Tag Archives: Pen pal

Santorini: Daily life

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This lovely Greek card comes from my pen pal Mikaela who went on a holiday there last year. Santorini is may be the most famous Greek island so it’s pointless to talk about it. I’ll just say this again: I just love, love, love cards that show something from the real life. 🙂

The other face of South Africa

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This card comes from my dear friend Natalie and shows the other face of South Africa. Natalie says those shacks are found in poorer parts of the townships. She also says they’re usually made from corrugated tin and most of them don’t have water or electricity. This card might not be as pretty as the most typical alluring touristic postcards and I think that’s the reason why I love it – because it shows something real and that’s what makes it special! 🙂

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And here’s the AWESOME stamp that Natalie used. 🙂

 

Postcrossing meetings in Krasnoyarsk

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Those two lovely meeting cards come from my dearest pen pal Tina. This pinkish beauty arrived just yesterday, and the meeting was held in February. I can honestly say this became one of my favorite cards, it’s so cute! 🙂

 

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And this card is from a Postcrossing meeting that was held in September. But as you all know, I’m always behind with uploading my received postcards here. 😀

This card pictures the Stolby reserve. Thanks to the Stolby Nature Reserve, Krasnoyarsk became known throughout the world. This unique piece of nature can truly be called the pearl of Siberia. Stolby Nature Reserve is stretched along the right bank of the Yenisei River, in the north-western slope of the Eastern Sayan. Here, in the taiga, syenite rocks of bizarre form are towering in the territory of 47 thousand hectares.

Merry Christmas from Poland, vol. 2

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Oh, let me tell you something about the power of complaining and its relation to postcards. Once you start complaining about a lost or long travelling card, the said card usually arrives in the next couple of days. 😀 The other day my pen pal Agnieszka asked me if I’ve received her Christmas card (I hadn’t) and voila, the card arrived the very next day. 😀

Stockhorn

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Stockhorn, which has a height of 2,190 meters, is the highest peak of the Stockhorn Range. The mountain consists of a nearly vertical slab of rock, so that it appears either wide or pointed, depending on your perspective. The region is the starting point for numerous summer activities like hiking, Nordic walking, climbing, fishing, paragliding and bungee jumping.

This card came from my pen pal Ivana from Montenegro. 🙂

Zion National Park, Utah

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Zion National Park is located in southwestern Utah close to the Arizona and Nevada borders.  Zion is roughly a 3-hour drive away from Las Vegas, Nevada and is one of the major attractions along the “Grand Circle Tour” — a hit list of national parks that includes Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and the Grand Canyon.

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Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park’s unique geography and variety of life zones allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park’s four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest.

Both cards came from my pen pal Megan. 🙂