Stamp My Passport

The Travel Journal

Behind-the-art stories, National Park guides and ideas for displaying the places you've been.

24 Hours in Miami title beside two hand-drawn palm trees on a pink background.

October 9, 2026

How to Spend 24 Hours in Miami Beach

My plan for one day in South Beach: every option on the list, what Michael and I actually picked, a walking map, and the two Ocean Drive prints that came out of it.

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July 14, 2026

Collecting Travel Memories, One Print at a Time

Every print in the Stopover Series starts as a real photo from a real trip. Here's how we turn candid travel memories into hand-illustrated art, and the four bird characters hiding in every scene.

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Stylus drawing the Chicago Cloud Gate illustration on a tablet screen, captioned Drawing The Bean.

July 1, 2026

Drawing The Bean: How We Illustrated Our Chicago City Art Print

From a scouting trip and hundreds of reference photos to a triadic color palette and two hidden birds: how we drew our Chicago Bean Stopover print.

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June 26, 2026

Hand-Illustrated Stopovers: The Story Behind Our New City Print Series

Real places, real trips, and a hidden family of migratory birds. The story behind our hand-illustrated Stopover city print series.

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Travel-themed gallery wall combining personal vacation photos with National Park posters and the TRAVEL quote letter set, displayed on floral wallpaper above a console table.

March 17, 2026

How to Create a Travel Gallery Wall with National Park Art

How to build a travel gallery wall that looks like art, not a scrapbook: anchor it with National Park prints, add destination art and photos, include a checklist, and pick a layout that works.

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Close-up of the hand-illustrated Acadia National Park poster.

May 28, 2025

Behind the Art: Acadia National Park Travel Poster

How our hand-illustrated Acadia National Park poster came to life, from first sketch to the final print of Bass Harbor Head Light. Watch the drawing video.

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May 28, 2025

Behind the Scenes: Drawing Our Florence City Poster

Every one of our city prints starts with a real view. Here's how the golden-hour panorama from Piazzale Michelangelo became our Florence poster, and how it compares to our single-landmark Stopover prints.

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January 24, 2025

Using Your Bucket List as a Guide to Living Your Best Life

A bucket list is more than a collection of dreams. It's a guide to living your best life. Here's how to start yours, plus the 50+ items I checked off before turning 50.

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Planning adventures with a checklist of all 63 U.S. National Parks

January 9, 2025

National Park Checklist: Track Your Adventures Across All 63 Parks

Discover how to plan your adventures with a checklist of national parks. Explore all 63 U.S. parks, track visits, and make unforgettable memories!

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