Gelendzhik's Bay

Love this picture of Gelendzhik's Bay.  It is part of the Black Sea in Russia.

Seattle Space Needle

I've always wanted to visit Seattle.  I've been to Washington, but never made it here.  Someday...

This was sent from Teri via Swap-Bot.

Greetings From Mississippi

Here's a cool card from Mississippi.

Greetings From IJmuiden

Here is a multi-view of IJmuiden, a port city in the Dutch Province of North Holland.  I received this from Hetty who sent it via Postcrossing.

Wat Pho: Bangkok

Wow, what a magnificent piece of art!  This one, the Golden Gigantic Reclining Buddha, was sent by Kim in Thailand through Postcrossing.

Chinese Cube Card

Here is an interesting shaped postcard that I received from China through Postcrossing.

These are the stamps that were on it.

I do not know if this means something, but it was drawn on to the card by the sender.

And I think this is Chinese for USA as it was written next to it by the address.

Retro Vegetable Crate Label

I am a huge fan of anything retro.  Here's a card that I recently received from a fellow Michiganian through Postcrossing.

Hollywood Boulevard

I've always wanted to visit here.  This card from Kimberlee in California came from a Swap-Bot trade.

Let's Go Go

I absolutely love all things retro, so imagine my delight when I received this card from Gabi in Florida.  She sent this through a postcard swap on Swap-Bot.

Scenes of France

Here's a multi-view of France that I received through Postcrossing from Chantal.

Irish Homestead

I have Irish heritage, so this is an extra special card to me.  I have never been to Ireland, but it is one place I would love to visit someday!  I received this card from Martin through Postcrossing.

Ateneum Finnish National Gallery

This postcard comes from Riitta in Finland.  I love the stamp!

Dubai - Multi-View

Here is a multi-view postcard of Dubai sent to me from Amone of Qatar.  I think Dubai is a fascinating place.

Tartu

The photo featured on this postcard is St. John's Lutheran church which is located in Tartu, Estonia.  Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia.  This was sent to me by Marina, a student in economics.

Star Bright

Here's a cute postcard sent to me from Finland.  The artist is Andrej Tylkowski.

Introduction

I am starting this blog to share in my enthusiasm for postcards.  I buy them, share them, and collect them, but my favorite way of obtaining new postcards is by swap sites such as Postcrossing and Swap-Bot.  


I started collecting when a friends wife, who was a long haul truck driver, showed me the collection she had started during their deliveries across the United States.  She was trying to collect a postcard from each state they traveled to, and I thought that was such a great idea, I had to try it myself.  


While I have been to many of the U.S. states throughout my life, I knew I wouldn't be able to get one from each state I traveled to, so I had to find another way to obtain postcards from far away places.  I started swapping back in the early 2000's when I organized my own swaps through discussion groups on a WebTv.  My online friends and I sent each other postcards several times and I started to get a small collection going on.  


Fast forward a few years to 2008 and a new computer.  I discovered a website called Postcrossing, which allows you to swap postcards with people from all over the world.  Amazing!  I marveled at the thought that I would be able to receive  postcards from places I could only dream of seeing in person, so I signed up and my swapping adventures began.  It wasn't long after that when I discovered Swap-Bot.  Swap-Bot is a little different as they allow you to swap everything from homemade art work, to friendship books, to little dollar store treasures, to postcards both store bought and homemade, and so on.


I still don't have a postcard from each state, but I've built up quite a collection over the years, both from the U.S. and abroad, and I love sharing with others, so I figured, hey, why not start a blog.  So here I am, I hope you enjoy my blog!