Wednesday, February 4, 2009

UK mapcards


I have tons of UK mapcards like this one in the Orphaned Postcard Project. I got most of them in trade from a British man who collected mapcards and lighthouses. He had the most amazing collection. I often wonder if Brian is still collecting.

So, this is my plan for all my UK mapcards. Once I have them all adopted, I will arrange them in a logical order in a large blank journal. Then I will fly to UK, and travel the country, with my mapcards as my guidebook, keeping a narrative all the way. And then, when I'm done, I'll come back to the States, publich my narrative and be as famous as Bill Bryson.

Of course, now that I've put my idea out there, someone is bound to steal it.

Hannah, who also returned the Portobello Market postcard, lives in Essex and she noted some of the places she frequents. I love some the names of the towns...Leigh-On-Sea...Walton-on-the-Naze... Thaxted, birthplace of composer Gustav Holst (I love The Planets) and author Diana Wynne Jones (Howl's Moving Castle is a wonderful kid's fantasy with very strong female lead).

1 comments:

Wendy said...

Tell me when you are going... I can start at one end and you at the other. We can shake hands and hug in the middle. :)