Dear stranger,
In advance, thank you for your effort to make my day.
I love to travel, to enjoy nature and other cultures. One of my dreams is to visit all countries in the world (one by one). For now, getting postcards to learn about those countries is a nice substitute. And beautiful, sweet, interesting, funny, or surprising cards in my mailbox is a nice detail.
I also like reading, (arthouse)movies, music, hosting and going to concerts and festivals.
I'm not really picky and I like nice surprises. Some of the things I particularly enjoy though, in no particular order, include:
- Animals, especially (lion)cubs♥♥ and red cats♥♥;
- Beautiful landscapes (waterfalls, vulcanos, desert, rainforest, ricefield, etc.);
- Sun(set) and/or tropical beaches;
- Local people;
- Local places (as long as they are not only touristic, but interesting or beautiful too);
- Interesting faces;
- Ancient or odd buildings (bridges);
- Gargoyles/Gargouilles♥♥ (drain-spouts) I love them;
- World Heritage (Unesco);
- Food (I'm a soup-addict);
- Psychiatry (my job) and healthcare;
- Roller coasters;
- Peculiar transport (with people on/in it);
- Fire;
- Aurora borealis♥♥;
- Rainbows (and fading colours in general);
- Music and/or dance (e.g. folk, tango, flamenco, ballet);
- Dali, Gaudi, Escher;
- 3D (stereogram)♥♥ and illusions;
- Garfield♥♥, The Muppets♥♥, Southpark;
- Leendert Jan Vis.
You're better saving these for people who really will enjoy them:
- Dogs, fishes and birds;
- Flower close ups;
- Icons;
- Wine;
- Bears like forever friends, Pooh, Paddington, etc. (I rather see the real ones);
- Ad cards (unless it matches my preferences);
- Self made cards (apart from matching photos taken by the sender).
The words on the back are as important to me as the picture on the front and I love reading either about your life, the place where you live, or what interests you.
I prefer my postcards as nature intended, without envelopes. Any scrapes and scars from the post just add to their character.
Thanks everyone.
PS. Unfortunately, I will not be able to scan. Pics is the best I can do, so odd edges will be uploaded.
PPS. For those who are living in Scotland, Serbia or Russia I have a special request. One of the standard souvenirs I bring with me after a holiday is a label of a bottle of the national beer. For the countries above I forgot. I’m going to make a collage with among other things, photo’s, a banknote and the mentioned label for every country I visited. So please if possible can you include a label? I would be very grateful.
PPPS. My favourites are the cards I'm longing for, not the marvellous ones I have received.