10. A little something from the Editor14. Foot candy treats15. Arm candy 17-18. A-Z of what to forget about this summer19. The things to celebrate this June25-28. Profile: Joe McCrae 31-34. Bright Art: Signed by the unknown38. 15 Quotes to live by39-40. Tattoo’s are they for you?

MONO NOW!

JUNE EVENTS YOU WILL

NOT WANT TO MISS!

WHAT NOT TO WEAR!

15HUNGRY FOR SOME ARM CANDY?

SIGNED BY THE UNKNOWN!

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47-54. What not to wear57-58. Pleasure with pain63-66. Chronically Vintage69-74. Mono brow is so now81-84. What not to wear: beauty89-90. Top 10 most unusual places to visit91-92. Most unusual place to visit in the world97- 98. Unkown: Holi One festival 100-101. Unknown: Burning Man festival104. Festval goods

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WHAT NOT TO WEAR: MAKEUP

CHRONICALLY VINTAGE!

CHANCE TO WIN! PROFILE:

JOE MCCRAE

WHAT TO LEAVE BEHIND THIS SUMMER!

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D e a r reader,

Creativity is beautiful. It is an undeniable truth, and in this month’s issue of Quirk, we are surrounded by it. From Art, to

Illistration, to Fashion and Beauty we are lucky enough to be surrounded by people with a talent than cannot be

matched.So often in today’s society, fashion and art is judged by popularity, trends and superficiality. But when you strip back the shows, the money and the fame, what we are witness-

ing is creativity in its rawest form.This issue of Quirk is all about raw art. From the work of

up and coming illustrator Joe McCrae, to the mysterious street artists of Brighton, to

recreating the mono brow, we are bringing things back to basics and stripping away the

unnecessary glitz and glamour of the industry. As Albert Einstein once said,

“Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” And this month, we pass it on to you.

alice dear - the editor

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ALICE DEAReditor

Holly GreeneArt Director

Rachael Daviesproduction editor

Verity BrayPhoto Editor

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EVENTSJUNE

June 6th 1887. Pemberton’s Coca-Cola label was trademark registered.

June 7th 1848. French post-impressionist painter Paul Gaugin was born in Paris.

June 11th 1979. Actor John Wayne died age 72.

June 14th 1965.The Beatles US album, Beatles VI, was released.

June 23rd 1955 .Disney’s Lady and the Tramp opened in LA, California.

June 28 1917.Raggedy Ann doll invented. June 30th 1936.

Margaret Mitchell’s novel ‘Gone with the wind’ was published.Every third Sunday

Fathers day

June 4th 1778 .United States Secret Service organized.

June 22nd 1847. The doughnut was invented.

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At only 20 years old, Joe McCrae is heading towards a bright future in the world of art. He is equipped with an originality, drive and passion. But most importantly, he is lucky enough to possess a pure and flawless talent.

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space that I can rent out to other artists.”

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Q:Joe, tell us a bit about your-self A: I love to draw, watch mov-ies, I find books alright and I hate tuna

Q:How young were you when you realised you had a talent for art? A: I remember drawing a lot when I was in primary school, we would have competitions of who could draw a better monster or seven headed elf, so I suppose it was the first time I won that.

Q:What are your earliest memories about art and design?

A: Art and design has certainly been in my life from the start because my parents share the same passion. There was lots of encouragement and doodling when I was little but there were a few memorable moments around the age of ten. One of them was when I saw an exhibition in France and my parents bought me the catalogue for the show on the condition that I copied every single picture in the book

Q:Where have you studied? And what are you up to at the moment?

A: I studied my art foundation at Cambridge Regional College and I am currently in my first year at Brighton studying Illustration.

Q:What artists or designers are you inspired by?

A: I spend a lot of my time researching lots of artists and keep an archive of art that I like so it’s hard to say. However there are a few artists that have definitely shaped my style and who I always seem to return to: Egon Sheile, Raymond Lemstra, Jim Lee, Lars Henkel andAnton Van Hertbruggen.

Q:What else are you interested in apart from art?

A:Playing and listening to music, I never draw without it. Photography is another, I much prefer film but I shoot with anything I can get my

hands on. Food and sleep.

Q:Are you planning on continuing art towards a career?

