I just got my hands on a new tarot deck - and honestly? I am extremely happy.

The deck is Travel Tarot, and the full subtitle is “A Deck and Guidebook for the Journeys Ahead,” by Jeff Hinshaw, with art by Studio Muti. It’s published by Lonely Planet (I believe it’s from the UK, though I’m not 100% sure), and it launched on February 17, 2026.

So what makes it special? Simple: every single one of the 78 cards features a scenic destination from around the world.

About Author

Jeff Hinshaw is a Palm Springs-based astrologer and tarot reader, and his stated hope for the deck is that it "brings more purpose and intention to the travel experience and cultivates a deeper reverence for our planet and for culture" - letting you travel to a place "in your internal landscapes" without ever boarding a plane.

What’s in the box

The deck comes in a sturdy box with a sliding top lid. Mine arrived a little squished, but I saw other owners having the same issue, so it’s clearly a known quirk and not just my copy. Inside you get:

• 78 cards, each showing the card name plus the destination it represents

• A 96-page guidebook - text only, no images, and refreshingly short and to the point. It covers how to cultivate a meaningful tarot practice, an introduction, a “Treasure Map” section, spreads, and a “Compass”

The cards themselves are gorgeous and very colorful. They have a smooth coating that gives them a slightly pebbly, paper-like feel under your fingers.

The flip-through: one card, one destination

Here’s the fun part - the Major Arcana are basically a world tour.

The suits take you everywhere else: Lake Bled in Slovenia (a wonderful place, I highly recommend visiting), the Skeleton Coast National Park in Namibia, Copenhagen… I mean, Berlin, Germany, New Zealand, Iceland, Cuba, Botswana, Bhutan, the Philippines, and so many more.

My two favorites from the flip-through: the Star (the Blue Lagoon in Iceland is perfection) and the Two of Cups from the Philippines - there’s this big legend there about a mystical town that comes and goes where lost souls go. It’s not like Avalon, but it’s close. Maybe this deck can be the excuse for a whole series: countries and their legends.

My honest impressions

Size: These cards are wider and longer than the decks I already own. I compared them side by side with Beyond Lemuria and the New Tarot (my glossy deck) - Travel Tarot is clearly a step up in size. No problem with me. Big cards are meant for enjoyment.

Shuffling: The cards are very soft and surprisingly easy to shuffle, but I’ll be honest with you - they deform easily. Vertical shuffling is easier if you have small hands (and if you have a little bigger paws, you won’t have any problems at all). You need to be very careful with the riffle shuffle and not damage them.

The guidebook: It’s different from most deck books - no images, just the essentials. If you want a deep, illustrated reference, that’s not it. If you want a clean, no-nonsense companion, it works.

The USA factor: One thing I noticed - the deck leans a bit American. I counted about 8 cards from the United States, including several Major Arcana (Death Valley’s Death, San Francisco’s Magician, Hawaii’s Hierophant). Other countries are also over- or under-represented - some appear several times, others just once. I don’t know why, but I guess the creator had a reason: maybe he simply likes these places, or has visited them.

The verdict

These cards are literally made for beauty, not for hardcore work. This is an entertaining tarot deck - the kind you use to pull one card by chance, read the message, and travel somewhere with your mind. (My random pull at the end of the video? Italy - Naples. If you’ve been following the news, you know what’s been happening there, so we hope for the best.)

Will I use it on the channel during readings? I guess I will. I’m also planning to compare it properly with Beyond Lemuria and the rest of my collection, and I’m thinking a “countries and their legends” segment would be a natural fit for this deck.