Lazy Penguins adore postcards, a couple of months ago we wrote an article called Unique Selection Of Vintage Travel Postcards. Today’s post is about Postcards from Japan (vintage too). As you already know can offer a captivating glimpse into eras that have long since passed and forgotten. The Digital Collections of the New York Public…
Surrey is one of the south eastern counties of the British Isles. It’s not very big but its mostly flat lands are filled with natural beauty and scenic trails. It is divided by the North Downs ridge into two parts. Crossing the ridge are the counties most important rivers, Mole and Wey. While visiting it is…
Galway is one of the counties in the Connacht province of Ireland. As part of the counties of the British Isles it is rich with beautiful landscapes and castles! As you might expect, the area has a long history and that can be observed from the telltale signs all over its Monasteries and Castles. Galway…
Finally, we have an underwater museum in Europe, precisely it can be found in Lanzarote (Spain) with Jason deCaires Taylor having his first exposition there. The museum is called Museo Atlantico, and feautires peopled with concrete casts of refugees and people taking selfies. The Raft of Lampedusa, the modern-day concrete echo of Géricault’s The Raft…
Kent is one of the English counties located in the South-Easternmost part of the islands. Like most state it has a lot of unique points of interest to see including castles and serene beaches. The county of Kent is also known as the “Garden of England” due to its abundant natural gardens and parks. One…
Oxfordshire is one of the counties near the heart of England. It’s well known for housing one of the most well known universities in the world, University of Oxford. However, there’s more to it than education and impressive buildings. Its countryside has a lot of beautiful parks to offer filled with flowers and trees. They…
This awesome hotel was recently opened (November 5th, 2015) in Tokyo. It is called Book and Bed Hostel and indeed it was a hit for the book lovers of the world. The hotel was created between R-Store Ltd., and Japanese firm Suppose Design Office. Some cool info about the hotel: Located on the 7th floor…
The extremely impressive photographs of Hong Kong in the 50s’ are captured in a unique and stunning way by a teenager. This teenager’s name is Ho Fan and he arrived from Shanghai (in 1949). Ho was strongly moved by the streets, filled with vendors, coolies and rickshaw drivers of the city. Back then it was…
There is no doubt that Norfolk is one of the most beautiful counties of East England. It is well known for The Broads as well as it’s gorgeous small islands such as Norfolk Island. The Broads consists of a number of lakes and rivers that form a network on the east side of England and…
Devon is one of the counties of Southern England which was once known as Devonshire. It is a relatively big county in size compared to the others and as such has a lot of beautiful places to see. Today we’re taking a look at 5 of the most fairy tale-like parts of Devon which has shores…
