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Striated Skies No. 40 – Thesen Turbine

Thesen Islands Turbine Hotel was established in 2010. The hotel is housed in the refurbished power station that was in operation on the island from 1939 to 2001 when the power station was decommissioned. Thesen islands is named after Charles William Thesen who bought...

Striated Skies No. 25 – Landslide

In the small seaside town of Wilderness, South Africa lies the derelict train tracks of the once infamous Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe. A landslide that occurred in 2006 obscured the  tracks and it was decided that the Choo-Tjoe was not core business for Transnet (South...