I passed through Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain in 2026, and I got to mint this pretty POAP! BCN is named for the nearby town of El Prat de Llobregat, and its super close to Barcelona. It's known for having excellent Mediterranean views during landing. This POAP was minted in 2026 as part of a campaign to offer precious digital collectibles to travellers around the world.

I passed through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2026, and I got to mint this pretty POAP! AMS is built on land that used to be a large lake, and the name "Schiphol" is said to come from an old term meaning "ship graveyard", because ships used to sink there. This POAP was minted in 2026 as part of a campaign to offer precious digital collectibles to travellers around the world.

Thank you for being part of the very first Yearly Thing 2025 — a curated collection of 324 links from Weekly Thing issues 306-336, organized into ten themed chapters covering the year's most compelling ideas in technology, culture, and digital life. The Yearly Thing is an artifact: a way to hold a year of the internet in your hands while the links themselves inevitably rot. This POAP is its digital twin — proof that you were here, that you collected the 2025 edition, and that you're part of the Weekly Thing community. One physical artifact. One digital collectible. Both yours to keep.

In 2026, the beloved ritual of receiving an inked passport stamp at a country’s port of entry is fading into the rearview mirror. Much of North America and Asia-Pacific stopped issuing stamps years ago, and Europe’s Schengen region is now transitioning to a fully digital, biometric entry-and-exit system, leaving travelers without a physical reminder of where they’ve been. The POAP Airport Rally offers a way to reconnect with that tradition. Starting January 1st 2026, travelers can mint a unique, commemorative POAP using POAP’s GPS minting feature at over 100 participating airports around the world. Each POAP carries artwork that is unique to that airport, and a special piece of trivia to help travelers connect with the places they are passing through. This POAP is distributed via POAP Airship, and serves as one of the qualifying tokens that unlocks participation in the POAP Airport Rally.