A:That’s the plan! I would love to make a living from my art work as well as have some sort of print studio or exhibition space that I can rent out to other artists.

Q: Are you interested in the fashion world as well?

A: If we didn’t have fashion we would all be naked... I do follow what’s happening with menswear and more street brands and less so on what’s happening on the catwalk. I find the whole lifestyle branding really interesting, the way we buy into and avoid what’s associated with a t-shirt

Q: Who do you feel has supported you the most in your passion for art?

A: I would say my parents have definitely pushed my creativity and encouraged me all the way. My mum is still my go-to for advice and ideas with every project I’m doing.

Q: How would you describe your drawing style? A:It’s very descriptive in terms of the line and its content is mostly quite deformed, surreal and figurative. At the moment I am focusing on how I can juxtapose the detail with more sporadic drawing styles and textures that I create

Q:What are you plans for after university?

A: See more of the world, but document it well. Then use that inspiration to fuel my push to become a freelance illustrator.

Q: Where would you like to be in 5 years’ time?

A:Inside a studio with big windows, with other artists and in a city in Europe. By this time I hope to be self-sufficient in terms of living. off the art I produce.

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Graffiti; vandalism or a work of art? Brighton is one of the most colourful cities due to it’s street art.

By Rachael Davies

Brighton is one of the most upcoming cities in the United Kingdom. Filled with vintage antiques and charity shops, the city is one of a kind.

The gay capital is renowned to be the most cultural city in Europe,

inviting people from all different backgrounds. But one feature that really captures the tourists’ eye, is the colour on the walls creating the most amazing street art.More often than not, art in public areas is usually known as graffiti.

However in Brighton, it is known to be a work of art and a huge tourist attraction. People do not see it as vandalism or offensive, more as an outside art gallery.One famous piece of Banksy graffi-ti art was recently sold, stirring quite an argument between the local residents.

The piece of art was the well-known painting of the two police officers kissing.There are tons of artists responsible for the spectacular art, however the one artist who is of a particular interest is he who has not yet revealed his identity.

The artist is known to live on the streets where he creates his mas-terpieces, accepting anything from money to a sandwich. He is not in hiding, however near impossible to track him down and has decided not yet to expose himself.

Although his identity has not yet been discovered, his appearance is known to be fitting with what you imagine a homeless person to look like.

He has also been spotted wearing a hoody and a cap.Once in a blue moon, the street artist appears on the street which differentiates Hove and Brighton. He draws a chess board in a small square of the pavement and invites passers-by to sit and play chess with him.

Brighton is forever inviting new artists to the streets, the city will continue to grow and become increasingly popular for its unusual hipster character.

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“-Vincent Van Gogh

“Everything has its beauty, but not every-one sees it.”-Andy Warhol

“Art is neverfinished, only aban-doned”-Leonardo Da Vinci

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” -Henry David Thoreau

“Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.” -Pablo Picasso

“To be an

artist is tobe-lieve

in life.” -Henry Moore

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” -Ansel Adams

“A picture is a poem with-out words.” -Horace

“Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries.”– Neville Brody

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beauty in everything. What ‘nor-mal’ people would per-

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— Alexander Mc-Queen

“People ignore design that ignores peo-ple.” – Frank Chimero

“Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.” – Joe Sparano

“Design is intelligence made visible.” – Alina Wheeler

“Those who do not want to imitate any-thing, produce nothing.”- Salvador Dahli

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Tattooing has become more and more popular with the younger crowds of 20 something year olds. You’ll walk into a university and can guarantee that at least two thirds of the people surrounding you will have one tattoo or more, with it becoming such a big trend, many tattoo artists are keen to

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Tattooing has become more and more popular with the younger crowds of 20 something year olds. You’ll walk into a university and can guaran-tee that at least two thirds of the people surrounding you will have one tattoo or more, with it becom-ing such a big trend, many tattoo artists are keen to bring back old-er methods of tattooing.

Tattooing didn’t start in the 21st century, Egyptians, Celts, ancient Greeks and just about any culture would have hand pushed tat-toos, using implements such as sharks teeth, thorns and bones, with pigments of colour. When needles were introduced in the iron ages, people would use them to mark their skin, which is why some tattoo artists are keen to get back to the roots of cultures that had been tattooing this way for centu-ries.

While not shying away from the electric tat-too gun, hand pushed tattoos are becoming in-creasingly popular with many artists willing to learn the skill, like for example young tattoo artist, Max Blackmore.

Max, who lives in Melbourne, Australia first started hand pushed tattooing, after he started to get home pushed tattoos him-self. ‘I started getting tattooed first at a regular tattoo studio and loved it then got informed about a book called “Home-made tattoos rule” by Thomas Jeppe (www.ln-cc.com/en/restofworld/latest-arrivals/home-made-tat-toos-rule/invt/don0608col), which kicked off the idea for me, it showed me what I actually wanted to do.’

Max, who now creates his own work in art as well as tattooing, first worked on his own tattoos, with a simple seagull on his friend’s ankle, which kicked off his love for hand pushed tattoos.

‘My first tattoo was a row of jigsaw puzzles on my arm that now get commonly mistaken for Japanese script, which I think is now why I want to do my own tattoos.’

There is a certain appeal to getting tattooed by hand rather than with an intimidating gun, that comes towards you like the sound of a thousand wasps: ‘hand pushed tattoos cost less, but they also look amazing because you can go into so much detail. The first tat-too I ever worked on, on somebody else was my friends’ ankle, looking back it probably wasn’t the best first tattoo, because the an-kle is one of the most painful places, but I was able to go into a lot more detail than I would have been able to with a gun, it proba-bly hurt a bit less as well because it wasn’t vibrating straight onto the bone.’

While society has become more accepting of tattoos as a whole, ‘there’s still some un-easiness towards the more DIY tattoo process’ He says, while being asked about the con-troversy surrounding tattoos ‘Controversial

tattoos, I understand would be an issue, but I think you have the right to do whatever to your body tattoo wise, but you should consid-er where you get something offensive tattooed and how the imager or symbolism might offend or effect certain people you might see in the street’ Tattoos are of course becoming more and more popular, citing that this generation will be the most tattooed grandparents ever.

But with many young people today getting more and more tattoos, should they all have a meaning? Should that Pokémon tattoo the guy who sits next to you in English has, mean something to him, other than he just likes Pokémon? Not necessarily according to Max; ‘I think all tattoos have a meaning or a reason behind why you got it, but not necessarily a deliberate one, but saying that my favourite tattoo that I have worked on would be I’d say it was one I did last year that I had to draw up, the guy asked for a Japanese robot riding a long board surfboard, which was probably the most original tattoo I’ve ever done and one of the most fun.’

I admire lots of people but in tattooing my good friend Paul Stillen is killing it tattoo-ing in Melbourne at the moment.And with the increase of tattoos, many people are now ending up with the same tattoo, queue people with feather tattoos and tribal tat-toos. ‘With hand pushed tattoos, you don’t really get bored doing the same style of tat-toos, because each one is different where it’s a more complicated, unique process.’

Speaking about the popularity of rubbish tat-toos, Max says that in his line of work it may be hard to help some people. ‘With cover ups becoming more popular I do think it would be hard to do a cover up with a hand pushed tat-too, although I’ve never really been asked to cover up anything I think with hand poked tat-tooing it would take way to long.’

To find more of Max’s work go to: www.noscrib-bles.com

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Pleasure with

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from babies to menstral cycles, ladies are the first person that should be contacted when there is any advice needed about pain. so why do we put ourselves through some more?

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By Holly Greene

Pleasure

W h a t ’ s the big obsession with

walking like a newborn calf on stilts? There’s nothing sexy about wearing

a pair of Louboutins if you cant walk in a straight line and even more tragic if you get caught out at

zebra crossings by the dreaded blind bumps. Heels have involved into a necessity. Not only do we want to have the latest

pair but we feel like we need too. Whether you’re a converse girl or a high-end Chanel girl, there is no doubt about the appreciation that

happens between woman and woman when they casually catch a glimpse of those beloved heels.

The high-heeled shoe- that can be referred to as the shoe that’s heel is higher than the toe was first a sign of higher class in ancient Egypt. The variety of heel engulfs shop walls around the world, for some women its an addiction that only rehab could solve. However, what our eyes are only shown is the finished perfection that we

pay for.

The industry of high heels from the illustrations, to the manufacturing and every little bit in between is not as appreciated as it maybe should be. To be able to hold all weights and sizes without embarrassingly tipping frontwards if you’re a little top heavy is a gift

in itself. So long are the days when our mouths used to dribble at the sight of a well-presented woman who manages to run for the last train, and succeeds, much to our envy. That too, is us. The high heel is in our identity as a female, it goes along side with

having long hair, stereotypical, but true!

Truth be told, we couldn’t care less about the potential long-term damage to our posture, back, legs or the curb appeal of our toes. The higher the better. There is nothing more uncomfortable than a sharp pointed heel forcing five toes into a narrow point of submission. As women, we thrive for the intense, by the end of the night the cramps start to seep through our toes. Much to a mans disdain for the extra height, they just cant seem to understand how in some cases, putting on a pair of heels

isn’t just physical, its psychological.

Just like Louboutin said “High heels are pleasure with pain, if you cant walk in them, don’t wear them.” If we learned anything from Cinderella, a shoe can change your life. Is that why we all wear them much to our discomfort, just incase they slip off those blistered feet

and prince charming turns up at the door, not with a bunch of flowers but just a shoe.

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There honestly isn’t a time that I can’t remember not being head-over-heels in love with yesteryear clothing.”It is the popular choice of many to follow the current trends and fashion of today. Vintage fashion is slowly becoming more common; however some people have followed the vintage style throughout, regardless of the current trends. Jessica Cangiano, 29, Canada, is a full time vintage blogger.

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Vintage fashion has been an interest of Jessi-ca’s from a young age. Jessica suffers from a Chronic illness, she said: “What most folks

don’t know, is when they see me inthe photos on my blog is that they’re seeing me at my “very best” on those rare days each month where, if I’m lucky, I have the physical ability to get ready, leave the house, and enjoy being a part of the world beyond my home and the web brief for a while. “I don't love the cards life has dealt me, of course, but I don't wallow in self-pity about them either. I much prefer to focus on the positives, stay hopeful, keep my chin up, take care of myself as best I can, and find as much joy as possible in my passions of which vintage is certainly a massive one.”

Jessica finds her illness a driving force to her blogging as she says it is something she is able to do at ease and loves to do. “There honestly isn't a time that I can't remember not being head-over-heels in love with yesteryear clothing.” Jes-sica commented.

In terms of wearing the clothes, Jessica started when she was 15 when her parents started to let her buy her own clothes. “I’d often scamper off during my lunch hour in high school to hit the thrift stores that were on the same street as my school, back in the days when 30s-50s pieces were still fairly com-mon in Canadian thrift stores, sadly those days are long over now. “I'm going to be 30 this coming July, so I can honestly say at this point that I've been wearing vintage for half my life

now, love that!” Jessica's inspiration can come from anywhere, she tends to keep her mind really open to searching for inspiration wher-ever she goes. “A floral ar-rangement might spark me to combine certain hues together. Watching a 40s film might in-spired me to partner a certain hat with a certain dress that I own because they're similar to an outfit I saw a character wearing in that movie.

A modern fashion magazine might suggest a particular shoe to go with one kind of coat or anoth-er which I think is lovely and then I'll interpret that into a way that works for my vintage wardrobe.I find I can relate to, and see myself in, such images substan-

tially more than most images of Hollywood starlets and other celebrities of the time, so I tend to spend a fair bit of time every month looking at, study-ing, and simply enjoying such photos, usually online, but certainly offline if a source presents itself.”

Wearing completely vintage fashion is not a popular choice of many; therefore varying opinions could potentially be daunting. “Generally speaking, most people that I encounter when out and about, as well as my friends and family members

are very kind and supportive of the way I look. There's a fairly standard set of questions that I usually get anytime I'm in public, such as "Are you an ac-tress, model, in a movie, going to a costume party?", "Do you dress like that all the time?", and "Where do you find all your clothes", as well as some pos-itive comments that I receive on a frequent basis, too. “I live in Canada and am grateful that most Canadians are polite folks who would usually only say something if it's nice and not apt to offend. There have been a few eyebrow raising questions over the years, but none that crossed the line to the point where I simply refused to an-swer.

