Postcard of the Week: French Chateaux
I received this postcard last week from my mother who’s been down in south-west France for a few weeks. I spent most of my childhood summers on the south-west […]
Postcard of the Week: La Scala Opera House, Milan
La Scala is Italy’s most prestigious opera house and has been for several centuries. I’m no “opera connoisseur” but I do appreciate it, and I’ve been to the opera […]
Postcard of the Week: The Headland Hotel, Cornwall
Whoever thinks England is an ugly place should be shown this postcard. It’s of the beach directly beneath the majestic Headland Hotel, near Newquay in Cornwall. It actually belongs […]
Postcard of the Week: Whistler, Canada
The postage mark on this postcard shows that it was sent 20 years ago in 1993! I was just 4 years old. My parents escaped to Whistler for a […]
Postcard of the Week: Barcelona
I spent the last week in BCN, the renowned Catalan capital. What most stands out to me about this postcard is not the colours, it’s the textures. Barcelona is […]
Postcard of the Week: Chamonix
Chamonix is one of my favourite resorts for several reasons. First of all, it’s huge and has great links to other resorts in the valley such as Argentiere. Secondly, […]
Postcard of the Week: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan
I stretched the last weekend in April into a four-day affair, arriving in Milan late on Thursday night and leaving late Monday night. Milan is one of those Italian cities […]
Postcard of the Week: Skiing in the Olden Days
In Morzine a few weeks ago I was browsing postcards, as I tend to do wherever I go, and I found these two vintage photos of how skiing used […]