I started this postcards only blog in early December 2014. In that time, I have posted 31 articles about postcards from Thailand. Yet, I still have quite a few Thai cards I haven’t yet written about. Some, like the one pictured above, are my own designs. I had a number of these printed by MOO Printing in England in 2016 and I enjoyed mailing them … Continue reading Postcrossing Since 2006
Today marks the start of the annual Vegetarian Festival (thetsakan gin jeh — เทศกาลกินเจ), Phuket’s version of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival (九皇爺 — Jiǔhuángyé in Chinese pinyin or Kow Wong Yeh in Cantonese). This is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar and is widely celebrated throughout Southeast Asia. The biggest (and most dramatic) … Continue reading Phuket Vegetarian Festival
I’m getting ready to send out nineteen cards later this week (and I may arrange a few more swaps before I get to the post office on Friday). This is pretty heavy postcarding for me as I quickly get writer’s cramp these days – a sign of getting old? My worst fear, besides contracting Alzheimer’s disease, is to become crippled with severe arthritis. Oh, blindness … Continue reading Heavy Postcarding
Welcome to my new blog where I will profile the postcards (and other interesting mail) that I receive at my home here in Phuket, Thailand. I have been a member of Postcrossing since July 2013 and — inspired by other postcard blogs found around the Web — I am interested in receiving a postcard from every country in the world. If you are interested in … Continue reading Greetings from Phuket, Thailand
Postcards to Phuket 