A poster by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre (1901-1968) for Aéropostale (1918-1932) a French airline which carried mail, passengers, French culture and influence to Spain, Africa and South America. Among its daring pilots was writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who described his experiences in Vol de Nuit, translated into English as Night Flight.
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Silver Arrow
Posted in Art, Literature, Mail, Postal History, Travel on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jackie Steves’ Travel Blog
Posted in Literature, Travel on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Travel guru Rick Steves’ daughter, Jackie, has the most delightful travel blog.
On Travel
Posted in Literature, Travel on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Allow me to introduce myself — first negatively.
“No landlord is my friend and brother, no chambermaid loves me, no waiter worships me… No round of beef or tongue or ham is expressly cooked for me, no pigeon-pie is especially made for me, no hotel advertisement is personally addressed to me, no hotel room tapestried with [...]
