Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet Playing Cards feature amazing images from all over the globe
Lonely Planet Playing Cards
Lonely Planet playing cards are the ultimate tourist souvenir deck and feature amazing images from all over the globe. Every card, with the exception of the Ace of Spades, carries a photograph.

Above: Lonely Planet playing cards published by Lonely Planet Publications Ltd, Australia, 2002. Images courtesy Matt Probert.

Above: Lonely Planet was founded by Tony and Maureen Wheeler in 1972. All photos © Lonely Planet Images.

By Matt Probert
Member since March 02, 2012
View ArticlesI have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.