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I just came back from a 10 day solo vacation to Europe. Rather than post updates on Facebook I sent postcards to close friends and family each day. It was a l
by stevecalifornia 11y ago
I just came back from a 10 day solo vacation to Europe. Rather than post updates on Facebook I sent postcards to close friends and family each day. It was a lot of fun taking time out of every day to go find a few nice postcards and send a handwritten note. I think the recipients really enjoyed it as well. I'm surprised postcards are around still-- but maybe they'll make a resurgence as people seek to rebuild stronger connections than social media facilitates.
- Swizec 11y agoI did this on an 8000km roadtrip around Europe. Every couple if days, I sent out 20 to 30 postcards. Two years later, I still see them on people's walls. The instagrams lay forgotten only dredged up by facebooks memory algorithms. Sometimes. Maybe. Even then only for me. Postcards >>> social media.
- stevecalifornia 11y agoMy daughter hung her postcards over her bed. I caught her in the middle of the night looking at them with a flashlight. ;)
- mxuribe 11y agoThat is absolutely awesome! I think I might do this same for my daughter (and wife)!
- solotronics 11y agomust. resist. joke opportunity.
- foobarrio 11y agoI make my own post cards by printing out a photo that I took on the trip. This lets me practice my local language skills trying to find a printshop and getting a photo printed and mailed. It is definitely loads of fun.
- Tloewald 11y agoThe downside of the idea here is that the postcards will presumably be sent from where-ever they are (e.g. some place in the US) and not from where you are (e.g. some place in Italy) so no stamp, postmarks, etc. as well as no handwritten note. Perhaps on the plus side: a photograph you took vs. a professionally shot postcard.