A travel gift that is their route, not a world map
A scratch-off world map says someone has travelled. It does not say where, or how, or in what order, and the neighbour's is exactly the same.
An itinerary does. The cities in the order they came, the road between them, and a line that changes shape depending on whether they drove, flew or took the train.
What a scratch-off map does not say
A thousand people a month look for a scratch-off world map, and many buy one. The need is real: people want to see their travels on a wall, and not only in a phone.
But a scratch-off map is the same for everyone. It marks COUNTRIES, in flat colour, with the same gesture for three days in Lisbon as for six months in Chile. Two travellers who have nothing in common come home to the same wall.
An itinerary cannot be mistaken for another. It carries the cities in their order, the real distance between them, and the shape of the journey, which is never anyone else's.
Which journey belongs on a wall
They do not all frame the same way, and some are better than people expect.
A road trip
The road, city by city, detours included. It is the journey that reads best: you follow the line with a finger, and every bend brings back a day.
A round-the-world
Flights draw long arcs, and the whole thing closes on itself. At that scale the map becomes a graphic object before it is a keepsake.
A honeymoon
Two or three stops are enough, and the map sits happily in a small size. It is the journey that goes in a hallway rather than an office.
A year abroad
Not a route but a place: the city they lived in, framed on the neighbourhood. It is the one they look at longest, years afterwards.
Every leg has its own way of travelling
A journey is not one straight line from end to end. You drove to the coast, took a boat, then a train, then a flight home. The editor lets you say so leg by leg: road, train, plane, boat.
The line changes shape accordingly, and that is what makes people reread the journey on the map instead of merely recognising it. A flight crosses, a road goes around, and that difference tells the trip.
If the journey was a race or a hike, the watch file is enough: the recorded track lands on the map, second by second, with no stops to place by hand.
What goes beneath the route
Three lines, and the map stops being handsome geography.
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The cities, in order
“Lisbon – Porto – Santiago”. The title composes itself from the stops, and you can rewrite it by hand if one name matters more than the others.
- 02
The dates
The month and the year are usually enough. That is what places the journey in a life, and what separates two trips along the same road.
- 03
The distance
The total covered, in kilometres or miles depending on the country. A number the traveller then quotes to anyone looking at the map.
When to give it
On their return
The photographs are still on the phone and nobody has printed anything. That is when the map has the most force, and the moment everyone lets pass.
Before a big departure
The planned route, given before it is travelled. The map becomes a promise rather than a keepsake, and it can be changed afterwards if the road moved.
For someone moving abroad
The city they are leaving, given to the one who leaves. It means most on a wall that is not yet theirs.
Years later
The honeymoon for a wedding anniversary, the round-the-world of their twenties for their fortieth. The date counts more than the freshness.
Arriving in time
Allow 1 to 4 working days for making, up to 7 for hand-assembled frames and canvases, then 1 to 6 working days in transit. For a fixed date, order around ten days ahead.
And if you have left it late: the file of the piece is emailed to you as soon as you order. Enough to show the gift that evening, and let the frame arrive afterwards.
You can also have it delivered straight to them. No price appears in the parcel, and the receipt goes to you alone.
Delivery and timing
Will it arrive in time?
Allow 1 to 4 working days for making, up to 7 for frames and canvases, then 1 to 6 working days in transit: for a fixed date, order around ten days ahead.
And if the parcel keeps you waiting, the file of the piece is emailed to you as soon as you order: enough to announce the gift on the day, without revealing anything before.
Can you deliver straight to the person I am giving it to?
Yes: simply enter their address at checkout. No price appears in the parcel, and your receipt is emailed to you alone.
How long does it take?
Allow 1 to 4 working days for making, up to 7 for hand-assembled frames and canvases, then 1 to 6 working days in transit with standard delivery.
Digital editions are available immediately: the file of your piece is emailed to you as soon as you order.
Is delivery really free?
Yes, on every printed edition, in every country we deliver to.
A piece to keep the story of a journey.
A one-of-a-kind piece, and it will belong to you alone.