Clara M.

Clara writes about ancient myths, sacred places, and ruins shaped by belief and legend. Her work explores how stories, rituals, and forgotten civilizations still echo through real places today.

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Christchurch’s Abandoned Mental Asylums: The Geography of Madness in the South Island

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Christchurch’s Abandoned Mental Asylums: The Geography of Madness in the South Island

Sunnyside, Templeton, Seaview. Three institutions that held tens of thousands of New Zealanders. Learn about the forgotten patients, the dark legacy, and the ethical questions these ruins raise today.

Portrait of a female author smiling in warm evening light on a city street.

Poveglia: The Plague Island of the Venetian Lagoon

Discover the chilling history of Poveglia, Venice’s infamous Plague Island. From mass graves to a haunted asylum, explore the dark secrets of this forbidden island and why it remains one of the world’s most terrifying places.

Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang): Faith Hanging Over the Himalayan Void

Explore Bhutan's sacred cliffside sanctuary where legend and reality blur. Discover the myths of Guru Rinpoche's tiger flight, the caves where monks vanish, and the spirits that guard this precarious paradise between earth and sky.

Paris Catacombs: The City of the Dead Beneath the City of Light

Beneath Paris lies a labyrinth built of bones — six million souls arranged in walls of skulls and femurs. The Catacombs are not a cemetery but an empire: the city of the dead beneath the City of Light.

Isla de las Muñecas: How One Man's Obsession Created the World's Most Disturbing Island

In the canals of Xochimilco near Mexico City lies an island of rotting dolls. Hung to appease a drowned child’s spirit, they now watch silently from the trees — guardians, sacrifices, or perhaps ghosts themselves.

Clara M.

Clara M.

The most recent posts by Clara M.

Christchurch’s Abandoned Mental Asylums: The Geography of Madness in the South Island

Poveglia: The Plague Island of the Venetian Lagoon

Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang): Faith Hanging Over the Himalayan Void

Paris Catacombs: The City of the Dead Beneath the City of Light

Isla de las Muñecas: How One Man's Obsession Created the World's Most Disturbing Island

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