Send And Recieve Postcards From Random People: Postcrossing
The free site Postcrossing lets you send and recieve postcards from random people all over the world.
Sign up to the site and send out 5 postcards to other members around the world. Once those members register they’ve recieved your postcards you are eligible to start getting postcards from 5 other random ‘postcarders’ across the globe.
Postcrossing itself is free, although you’ll need to pick up stamps and postcards on your own. The more you send (with a max of 5 out at a time) the more postcards you’ll receive. You can write about yourself, city, or anything else you like on each postcard and maintain a collection at home, on Flickr, or create a customized travel map for your blog or website.
I can see Postcrossing as a great game for parents to get their children on to and encourage their budding travelers and prevent the death of the postcard if you still send them.
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My name is Anil, a traveler and travel enthusiast. I created foXnoMad to connect with other travelers, discover their world, and share what I’ve learned about mine.
That’s so cool- it’s like the new way to find pen pals.
Fantastic! I love sending and receiving postcards (okay I like receiving more). But this is such a good idea, and a totally teenage thing.
@ Susan:
Who would have thought that even postcards could go digital…sort of.
@ Priyank:
I’m pretty lazy about sending them, but the way Postcrossing is set up I’d be inclined to.