Blog from Stampie
Travel guides, journal ideas, and stories from the places worth remembering.
Seven Wonders of the World checklist: have you seen all 7 (plus Giza)?
The New Seven Wonders of the World, with an interactive checklist you can tick off and save. Track all seven, plus the bonus Great Pyramid of Giza, and see how many you've already seen.
What's new in Stampie: June 2026
The first issue of our updates series. A look back at how Stampie started as a hackathon prototype, plus a wrap-up of everything we shipped over the last few months: photos on stamps, visit counts, trip dates, how you traveled, and home screen widgets.
The history of the Cape Town Marathon: from a 1994 club race to Africa's first Major
How the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon went from a small February club race in Pinelands in 1994 to the eighth Abbott World Marathon Major and the first ever held in Africa. A 30-year story of routes, records and a stubborn green streak.
Cape Town Marathon becomes the 8th World Marathon Major, and Africa's first
On 10 June 2026 the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon was confirmed as the eighth Abbott World Marathon Major, the first ever held on African soil. Here's what happened, the full list of majors, and the stamp we made to mark it.
A short history of passport stamps (and why they're disappearing)
From Persian letters of safe passage in 450 BCE to the EU's Entry/Exit System ending stamps in 2026, the small ritual at the border has a much older story than the booklet it lives in.
The travel bucket list: 50 places to add to your passport
50 destinations worth the time, the cost, and the jet lag. Ancient wonders, natural marvels, great cities, and wild corners of the world, grouped so you can actually pick from them. Build your bucket list and start checking it off.
What to do with your old passport stamps: 7 creative ideas
Your expired passport is a tiny museum of where you've been. Here are seven ways to preserve, display, or transform old passport stamps into something you'll actually keep.
Why didn't my passport get stamped? A country-by-country guide (2026)
More than a dozen countries have stopped stamping tourist passports by default, and 29 European countries just joined them. Here's who stopped, when, and what to do if you collect stamps.
How to track countries you've visited: 6 methods that actually work
From a notebook to a scratch map to a digital passport, here are six ways to keep a record of every country you've visited, what each one is good at, and where it quietly falls apart.
Best travel tracker apps in 2026 (hands-on comparison)
An honest hands-on comparison of the top travel tracker apps in 2026: Polarsteps, Visited, Stampie, Been, Journi, Pin Traveler, Skratch, and more. From passport stamps to travel maps, pick the one that fits how you actually travel.