Lovely Cyprus

Here’s a nice postcard from a friend on a visit to Cyprus. The Cyprus we see in the British media involves considerably bigger quantities of the booze’n’birds variety and disputed territory. Don’t ask! Just look at the pretty picture!

The Spanish mafia are in one of those villas watching you!

Another postcard from my Irish uncle. I think he got involved in some pyramid scheme in the 90s – dodgy goings-on but now he gets a free holiday villa on the Spanish coast for two weeks a year so who’s laughing? I love this pretty card, even though I mangled the border in the scanner.

Don’t you just love new decades?

Actually, no I don’t! And besides, what could beat the heady Keenan And Kel-filled days of the 90s? Anyway, tomorrow another ten-year block dawns and I’m so glad I can take my new love of Postcrossing into the Teenies [urgh, can’t believe I just said that].Though I’ll have probably moved on mid-June*, for now I just love them postcards!

On Monday I really did [almost] become the Perez Hilton of Postcrossing when the official team posted a Twitter link to my post, “Postcrossing V Penpals for little people!” To think of Paulo or Ana finding, reading and liking one of my posts is really quite weird – not to mention embarrassing – but it made me so happy – and got some crazy traffic! I really like the way they embrace people’s love of Postcrossing – they are great CEOs!

*Just kidding!

Postcard from China

This is my new favourite ever Postcrossing! I seem to be getting a lot of cards from the Far East at the moment – which I love because they are so beautiful.

Postcard from Japan

This postcard was sent to me by a friend, not a Postcrosser, during her visit to Tokyo. As a Brit, I have a lot of love for other small, overcrowded islands. Regarding Japan, I love the mix of ultra-modern cities and striking countryside. A very intriguing country!

The stamp is so beautiful.

[Not a] fail whale!

This is an Earth From The Air postcard I sent to a Postcrosser in Florida. It looked really blue at my end but now looks really green! Maybe I’m just colour blind.

Postcard from India

This postcard also showed up on Christmas Eve. I love it! Ever since I joined Postcrossing, I’ve been hoping for a card from India so this is really great.

Love the stamps, too!

Santa dropped by!

This lovely Christmas postcard came from a Postcrosser in the US – and turned up on Christmas Eve! ‘Twas a lovely surprise and made us all feel very festive. I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and now we can get back to some serious Postcrossing. By the way, the Samsung Genio Qwerty is the best phone ever!

…and other things I like

With masses of Xmas cards still clogging the Royal Mail’s pipes, I’ve received only one Postcrossing in the past week. Dang! So, until I’ve got that scanned, I’m just going to have to fulfill the “and other things I like” promise of my distinctly uncatchy URL. Here’s just a couple of other things I like!

♥ Well, this one is a little bit Postcrossy, FYI. The project’s creator, Paulo, also writes a personal website, the beautifully designed and quirky mentalstring.net.

♥ His lovely girlf, Ana, also has a blog: meiadeleite.com. Both sites are interesting and cool. They are obviously savants of all things computery!

♥ It’s Chriiiistmas! Thus, I present to you my Xmas present: the very lovely Samsung Genio Qwerty. I know it’s my present because I had to order it myself. The cheek of some people! I’m promised I won’t have to wrap it myself  but who knows. I can’t wait to be rid of the heinous Hello Kitty touchscreen I’m currently landed with. The aptly named Genio does email, Twitter, MP3…and also happens to be a totally unique design quite unlike that thing ending in “berry”.

♥ Without making assumptions, I would suspect that most Postcrossers are as stationary-obsessed as me. If true, then do make time to stop by Paper Nation! It’s UK-based but don’t worry, they ship to pretty much bloody anywhere. Not too keen on the postcards, but the diaries, notebooks and takeaway menu tidies are uber-lovely. Be still my beating heart!

PS. Blame WordPress for not opening a new tab when links are clicked. It’s irritating but there’s nothing I can do!

Mozambique and Kyoto postcards

I was extra lucky with one Postcrossing I received recently: the Postcrosser, an American, sent me a letter, two postcards and a photo from his travels in Mozambique! This postcard also came from his time in Mozambique, a former French colony. A very beautiful image!

The other postcard comes from Kyoto: