Experience with postcrossing
Various posts on the topic of postcrossing
On March 18, 2023, a Saturday, a big postcrossing meetup took place in Munich.30 Postcrossers from all over Bavaria took part and the start was at 10 a.m.First we did a small tour of the sights of Munich’s old town. There were plenty of opportunities to buy postcards along the way, which we made good… Read more Postcrossing Meetup in Munich March 2023
The rose postcard from Taiwan became the postcard of the month January 2022.The decision was very easy for me this time.The postcard is just beautiful. It is kept simple, the one pictured rose comes into its own.The headline and the text below it are kept unobtrusive and simple.When I received this postcard, I already had… Read more Rose postcard from Taiwan became postcard of the month January 2022
On August 15, 2022, the official postcard for World Postcard Day 2022 was presented.It was presented on the Postcrossing.com blog.A very good choice was made and fits very well into the current time.The World Postcard Day is October 1st. Worldpostcardday.com is the official website for WPD.Happy Postcrossing!
The December 2021 postcard of the month came from Portugal, specifically from Lisbon.The postcard has an unusual format, almost square. In terms of style, we used to use the Polaroid instant photos. The series is also called Portugal Instants.The decisive factor for the choice was of course the motive. Lisbon at night.The photo shows the… Read more Postcard of the month December 2021 Lisbon at night
The postcard of the month November 2021 is the sailing boats postcard from the Netherlands.It’s just an unusual motif. I had not received a postcard with ships or sailboats before.Personally, I have no connection to sailing boats.But I like the sea very much.The Postcard of the Month section shouldn’t be monotonous either, so variety makes… Read more Sailing boats postcard is the postcard of the month November 2021
The postcard of the month October 2021 was the postcard from Belgium showing the French coast of the Côte de Jade.The postcard reminds me of my vacations. Often watched the sunset from the shore, saw the natural spectacle.Similar to what can be seen here on the postcard, there was a rock or an island in… Read more Postcard of the month October 2021 was the french coast Côte de Jade
The postcard with the original Viennese melange and the chocolate cake became the postcard of the month September 2021.I just enjoy good coffee and cake. This postcard reminded me of a weekend trip to Vienna.Sitting in a Viennese coffee house with all its Viennese charm, drinking a mélange, eating a cake, chatting or just watching… Read more Postcard of a Viennese Melange became the postcard of the month September 2021
A look at a wonderful English blog from Nao (here Nao’s older entries before 2022) a fellow Postcrossing member from Japan. In the movie “Forrest Gump” the famous quote is: “Life is like a box of chocolates“Today I would like to change it to: “Postcrossing is like a box of chocolates”. It started at the… Read more Nao’s blog – a Postcrossing Connection
With a little delay, the postcard of the month for August 2021 is going to Japan.This shows the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, at least the moat with a beautiful bridge and two swans. The photographer had a keen eye in composing the picture.The shortlist was still the card from Sweden, Austria/Lichtenstein and Austria. Perhaps it… Read more Postcard of the month August 2021 is the Imperial Palace Tokyo
Today a short detour into the realm of statistics.The short good news: Poscrossing grows and grows. 🙂 The Postcrossing portal has a wonderful overview of the postcards received (here the link: Postcards statistics).I took the last two months, October and November, and compared it to 2019, the pre-pandemic year (is more realistic).In October the number… Read more Postcrossing grows – Number of postcards October and November 2021