Montserrat

9 ghost towns to visit, from China to Africa, Ukraine and Hong Kong – eerie reminders of war, disaster and loss

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The area now known as Bodie State Historic Park was home to as many as 8,000 people, who had hurried to central California in 1859 upon learning that W.S. Body (aka William Bodey) had struck gold. Its heyday was from 1876 to 1882, after which began a long decline. As for Bodey, he froze to … Read more

How island went from A-List hotspot to ‘Pompeii of the Caribbean’ in minutes – & the huge exclusion zone in place today

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AN ISLAND once known for being an A-list hotspot turned into the “Pompeii of the Caribbean” within minutes following a devastating explosion. Montserrat is only around ten miles long and seven miles wide but a huge exclusion zone has separated the majority of the island for the last 14 years. 9 The Caribbean island of … Read more