The Hapuku Lodge tree houses in Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand have to be the swankiest Ive ever seen. Theyre located in the canopy of a Manuka grove, with mountain and coastal vi...
Theres an intriguing body of work in Piotr Sikoras photo series Borders, in which he photographs people of different nationalities in Polish traditional costumes. (found via Vondy / images via Piotr ...
I love this illustration by Charlotte Trounce. The messages is as lovely as the illustration itself. (found via Design Work Life / illustration via Charlotte Trounce)
I love that there is a group pool on Flickr showcasing Japanese manhole covers. These painted pieces put the literal in street art. There are over 2,000 photos in the group, with painted manholes fro...
These photos of vintage Hawaii by Helen and Ian Lind are truly great. They were shot between 1940 and 1970 all over the islands of Hawaii. You can view more photos of the islands on their websit...
Bouncing between countries and continents the past few years has meant not having a permanent home to call my own. When the day comes that I do, Ill be mapping my walls in at least one room...
Artist and world traveler George Butler has painted scenes from Gabon to India and Azerbaijan. His illustrations have followed him around the world and truly catch the whimsy of travel. (images ...
How fun is the Wigwam Motel? It opened in the 1950s and provides guests with the opportunity to sleep in a teepee. The fact that the motel is located along Old Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona make...
My time in Bangkok came and went in a flash. It was a glorious five days of street food and gilded temples, with a few embassy visits in between. I cant wait to visit the rest of Thailand at the end ...
Ive been collecting little art print postcards on my travels. Im hoping to fill a wall with them once Im settled down back in the States. If I were in Northern Ireland, Id be going home with a stack ...
Michael Lebowitz, CEO of Big Spaceship, has shared his grandfathers extensive collection of hotel door hangers. From a design aspect these hangers are as eclectic as the countries they came...
Completely in awe of David Stephensons kaleidoscope- like photos from his book Heavenly Vaults , in which he captures the stunning ceilings of some of Europes most stunning cathedra...
Greetings from Cambodia. The intensity of the heat in this country is almost as impressive as the ancient temples of Angkor...almost. The past week was spent touring the temples by tuk tuk, hiding fr...
These Airport Runway Screenprints by NOMO Design are a fabulous depiction of some of the worlds most famous airports. It gets better. For every print sold, NOMO contribues $2.00 to the Challenge...
The crew over at Hejorama are doing some pretty awesome things. Their Disposable Stories series is a brilliant concept and the results are equally impressive. It goes like this: they send out disposa...
Silent World is a series of photographs by Lucie and Simon that picture some of the worlds most populated places without a person in sight. Having visited a number of the cities and locations feature...
Greetings from Cambodia. I tell you, Laos was hard to leave. It really, really was. Go to Laos my friends, and stay as long as you can. Alas, the road finds me in Cambodia in the southern port town o...
In May 1904 a group of explorers met to form an organization with the intention of uniting explorers and promoting exploration as a whole. Today, The Explorers Club has over 3,000 distinguished membe...
The Urban Legend series of prints by WrenMade features maps and silhouettes of animals native to a particular city or state. The concept and the bold colors are fabulous. Id love to have a ...
Im over on Hejorama again today, contributing to their fabulous Monday Map series. This time around I wrote about Typographic Topography, curating a few of my favorite text-based maps (like the above...
Olivo Barbieri captures the Dolomites in such fierce grandeur. He makes this Italian mountain range look otherworldly. (found via But Does It Float / photographs by Olivo Barbieri)
Little beats good art for a good cause. This Helping Hand print by Dustin Wallace is fabulous and 40% of all profits from the print go to Malaria No More. (image via Help Ink)
Its interesting to see what each host city does with their Olympic Village, both during and after the games. Sophie Saller captured these images of the bungalows that housed the athletes in the ...
I was over the moon with excitement (see what I did there?) when I happened upon these vintage-inspired space travel posters by Steve Thomas.
Greetings from Laos. This country continues to win me over daily, even with the excessive heat and mosquitos. Im finishing up my final few days here in the 4,000 Islands region and keeping busy by ri...
Im geeking out about the work being produced for the Wander Postcard Project. The elusive travel site, thats currently little more than a log-in screen, has asked illustrators to create postcard...
Somedays I miss tacos, other days I miss my sewing machine...such is life on the road. Seeing these lovely travel-themed fabrics from Birch Fabrics makes me miss my sewing machine a smidge more. Thei...
I quite like these state bird prints by Kelsey Oseid. The prints feature patterns and colors found on each given states official bird. Illinois and Missouri are among my favorites, and I swear it has...
Greetings from Laos. Being perfectly honest, I crossed the border without knowing a whole lot about this country, geographically or culturally speaking. But, sometimes I think that can be a perfect i...
I recently stumbled on the uber-lovely blog and shop Lyla and Blu. After cruising through just about everything theyve posted, Ive decided Hannah and Christian and I need to be friends. I a...
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