i’ve traveled alot, at different times and for different reasons in my “grown up” life. i love adventures to new places and meeting new people. i love learning about the world. one thing that has always remained consistent is my travel buddy:
the sandwich
the sandwich is not just a travel buddy, nor is it just a plastic lunchbox shaped like a peanut butter sandwich. it’s kind of my favorite thing in the whole world. we met at a yard sale in southington connecticut in 1995. it cost fifty cents. since then, i haven’t left my house without it. really.
i’ve taken hundreds of photos of the sandwich in front of various monuments and landscapes around the world. i think it’s much more interesting than seeing me as a dirty, travel-beaten backpacker stood in front of some beautiful or bizarre thing. the sandwich conveys a sense of whimsy, which is true to the tale of my sandwich self, or at least i hope. locals giggle at the foolish american taking photographs of her silly toy. i accept full responsibility for being a dork.
in 2003, dr friendly asked me to participate in a multimedia event at a great little place in san francisco called Aloft. i was inspired to finally put all my sandwich photos together into a neat little slideshow titled around the world in 80 sandwiches, complete with sandwich-themed music (courtesy of my good friend soren, who somehow found over 180 minutes of sandwich-related music on the internet). i thought it was about time to share it here on sandwichgirl.com
we’ve shared a lot of adventures, me and my sandwich. we intend to have many more.
oregon trail
pyramids
emporer penguin
the white house
marrakesh, morocco
camel races, virginia city, nevada
the david, florence, italy
monkey, laos
happy travels,
love, sandwich
I am very impressed with all the travelling you have done though – by “impressed” – i mean jealous. You’re a very lucky person and I think it’s great tha you used a sandwich to introduce your travels for you. I, too, am a sandwich girl. For almost two years now. I only call myself that because of the job I have haha. Love this blog and the sandwich idea was very creative!