Postcrossing - Batch 3

A card from a postcrossing meeting in Amsterdam! Thanks everyone!





A lovely quote card from Tasmania! Thanks Jill :D




Thanks Rudahx!

Postcrossing - Batch Two

Yay! My first Brasilian postcard! I'm really looking forward to the time when I can visit Brasil with Felipe and his family. This card comes from Weslley in Vitória, Espírito Santo, which is a little north of Rio de Janiero. This city is apparently on a small island - which stays linked to the mainland by six bridges, you can see in the postcard that this is the Third Bridge. Thanks for the card Wellsley, I can't wait to visit Brasil...maybe I'll come for the 2016 summer Olympics!

My second postcard was from Florida:



Now Florida I have been to - my grandmother lives in Orlando and so I've had the pleasure of visiting Florida a couple of time - although there are many areas that I would still like to see. I'd love some day to go to the Keys. Thanks Judy for the beautiful card...makes me wish I were somewhere tropical at the cold start of this autumn season!

Postcrossing - Batch One

There is a wonderful site called Postcrossing that facilitates postcard "semi" pen pals (semi in the sense that you aren't corresponding repeatedly with only one person, but rather sends a new card to a new person each time). Basically you register on the site and then request an address to send to. They send you and address and then send your address to someone else. The site keeps track of all the cards by tracking numbers - determining how long each card takes to travel to it's destination, how far the cards travel and so on.

Here are the cards from my first batch! (My address is blurred out for obvious purposes)

Australia



This looks like a fascinating creature! If Thorny Devils did survive in captivity I might be inclined to have one!

Canada



This card is from Canada - I also happen to love Jean-Jacques Sempé - his illustrations are some of my favorite from the New Yorker Magazine.

Germany



This looks like a wonderful place to study! How historic! I'm looking forward to someday going to Germany and seeing some of wonderful cities there.

Finland



This seriously does look like the coldest place on earth!

Great Britain



Another place I would love to visit - someday I will make it to Great Britain!

United States - Arkansas



Arkansas looks like it has some wonderful natural areas :D