Travelling can undoubtedly be one of the incredible experiences of your life.

But, sometimes it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

The reality of travelling, and what makes it so incredible is that it’s a mixed bag.

You discover places you never want to leave, and others you’d immediately like to.

Now, one artist has taken a different approach while documenting his travels, creating “anti-postcards”.

Unlike the glossy, saturated images often seen on postcards, Rob Murray-Leach painted the reality of a destination, with all of its bumps and bruises.

Penning an op-ed for SBS, Murray-Leach said: “Most of the postcards you find when you’re on holiday show an idealised (but often hilariously tacky) image of a place that rarely has anything to do with your experience of it.

“So I decided to make my own.

“At the end of each day, I posted a postcard I’d painted to a friend as a gift.”

“Travel can be glorious, shocking, boring, intense and frustrating.”

“Trying to capture that – even if I couldn’t – was far more enjoyable than just saying ‘wish you were here’.”

So without further ado, here are Murray-Leach’s ‘anti-postcards’ from around the world.

FRANCE

Anything is delicious when you cover it in a tonne of butter, parsley and garlic.

UNITED STATES

An airport security guard really liked my daughter’s backpack. Until he realised I didn’t have a daughter. It got awkward.

In an unfamiliar country social issues can seem far more obvious than back home – especially when they’re rolled out on a 15 metre banner.

ITALY

The worst food in Italy is still better than 99 percent of food in the UK.

There’s something deeply disturbing about watching an active volcano from a cafe. I’m pretty sure this is how civilizations end.

While my sister was forced to cover her sinful lady flesh under a weird hospital gown, my brother and I could totally flaunt our alluring knees. And Jesus was basically naked.