I just received what I think is my first postcard from Costa Rica! Have you ever? This came via Postcard United, and posters there are so few, the ID code was only 3 digits: less than 800.
Playa Guanacaste
On to the rest of the postcards, all from countries I hear from much more regularly–please tell me which cards are your favorites!
This card is so delicious. It’s my favorite from a day where I received 6 postcards. The sender identifies herself as a Lithuanian living in Singapore, and writes about the Singaporean food she loves: “kaya toast, mee siam, mee rebus, bak kut teh, ban mian, and century egg porridge. I love most of the food, basically.” She asks how many times I’ve visited Singapore (3), and what foods I’ve liked the most (chwee kueh, popiah, and just about everything else, too).
Sunset in Taiwan. Not a great scan of a beautiful sunset.
Love this seal! It came my way from a Postcard Uniter in Wölfersheim, Germany.
Another beautiful seal, this time from a Postcrosser in Switzerland!
Received from Sochi, Russia. Love this little guy!
From Japan, and — wow, it’s an official Postcrossing send from someone I get tagged by sometimes on the Postcrossing Forum! A rare thing.
This cat, from Germany, came in the same day as the dog from Japan. The sender says this cat belongs to a friend of their daughter. Great photo!
I always like receiving a Peanuts postcard! This one is from a Postcrosser in Speyer, Germany.
Cooooooool Disney card! Received from Finland via a Postcrossing Forum tag.
Hey, it’s ROWLF! Sure, when it comes to the Muppets, Sesame Street is my sweet spot–but I do have some favorites from the Muppet Show, including Statler & Waldorf, and Rowlf, here. This card came my way from a Postcrosser in Germany.
Received via Postcrossing. Makes me miss traveling.
Another card received in a Postcrossing Forum tag trade, but this one from Netherlands.
Received from Japan, via a Postcrossing Forum tag
From a Postcrosser in Hsinchu, Taiwan
These delicious chocolate truffles came via Postcard United from Wohnbach, Germany.
This delicious card came my way from a Postcard Uniter in Japan. Even better, though, was the postmark!
This Postcrosser in Belarus saw that I had a birthday coming up!
Received from a Postcrosser in Vancouver, Canada, who tells me this card is from a “Classic Toys” postcard set she received from her sister in Scotland.
Flying hippos, from a Postcrosser in Germany. Hmm.
In other posting news, I recently found that old, unused postage can be purchased from sellers online at below the printed rate. They’ve been making the backs of the cards I send much more interesting–but they’ve been slowing me down a lot! I’ve been photographing them, and may even show them at some point.
Happy Posting! Be careful out there, and keep your nose well inside your mask, please.
The Snail Mail 