14 Days of Vintage Travel Ads – Day 1: The Mediterranean 1

Now you can travel the world “virtually” from the comfort of your own home. Well, okay, so you’re not really “going” anywhere, but it is fun to look at vintage travel ads and imagine yourself traveling to these destinations.

Our first stop on this 14-day journey is a cruise on the Mediterranean!

From the ad:

“You can do it: leave work, worry and weather behind and take off on a voyage to Europe – or on a 3-week Sunlane Cruise to glamorous Mediterranean ports – the French and Italian Rivieras, Casablanca, Genoa, Naples, Barcelona…”

Just sailed for the Mediterranean: next time you can be aboard – ad from the September 15, 1958 issue of TIME magazine

Creative Uses for Vintage Ads

There are many ways you can use vintage ads – both in your home decor and for your art projects. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Save this image to your computer (right-click and choose “Save Image As”), then use the digital copy in your digital art projects.
• Resize the digital image and use it as a cover for a handmade notepad or travel journal.
• Print a color copy of the ad, frame it and hang it in your home or office – a sense of wanderlust.
• Print color copies and use them as gift wrap for small gifts – especially fun for the world traveler.
• Print enlarged color copies of the digital file, then laminate the copies and use them as placemats – sure to be a conversation starter at the dinner table.
• Use printed color (or black and white) copies for your decoupage projects (laser printer copies work better than ink jet copies).
• Print the ad on iron-on transfer paper and create t-shirts, tote bags, napkins, and other craft ideas with fabric.
• Turn printed copies of the ad into paper garland. Just trim the paper into any shape you prefer (such as a pennant flag), punch two holes in the top and thread twine through the holes to create a garland. Fun decor for a bon voyage party.

Watch for the next installment of our 14-day trip and enjoy the journey!

If you could travel to any place in the world right now, where would you go and why?