Blog from Stampie
Travel guides, journal ideas, and stories from the places worth remembering.
Italy regions checklist: how many of the 20 have you visited?
An interactive Italy regions checklist you can tick off and save. Track all 20 Italian regions you've visited, see your count and percentage, and color them in on a free Italy map.
UK nations checklist: have you been to all 4?
An interactive UK nations checklist you can tick off and save. Track England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, see your count and percentage, and color them in on a free UK map.
Australian states checklist: how many of the 8 have you visited?
An interactive Australian states checklist you can tick off and save. Track all 8 states and territories you've visited, see your count and percentage, and color them in on a free Australia map.
Canada provinces checklist: how many of the 13 have you visited?
An interactive Canada provinces checklist you can tick off and save. Track all 13 provinces and territories you've visited, see your count and percentage, and color them in on a free Canada map.
Japan prefectures checklist: how many of the 47 have you visited?
An interactive Japan prefectures checklist you can tick off and save. Track all 47 prefectures you've visited, see your count and percentage, and color them in on a free Japan map.
NYC boroughs checklist: how many of the five have you visited?
An interactive NYC boroughs checklist you can tick off and save. Track Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island, see your count, and turn each borough into a stamp.
German states checklist: how many of the 16 Bundesländer have you visited?
An interactive German states checklist you can tick off and save. Track all 16 Bundesländer you've visited, see your count and percentage, and color them in on a free Germany map.
U.S. national parks checklist: how many of the 63 have you visited?
An interactive U.S. national parks checklist you can tick off and save. Track all 63 national parks you've visited, see your count and percentage, and keep them in your travel journal.
U.S. states checklist: how many of the 50 have you visited?
An interactive U.S. states checklist you can tick off and save. Track all 50 states you've visited, see your count and percentage, and color them in on a free states map.
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.
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.
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.