In honor of the World Cup, I’m posting this luggage tag my grandparents received in the early 1970s when they flew from Chicago to Johannesburg. Back in the day, hotels and airlines gave out stickers like this one.Flying to South Africa during apartheid wasn't easy. My … [Read more...]

My parents got married in early March 1969. Less than 6 weeks before their wedding, my mom's brother traveled through the Soviet Union. He sent this postcard from Leningrad in late January 1969 (although the picture is of the Black Sea in the Crimea).In the postcard, he wrote … [Read more...]

My mom sent this postcard from Kabul to her grandma (my namesake) back in Illinois in 1965.I love the description of the photo:Afghan national dance or “Atan” is exciting and full of pep. This photograph shows a few people from the suburbs of Kabul, the nation’s … [Read more...]

I visited my grandma yesterday and came away with old travel brochures and postcards. I'm so excited, I can barely sit still.After my uncle reached for this menu, casually propped against a few books on a shelf, he peeked inside."This is from their first trip," he told … [Read more...]