Experience with postcrossing
On May 14th a postcard came from the USA. She was from Renton, Wahington state. The postcard shows a drawing of a tiger. She wrote very nice lines about herself and her cats. She has 3 cats. There are 5 stamps on the postcard. 3 stamps show fruits that I have added to the overview… Read more Postcard with a tiger drawing from USA no. 106
Another postcard came from Taiwan on May 13th. It’s a self made postcard. It shows a self-painted picture of mountains in Taiwan. He drew the Yushan Mountain. It is the highest mountain in Taiwan. He wrote some nice lines. Two beautiful Taiwanese banana stamps are on the postcard. I’ve included this in the Fruit Stamps… Read more Postcard self-painted picture mountains from Taiwan no. 105
On May 11th, I received a postcard from Taiwan.The postcard shows a famous street art painting by Banksy. Banksy is a pseudonym of one of the most famous street artists from England. She wrote on the postcard that she is a big fan of Banksy’s art. She still had a funny idea. She hid the… Read more Postcard from Taiwan – no. 104
On May 7th a postcard arrived from Australia. The postcard shows a picture from Gantheaume Point near Broome in Western Australia. An incredibly beautiful place. It is a promontory 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from Broome. If you want to find out more, here is the Gantheaume Point website. According to the text on the postcard,… Read more Gantheaume Point postcard from Australia – postcrossing no.103
On May 4th a postcard arrived from Moscow, Russia. The postcard shows a picture of a mountaineer on the way to the summit. The route of the ascent is shown with a red line. She didn’t write very much. She is interested in direct swap with beautiful stamps. The stamps she used were very beautiful… Read more Mountaineer postcard from Russia – postcrossing no. 102
In April I received a postcard with a great postage stamp showing August Wilson. August Wilson was an American playwright. He won the Pulitz Prize twice. The first with his play The Fence in 1986. The second with the play The Piano Lesson in 1987. He was born on April 27, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania… Read more August Wilson playwright U.S. postage stamp
On May 4th a postcard came from Belgium. It is a photo postcard from a trip and shows the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia. Angkor Wat is a world heritage site. He wrote that it was his last trip abroad before the Covid-19 pandemic. He’s also very fond of hiking. The postcard is an… Read more Photo postcard from Belgium – postcrossing no. 101
The 100th postcard arrived on May 4, 2021. This came from Finland. The postcard shows a picture from Torronsuo National Park. It is a national park in southern Finland. This is about 140km northwest of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Torronsuo National Park was established in 1990. In autumn up to 1000 cranes take… Read more Torronsuo National Park postcard from Finland – postcrossing no. 100
The first postcard of May came on May 4th. The postcard came from Canada. The postcard shows a picture of the Basilica-Cathedral of Notre Dame of Quebec. According to the postcard, the picture was taken in 1996 by Jim Hamilton. She wrote that she has 2 cats and she already has grandchildren. She lives in… Read more Postcard from Quebec Canada – postcrossing no. 99
On April 30th a postcard came from Russia. The postcard shows a painted tabby cat. She wrote that she comes from the Russian city of Perm. She also has 2 cats and enjoys reading. There are two beautiful bear stamps on the postcard. The postcard traveled 3,123 kilometers (1940 miles) in 12 days.