Most people are friendly, keen to bestow a comment on me, of which, hands down, my very fa-vourite is when someone tells me that the way I look reminds them of how their grandmother or mother used to dress back in the day.” Buying vintage clothes can be difficult as it is not something that high street shops stock. Jessica lives in a lit-tle town which does not have any vintage clothing stores and the small handful of thrift shops rarely stock mid-century vin-tage.

Jessica’s alternative is to shop online. “With a bit of patience and luck, I can usual-ly track down what I'm looking for after a while, if it's not forthcoming immediately. That said, there are certainly a few items on my wish list that have been eluded me for ages! Either because I can't find them in my size or price range, or because the just doesn't seem to be any-

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one listing them point blank at the moment. I keep written running lists of such items however and do search for them frequently, finding one every now and then, and I enjoy the hunt, so I rarely feel frustrated if it takes me months or even years to unearth an item that I'm after.” Vintage fashion is becoming more popular in the UK, however in Canada the trend hasn’t spread and it is still unusual for people to wear vintage clothes. Regardless of whether the style does or does not come into fashion, Jessica is all for it. “I think vintage styles are gorgeous, often very figure flattering, and a terrific way to stay connected to the past. So the more folks that want to get into, the merrier in my books.” The reason Jessica is drawn to vintage clothing is because it, in her opinion, speaks of history loud and clear, works far better for her figure than most 20/21st century styles, is often very well made and simply makes her feel better about herself, including have more confidence. Jessica admits she is massively shy and has always struggled with body im-age/self-esteem issues her whole life.

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With makeup and a scary amount of liquid latex surrounding her, Christina Moore starts to transform her model from a normal looking person, to something that looks like the living dead, capable of

giving anyone nightmares. By Verity Bray

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Christina, 22, who is study-ing special effects make up at Southampton Solent uni-versity, says she has ‘slow-ly gotten used to’ the down-sides of special effects make up, like when the latex is

first applied it smells like fish!But creating a look on somebody, some-thing from pure creativity is an art, and Christina knows her art.

“I wanted to be a textile artist, as this is a passion of mine but realis-tically, there are no jobs in it,, I wanted to go for something that I’m in love with but also something which is going to get me a career’.As she applies more liquid latex, down the face of her poor model, Chris-tina enthuses, ‘I have seen my-self in other career paths, but I am in love with special effects make up.

I think that special effects also have a great deal of physical art to it. I can build on a face like I would a sculp-ture and this is more of an art piece, than just putting make up on somebody.’ Talking about the reasons why she started working with special effects make up, she says, ‘Make up has always been a passion.

It is something that I have also been pas-sionate about from a young age; I studied theatre production from the age of 14, so during this time I realised it was something that I really wanted to do.’ Inspiration is also key, ‘Alex Box is a big inspiration for me; she has an hon-ouree doctorate at Southampton Solet and is the founder of the brand, Illamasqua, who are a very unique and creative brand.

Her work is always of something un-seen and new. Also Pat McGrath, it would be great to ask her for advice.’As she puts, what can only be described as a piece on sponge, on her mod-els face over the latex, we talk more about her love for her art, ‘I suppose it was something that I got into as a must at school and since then I have found of inspirations and worked upon that and used that to my own creativity.

I always had support from my family and teachers, but probably not inspiration; this was something I found on my own.’With the industry becoming bigger and bigger, Christina offers advice to other aspiring special effect make up artists.

‘Make sure you are 100% committed be-cause it is a very independent course

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and time management is a skill you must have from the very beginning and passion, never lose that. No matter what difficulties you run into, learn to overcome them. ‘And what makes a special effects make up artist tick? Magazines, according to Christina ‘Magazines such as I.D, hunger, vogue and wonderland are a massive inspiration, I love looking at what they feature and what looks I can take from them and make them my own.

It also helps to have a passion for the products you are working with; Illamasqua is my favourite brand as it is very versatile. It’s not your average street brand as the colour palette they use is slightly more racy. ‘But there is always a fun side to work, ‘The actual application of make up is the most fun, seeing what you can create on somebodies face, the course requires a lot of planning where as I am the type of person who would rather just get on with it, but this is something that I need to improve on.

