andre-sheridan

Adventurer since August 2022

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Havana, Cuba

Hotel Sevilla

This historic hotel was once closely associated with Havana's mafia network.

Singapore, Singapore

Redhill Station

Sitting "Pretty in Pink," this station and its surrounding area get their name from an intruiging local legend.

St. Pete Beach, Florida, United States

Don CeSar Hotel

Known as the Pink Palace, the Don Cesar Hotel was a destination among America's rich and famous during the Jazz Age.

Bridgetown, Barbados

Nidḥe Israel Synagogue

The British government opened Barbados to many settlers, and so Sephardic Jews from Brazil and Holland sought refuge there from the grips of the Inquisition while they were also drawn to the wealth of the sugar trade.

Madrid, Spain

Cine Doré

Madrid’s famed theater is sure to hook you with its beaming brick-orange facade, then reel you in with its story of renaissance, resistance, and rebirth.

Singapore, Singapore

Regent Singapore Hotel

Luxury hotel containing art & artifacts integrated into its historic setting along Orchard Road in the Central Area of Singapore.

Tallinn, Estonia

Toompea Castle

According to legend, the Toompea Castle sits on a hill created by hand by an ancient woman named Linda.

Tokyo, Japan

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

This outdoor assembly and reconstruction of now 30 traditional buildings in Koganei Park are models of the Japanese experience since the Edo period that have been otherwise lost to natural disaster, warfare and city redevelopment.

Lisbon, Portugal

Central Penitentiary

This Portuguese penitentiary stands as an example of the country's inspired roots of European and Middle Eastern architectural design.

London, United Kingdom

Notting Hill

Now affluent, Notting Hill and its distinctive aesthetic used to be home to a humble brickworks and pig yards.

Bangkok, Thailand

Baan Pra Nond

This 1930s Thai Colonial home used to house one of the Supreme Court Justices of Thailand, and is now a family-owned Bed & Breakfast with original portraits & furniture.

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