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Tag Archives: Postcards
The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Social Network
Up until quite recently, I was a habitual buyer of postcards during my travels. Mind you, I rarely ever sent the postcards to anyone, but rather keep them as reminders of the places that I had visited. When I was young, postcards … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Art, Books, Europe, History, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged European travel, Postcards, Social media, Travel
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I Got Up At
On Kawara was a 20th century Japanese conceptual artist who was influential in the New York art scene. Although he was widely know for his “Today” series or “Date Paintings,” many considered that the most personal and intimate of his … Continue reading
Australia Needs Your Help
Australi-Aid has partnered with over 40 incredible artists to create a beautiful collection of postcards to support wildfire recovery. You can support the effort by purchasing some of the wonderful original artwork on their website. They have selected two organizations … Continue reading
Around the World in 80 Postcards
Lehel Kovacs is a Budapest-based artist and illustrator who dreamed of traveling around the world. When those travel plans did not pan out, he decided to take a virtual world tour using Google Street View. That inspired the creation of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Around the World in 80 Days, Google Street View, Jules Verne, Kickstarter, Postcards
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Whimsical Landscapes
Even in this golden age of digital travel photography, I still love old fashioned travel postcards. I’m not embarrassed in the least to admit that I still return home from most trips with a stack of kitschy cards. The very … Continue reading
The Traveler’s Eye
Hand-tinted tourist postcards are just a sample of the delightful items that make up the current exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Asian Art in Washington, DC. Titled “The Traveler’s Eye”, the show includes travel souvenirs, maps, photographs, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, History, Museums, Photography, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Mt. Fuji, Postcards, Sackler Gallery, Tokyo, Uyeno Park
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