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I think the industry has grown an awful lot and the movement has come so far. Make up is now made for men and women and this is a giant growth for the make up industry. Illamasqua definitely has this an advantage to their company.’As she applies yet another layer of latex on top, the two layers she has already set out, the talk turns to the hard work involved in special effects make up ‘I would say to people who are aspiring to do work like mine, to get lots of work experience and practise as much as you can. Bribe your friends to let you work on them, that is probably the best way to get experience, without the worry of messing things up.’

Talking about her ambitions in the make up industry shows her passion, ‘I want to work for MAC because their company is amazing. The experience and career choices you get from this would change your working life. Lots of hard work, I’m hoping this will pay off!’Reaching goals in this industry isn’t always easy ‘Working hard and getting in as much work experience as possible is key’ She says, ‘the time management is a big shocker. I get time limits of half an hour to create something that I would spend at least an hour on, but on the plus side it is so free, where I can create any look I want and its something that I love, who doesn’t love getting paid for something you adore? There’s no better feeling!’

When offering advice to others, Christina is keen to help others ‘I would have more people experiment more! It will get you noticed and although it isn’t for everyone, university is a good way of getting involved. Get a degree even though it isn’t always easy but if you feel confident enough, then apply for make-up counters and businesses even just for experience the more you get in your portfolio in the early stages for make-up counters and businesses even just for the experience the more you get in your portfolio the better.’So what has she struggled with? ‘

“Learn-ing contour-

ing is the hard-est thing, I think, it is something that

I have always struggled with, but I’m getting there! I would say just practise, prac-

tise and prac-tise.”

And does the hard work pay off? ‘Of course it does, I’ve been able to work for people that I love, such as Atticus clothing and I love that I get to do aid shoots and being asked back to work again for a company, is always worth it.’

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TOP TENMOST UNUSUAL PLACES TO VISIT IN THE WORLDNext time you feel like you need a holiday, in-stead of booking a ticket to a hot beach resort, how about visiting a truly unique place. We have put together the top 10 most unusual places to visit that will leave you intrigued and shocked.

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The Homeless Hotel or the ‘Faktum Hotel’ is situated in Gothenburg, Sweden. The area is home to 3,400 homeless people, the inspi-ration for the theme of the hotel. Instead of hiring rooms, the Faktum Hotel offers several places to sleep, all of which are places the homeless would sleep. The loca-tions range from a sleeping bag in a forest, in a railway station or an abandoned house. The money that you pay to stay here goes to helping the homeless in Gothenburg.

The Homeless Hotel,Sweden

The Chilcotin Plateau, or ‘The Rainbow Range’ is an 8 million year old mountain range in Can-ada. The nickname refers to the multi-colours across the mountains, making it a truly beautiful site. Scientifical-ly, the mountains get their multi-colour from the lava and sand.

The Rainbow Range, Canada

The Cave Homes, or the ‘Cap-padocia Homes’ are small thin mountain forms caused by vol-canic eruptions. The Cappado-cian’s chiselled small cave- like homes in the forms for residents and people looking for a different kind of accom-modation.

The Cave Homes,Turkey

The Panda Inn found at the foot of the Emei Mountain in south-west China is a complete Panda Themed Ho-tel. The hotel consists of 32 rooms and is decorated with panda art, panda bed sheets, panda cushions and panda towels. The staff even dress up like pandas.

The Panda Inn,China

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Iglu Darf is a resort in Switzerland where you stay overnight in an igloo. Each Igloo is rebuilt every season from 300 tons of snow and designed by art-ists. The company Have 6 locations in the Alps area.

Iglu Darf, Switzerland

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112 Ocean Avenue, New York is home to the most haunted house in the world. The events which occurred in the house have been the inspiration to a book and 11 different films. The legend started when the Lutz fam-ily moved in to the property 13 months after Ronald Defeo Jr. shot his six family members in the house. Whilst there, they witnessed and were victims to a range of supernatural happenings.

The Amityville House, New York

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Found 200 km above the arctic circle, the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi allows people to stay in rooms made out of a mixture of ice and snow. The rooms are designed and created by artists giving each room a unique effect.

The Ice Hotel, Sweden

In the middle of the Karakum Desert, the natural gas field has been given the name ‘The Doors to Hell’ be-cause the fire, the boiling mud and the orange flames in the crater looks like a mythological drawing of hell.

