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A newsletter about street art, graffiti, off-the-beaten-path travel and life. Every 1st of the month, since 2014.

Newsletter · By Giulia Blocal · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Oct 1, 2026

    What Happens When Graffiti Disappears? (opens the original)

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    👋 Ciao, I’m Giulia Blocal, your street art insider, and this is Beyond the Walls, my long-running newsletter about street art, graffiti and the cities around them. I bring you first-hand stories and discoveries from the scene, helping you find urban art worth seeking out and look beyond the artwork to the city around it.This month’s op-ed was suggested by , who probably wasn’t asking for an entire essay on graffiti removal. And yet, here we are. 😂But first, a few updates from my life and from BL

  2. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    My Stack of Subs (opens the original)

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    👋 Ciao, I’m Giulia Blocal, your street art insider. This is just a playful listicle to keep the Substack algorithm entertained while I work on the next issue of Beyond the Walls, my long-running newsletter about street art, graffiti and the cities around them.This is my very personal list of Substacks I genuinely enjoy reading, the kind I’m actually happy to find waiting in my inbox. I still happily read many of the newsletters I included in last yearR

  3. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    🌟 Start Here (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    ✈️ Berlin (Not Your Typical Guide) (opens the original)

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    👋 Ciao, I’m Giulia Blocal, your street art insider. This is Beyond the Postcards, the travel side of Beyond the Walls, my long-running newsletter on street art, graffiti, off-the-beaten-path travel, and a bit of my life in between.Each month, Beyond the Postcards takes us to a different city, diving into its street art scene and uncovering all those offbeat, overlooked places you won’t find in guidebooks (unless it’s one of mine 😉).We are

  5. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    Is Berlin Dead? (opens the original)

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    👋 Ciao, I’m Giulia Blocal, your street art insider. This is Beyond the Walls, a monthly deep dive into street art, graffiti, off-the-beaten-path travel, and a bit of my life in between.Subscribe nowThis month’s newsletter follows a different structure, as today I simply want to start untangling some fresh impressions from my month in Berlin, researching the upcoming book in the <stron

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