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Category: Postcards

Here’s a collection of the most interesting, breath-taking or simply unusual postcards that I’ve found around the world, one postcard posted weekly. Covering the walls of all the various rooms I’ve lived in, in all of the various countries, a growing number of postcards have followed me around, always reminding me of past adventures. Hence the name of this blog.

Postcard of the Week: Brighton

         Brighton possesses all of the trademarks of a city that’s past its glory days. Its grand Victorian townhouses overlooking the sea are dirty and desperately in need of a new […]

6 Months of The Well-Travelled Postcard

          Today marks 6 months since my first post, The Beauty of a Postcard, on 13th June 2012. I cannot believe it has flown so quickly and I’m pleased to […]

Postcard of the Week: Bosham

        This has to be one of my favourite ever postcards. “Bosham?” I hear you say? “Where the hell is Bosham?” Well my friends, for those of you who haven’t had […]

Postcard of the Week: Thai Islands

         Everything you’ve heard about the Thai islands… it’s all true. It is literally paradise. The degree of paradise you find yourself in depends on a few key things: the company […]

Postcard of the Week: Athens

The Parthenon in the Acropolis in Athens conjures up images of the Ancient Greek Gods and all their crazy exploits. The word ‘acropolis’ in Greek means ‘high city’ and there […]

Postcard of the Week: Oxford

          Baptised the “city of dreaming spires” by the poet Matthew Arnold, Oxford is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and charming cities in Great Britain. Its outstanding architecture and […]

Postcard of the Week: Valle d’Aosta

The Italian region of Valle d’Aosta, also known as the Aosta Valley, borders France to the west and Switzerland to the north. France and Italy share the Mont Blanc (or […]

Postcard of the Week: Portofino

This painting of the tiny quay at Portofino, by Italian artist Mara Sanguineti, is vivid and although it features simple lines, it conveys the warmth and fairytale-esque beauty of this […]