The Door to Hell, Derweze

Aokighara forest is also known as the ‘Suicide Forest’ because of the many suicides that take place in the 35 kilometre grounds. Located at the base of Mount Fuji, the forest was home to 54 suicides in 2010. Because of the reputation the forest has developed, the forest has signs around the area encouraging people to seek medical help.

Aokigahara, Japan

Lake Retba is the only lake in the world to possess a bubble-gum pink colour. The pink colour is simply caused by dunaliella salina algae in the water. The lake also contains a high about of salt which allows people to float on the surface of the wa-ter, similar to the Dead Sea.

Lake Retba, Senegal

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1.The Amityville House,

New York

Every year, all year round, The Amityville House is added to tour-ist’s places to site see in New York, but for different rea-sons than the Empire

State Building or Times Square.

The legend of The Amityville House starts on the 13th Novem-ber 1974 when Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot his Father, Mother and four siblings in the house whilst they slept. The murders came as a shock to the suburban village of Amityville that is ironical-ly named after ‘friendship.’ After speculation of the mur-ders being related to the Mafia and fear spreading across the town, Ronald DeFea Jr. was found guilty of 6 counts of murder.

Whilst none of the DeFeo family reported any paranormal activity whilst they were alive, Ronald DeFeo Jr. shocked everyone when he revealed that he was told by the devil to kill his family.

13 months after the killings, The Lutz family bought the iconic house for a very reason-able price of $80,000. George Lutz and his wife Kathy moved in with their three chil-

dren in 1975 and remained in the house for a total of 28 days be-fore fleeing and never returning.

The Lutz family revealed that the reasons they left were because of a extreme amount of paranormal activity including jolting noises in the night, repetitive red eyes, cold patches in the house, and the most famous of stories, hundreds of flies found in the playroom.

Whilst the locals of Amityville believe the entire stories tak-en from the Lutz family are lies, there are multiple unex-plained events, which have oc-curred around the building.

After years of silence about the Amityville, previous resident Daniel Lutz participated in a documentary named ‘My Amityville Horror.’ In 2012, ‘My Amityville Horror’ was realised and Daniel Lutz was able to talk about his short period in 112 Ocean Avenue.

In the hour and a half documenta-ry, we meet Daniel Lutz, who at 13 years old moved into the Ami-tyville House with his Mother and Stepfather. With a very hard ex-terior, Daniel tells his story and what he witnessed in the house ex-plaining that, “I do believe that

there is such a thing as evil and I think it can manifest itself in any shape or form that it choos-es. And I was a victim of that.”

Daniel Lutz is very aware of the scepticism a lot of peo-ple have on the topic and ap-pears very unhappy about having to share his story. He explains in the documentary that, “It was a force beyond my control.”

Even with all the press and the history, there is still no evi-dence of the paranormal activity that occurred in 112 Ocean Ave-nue. Then again, there isn’t any evidence of paranormal activi-ty full stop. The events of the Amityville House and paranormal happenings in general both in-terests and terrifies the pub-lic. But we can’t help wonder-ing, will we ever know the truth behind all the obscene stories?

Known as the most haunted house in the world, 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville deserves the number one position of the most unusual places in the world

to visit. And many people do.

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pool 2014 – Day,Stanley Park,

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housands of people come together to share in music, dance, perfor-mance art and visual stimulation. The festival goers dress in white and enjoy the unforgettable experience in cities all around the world.The festival celebrates the beginning of spring, primarily observed in In-dia and Nepal. It is probably one of the most exhilarating festivals in existence in which the people gathered hold a bonfire, throw colour-ed powder at each other and celebrate wildly. The colourful festival

countdowns every hour after 2pm to the release of the next rainbow cloud explosion.The powder is made by natural colourants and organic ingredients as cosmet-ic-proofed and skin-friendly, it is non-toxic and not harmful. The Holi One pow-der is made with rice flour and is free of allergens. It is also easily breathed out due to the low proportion of fine dust and small particles. Guests are recommend-ed to wear masks and persons with asthma are dissuaded from attending the festival.The powder is water soluble residue, even without foam. The colour is usual-ly easily washed off the clothing as well as skin and hair. The paint particles do not adhere permanently because of the remarkably small amount of the pigment. Festival goers tend to add water to their powders to turn them into paint. This creates a whole new dimension of fun as thick colourful paste was thrown into the crowds from every direction. The atmosphere remains as traditional Hindu dancers take the stage as well as local talented DJ’s.

