Beyond the Solar System, 2025-08-09

I started this puzzle back in May in Dortmund, and then didn’t get back until August. There were only a few hundred pieces left when I had to leave it, so it didn’t take that long to finish. The image was really difficult, after I had spread out all the pieces, it seemed that most of them had some red white and blue on them. Fortunately, this was a very good cut from Tactic (doesn’t happen often), with very distinct piece shapes and no false fits, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to finish this.

Beyond the Solar System, Tactic, 1000 pieces. Completed on August 9, 2025.

On this trip, I also found a puzzle piece among the clothes in my cabinet. I tentatively identified it as an Educa piece, and had no problems finding the puzzle it was missing from in my database. It’s from this puzzle, and the piece has been missing since 2018 😀 I no longer have the puzzle, I passed it on soon after completing it.

The Journaler’s Desk, 2025-08-03

Wonderful puzzle, and much better quality than I expected. It does say Premium Plus Quality on the box, and it was more expensive than the usual Trefl puzzles, and I can confirm that both the pieces and the cut are clearly superior. Absolutely nothing to complain about here.

The Journaler’s Desk by Aimee Stewart, Trefl, 1000 pieces. Completed on August 3, 2025.

Italy – Amalfy Coast, 2025-07-20

That should be Amalfi, I think, but it says Amalfy both on the box and on the puzzle itself.

Alipson was a new brand for me, and I don’t think there will be many more. The pieces were sturdy enough, but unfortunately, the fit wasn’t good. The pieces just didn’t fit together well.

Italy – Amalfy Coast, Alipson, 1000 pieces. Completed on July 20, 2025.