Postcrossing

http://www.postcrossing.com/

Check out this link! It's the website that I keep raving about. The one where you sign up, send postcards all around the world and then you get them in return. It's pretty cool.

Since I signed up I've sent almost 20 cards and recieved 10. I've set up a large pinboard in the spare room with a map of the world. I'm using large pins to pinpoint where I've recieved cards from and small pins to pinpoint where I've sent cards too.

So far I've sent and recieved mainly from Europe, with Finland of all places being the most frequent. I've also had a few in and out of USA, Canada and China. I'm hoping to get some South America ones on the board soon, but I'm not sure how into it they are there. Fingers crossed anyway :)

It's pretty fun, and if you're like me and enjoy postcards then you really can't go wrong. It's also a great way to learn about other cultures. I've sent several to children that have been signed up - I think that's pretty cool.

Anyway, check it out. It doesn't really cost that much (you can get cards at the $2 shop) and it only costs $1.90 to post a postcard anywhere in the world.

Postcards

I've always loved postcards. Whenever I go away I send postcards to family and friends, and I ask the same in return, but it doesn't happen very often. Most people don't do it these days because "they'll be home before the postcard". But I don't care about that! There's something awesome about seeing a picture from a foreign place, a quick message from the sender, and not to mention some actual real mail.

Dad loves postcards too. He's started making postcards out of his paintings and photos. We've also started collecting the free postcards (usually used as an advertising tool for random products) from random places and sending them to each other. I keep them all and at the moment they are up on the cork board in the kitchen. But I have a sneaky plan for another way to display them.

I have stumbled across a website http://www.postcrossing.com/ which is my dream website! You register your name and address and then post postcards to random people all over the world that have also registered. Then other random people send you postcards! Awesome! I've signed up and already written my first 5 postcards to Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Taiwan & USA.

Did you know that it costs $1.90 to send a postcard anywhere in the world. Handy to know!

Now I just wait for the postcards to be recieved, registered by the reciever and then my name and address is given to someone to send a postcard to me. Very cool.

I'm planning on getting a world map and pin the places I send postcards too and the places I get them from.

Let the fun begin . . .