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The Rainbow Arena, Birmingham

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2014 – Day,Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,

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ham 2014 – Night,The Rainbow Arena,

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– Day,Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,

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Nevada’s Black Rock Desert holds its arms open to present the Burning Man festival once every year. From the 25th august until 1st September, this bustling, vibrant event brings together adventurers from all points of the compass to share their stories on the same common ground.

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The cultural festival allows each par-ticipant to become seduced by the beauty of art and nature, the commu-nity create a city whereby only the citizens can feel as if they are part of it. Weird? It may be, it isn’t your average muddy and hot pant watching

festival but isn’t it about time for something a little different.

Burning Man supports the idea of public art and expression and prides its self on creating a tem-porary community that oozes originality. Once you have visited Burning Man once, you will have to try and stop yourself from visiting it again.

A city in the desert seems a little strange and to travel over to America just to visit it could seem a little bit far-fetched but if art and cul-ture is something that you breath, why not. The fiery festival holds something for everyone, five stages across the dried up lakebed remains a hot spot for this years holidaymakers that are look-ing for an inspirational festival that will be sure to transform you from a beach goddess, to a desert angel.

It is said that it is far too difficult trying to explain what the Burning Man festival really is. “Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like try-ing to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind.” Says previous Burning Man staff, Robert Wills. If you have not yet been, it is hard to understand why this festival has such an effect on partygoers.

The desert is taken over by a swarm of cultur-al driven individuals. For one week it becomes a scene of masks and flames, each person crowds around the project of a hand made man made of firewood sticks to celebrate the week leading up to Labor Day.

Each person who attends the festival is asked to give up their own life just for a week and ded-icate themselves to the spirit of the community.

Says Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Burning Man’s musical talent coordinator.

“People do not come here because they love mu-sic, they come here because they want to dive into something different full speed ahead. You feel free and that’s what Burning Man wants to do.” She adds. With headliners such as Davi, Peter Black and the unforgettable Nutelli, 2014 has got a lot of competition on its hands. Even though the artists are not the usual sing along mainstream, the music is meant to inspire rather than relate.

Glastonbury is the UK’s largest festival, main-stream acts from across the world come and play to the thousands. However, the difference with the Burning Man festival is that not matter where you are from, everyone comes together to form a community. The sand between your toes and the sun belting down on your shoulders whilst DJ’s play a mixture of house and soul day and night isn’t your type of thing? Well, your look-ing in the wrong place!

“Burning man is nothing like you have experi-enced before, I have been coming here for the past three years, it’s a long way to come, but once you’re here you will realise it’s the most magical place in the world.” Says Natalie Smith, a Burning Man fanatic. Ticket prices vary when choosing accommodation dotted around the dried up lakebed, shuttle buses are available for those who have had enough of the sand getting in between their toes.

The weird and wonderful celebration of the “Car-go Cult” in 2013 enabled 61,000 people to honor the arrival of the mythical alien. More people than you would think? The astonishing Black Rock Desert, Nevada, stretches uncontrollably across vast land remains one of the highest tourist at-tractions in the USA.

So what sort of attire should be the first thing packed? Artistic outfits and hats are supplied in the desert city shops. The things necessary are a lot of white, sun cream and plenty of imagination. The theme for 2014 is yet to be released but event coordinator lets us into a little secret,

“Last year was amazing and the theme was highly encouraged but this year, me and my team have managed to bring a new adventure like never be-fore.” She adds, “It is going to be worth your time and money, I can assure you of that!”

It is obvious that the Burning Man festival is not for the faint hearted and narrow minded but there is nothing wrong with a bit of an adven-ture. For tickets or other scheduling infor-mation, visit the Burning Man website at www.burningman.com.

“2014 is one of the most ambitious lineups in our history, and puts Burning Man squarely in the ranks of other popular summer music fes-tivals such as Coachella, Bonaroo, Glastonbury and the US festival.”

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