Great photo collection of lost, though not always completely unknown, ancient and abandoned cities from around the world, a few of which I've visited. As a kid, when I first came across the term "lost cities", I was mesmerized. A whole city lost? Lost? I've seen many lost cities since then but have lost none of my fascination for them.

Cities and Icons. Sydney certainly fits the bill in this regard: Unless a city has some sort of icon - be it a building, the physical setting, whatever - it will be nondescript, especially to people not familiar with it. While I haven't travelled as much as I would like to, I can't think of one major city, or town, I have visited that hasn't had an "icon", landmark, or natural feature ... Read full entry