Postcards – another great idea of a perfect souvenir
by LoriContinuing the series dedicated to perfect souvenirs, I decided to present today a souvenir idea that it’s suitable, accessible and available almost everywhere on this earth. Oh, and let’s not forget, it’s a souvenir that you or the person receiving it can keep it.
I’m thinking of postcards.
Talking to my friends on Twitter and in real life, I realized many still love to send and receive such souvenirs. Lovely images from places friends or families visit – and a surprise in your mail box. A thought sent from a vacation – and some suggestive photos and yes, you leave a good impression to your friends.
And most important the handwriting. The personal touch of the person sending that postcard. A great feeling, right?
One can also collect postcards from his or hers trips. I know many people collecting. In fact, since I was little, I had such postcards (mainly from my country due to political reasons). Well, to be more exact, my mom had such souvenirs – and I was “browsing” them often. I loved the sea images or the ones with the mountains or different regions of my country.
Since I started traveling I also bought some postcards for my family and friends. I’m also very happy to say I’ve received some beautiful postcards also. In fact, in order to combine the “theory” with the “practice” here are some of my postcards (received or bought).
Cheile Turzii - Romania
Turda - the city
Corvins' Castle - Romania
Parc Guell - Barcelona, Spain
Rasnov Fortress - Romania
Rasnov Fortress 2 - Romania
Rasnov Fortress 3 (bundle) - Romania
Rasnov Fortress 4 (bundle interior) - Romania
Padova - Italy
Venezia - Italy
Do you collect postcards? Do you like receiving? Do you like sending – or bringing them home and then offer them as gifts?
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While this isn’t a new idea (we’ve all been doing it a while), it is a great idea, so one that should be shared.
Even better than collecting postcards for yourself, is to send them home to yourself too. For example, care of your parents (let them know you want them back when you get home).
Just a short note on where you are, and what you’ve done, stamp it, along with the cards to all your friends, and away you go.
Then when you get home, you can sort them by date (be sure to date them), and you have a twitter style feed of your trip, with photos!
Indeed, Ian – sending postcards (to oneself or family) is a great thing. And in time they are great memories – for we can send a thought or an interesting fact discovered as a message on the postcards!
We make it a habit to send postcards to our parents everytime we travel. It definitely is a treasured piece of souvenir in our family!
That’s so sweet! I’m sure they love and appreciate the gesture! And I’m sure also that you already have quite a collection