Hey, Welcome Back and Happy New Year. I am sorry for the lack of updates – a few things have been tugging at my attention which has kept me away. But I’m back with some new postcards and I will be banging the drum to get more. I have made another video [well spoke to the camera for a minute] which I hope is OK, as you will see I am still not great doing video, nor is it a great video. So – more postcards to be published and more to be received I hope.
As we are talking about travel and stuff, it would be wrong not to mention the Haiti Earthquake. I know you will have seen it everywhere but it wouldn’t be right if I did not at least link to the UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee that works on centralised fundraising and support for countries in crisis.
Allentown, Pennsylvania. Before this postcard I had only heard of Allentown from a Billy Joel song [take that as you will] – so this postcard comes from the Frank DeFreitas Antiquarian Holographica Collection, in West Allen Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania which is right here.
So this postcard celebrates the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, 1960 – 2010 which is actually next year but let’s quibble on such a fact! The postcard has no name on it, so I don’t know who to thank. It also has no tip so I must assume the tip is, “Go visit Frank’s Collection!”.
We do have some more blurb (this is all typed out as some form of promotional postcard)
I made a little video to read the back but the camera seems to be back to front, anyone know how to fix that?
OK so I’m a few days late from bonfire night but here it is anyway (there’s less than a year ’til the next one). This one comes from Lewes in East Sussex, yet another place in the UK I haven’t visited. This postcard also comes with the photographer’s name ‘Ian Cumming‘ (no sniggering at the back!)
Now if you look at the picture closely, that looks like houses on the right. So was this a bonfire or street riots? Hmm, I’m not so sure about visiting after all. The postcard was sent in from Robin [thanks!] with this tip.
Do not visit Lewes on Bonfire Night if you are of a nervous disposition!
Looking at this picture one may add, “don’t visit if you don’t want your car overturned and used a burning barricade. Too harsh?
Our second postcard comes from Paris and yet again has a food theme. Jordan’s postcard suggested eating a Baguette ‘en plein air’ this one has a restaurant recommendation. The postcard is an official one from Cafe du Flore but recommends a bistro called Chez Fernand. I have Googled Chez Fernand and this is the link which I have been told is correct.
The postcard…
The tip comes from Jon, Jan, Jem ? JIM! The tip:
Eat at Chez Fernand, a great French Bistro. Try the strawberry soup, its mental. PS – Its packed!
Strawberry Soup? I’ve heard of Pesto Ice Cream but this is a new one on me, must try it. Thanks!
Would you like to send me a postcard? PSMAP | PO Box 906 | Ipswich | IP1 9PP | UK
Our first piece of artwork on a postcard. This postcard has been sent in by sisters, Emma and Gemma. The artists is Emma, the scribbler is Gemma! Emma has a website www.heavenandearthart.co.uk (it says on the postcard) so we have some local art for the site today. Bawdsey is famous as the birthplace of Radar in the Second World War and is now a lovely little village that is crumbling into the sea. It is also one of my favourite places in Suffolk.
Onto the tip,
This is a mile from our house.
Errr, thats not really a tip Thanks anyway, it is lovely to have some art on the site. Keep them coming!
Would you like to send me a postcard? PSMAP | PO Box 906 | Ipswich | IP1 9PP | UK
Well, I am delighted to report we are now getting a good variety of postcards in, form the UK and across Europe. We have had two ‘non travel’ postcards (Socialist & Ewan) which are making me smile and we have our first piece of art going up tomorrow. The postal strike in the UK won’t help the site too much but in the grand scheme we are somewhat irrelevant to the problems of businesses and the postal workers themselves.
You may have noticed a new Facebook Fan Page box on the site, it is my first attempt at a fan page but should grow in time, if you would like to become a fan that would be great! I am also working on a Flickr account to widen the audience, that should be up early November.
For people on the go, I am adding a mobile plugin to the site which will make the site read better on iphones and the like, let me know if you try it.
Once we have more postcards, I plan to create some form of map ‘mashup’ to display the cards and their locations but I haven’t worked out how yet.
Thank you for reading, and thank you for sending in the postcards, keep them coming!
OK this has to rival Ewan’s postcard for the most ‘non travel’ front but it made me laugh!
This postcard came from Dean, in the land of Islington. North London.
This is Dean’s second attempt to send a postcard, we have yet to see the first one. Maybe those postal strikes have it caught somewhere in the system.
So, Dean’s tip is:
When in Islington forego the trendy lure of Upper Street and head to the Holloway Road for excellent food at El Rincon Quiteno – Ecuadorian, tasty and very cool vibe.
This is a nice postcard. It is from Rye in East Sussex. The front of the postcard shows some nice scenes (Rye is yet another place I have never been.)
The scenes are (clockwise from top left):
Mermaid Street
Lion Street
The Mint
The Old White House Windmill
Onto the tip, sent in from Jenny & Tone (thanks!)
Greetings from historic Rye. Our travel tip: Hotels and guest homes will put the photos of their best rooms on their site – check what you are getting to avoid disappointment! (We have an avocado bathroom suite circa 1982!)
With the ’80’s back in fashion I am surprised they weren’t charged a premium for the bathroom suite! Oh well, hopefully it didn’t spoil their trip. Thanks for sending a postcard.
Would you like to send me a postcard? PSMAP | PO Box 906 | Ipswich | IP1 9PP | UK
Southwold is a beautiful coastal town in Suffolk. Home to some increasingly posh shops, good hotels, restaurants and even the odd design agency. Southwold is a lovely place so I am delighted to get a postcard from Southwold. I think this qualifies as our official first postcard from the same county (finally!).
It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap (Trouée de Belfort) or Burgundian Gate (Porte de Bourgogne).
So we’ve cleared that up. Now this postcard comes from Christian who runs his own postcard site – who knew! You know it is interesting. When I came up with this idea I thought no-one else was doing it. Well, they are, but slightly different. Christian’s site http://www.canyousendmeapostcard.com/ aims to collect as many postcards as possible and he scans both sides on. Cool.
Christian doesn’t offer a tip as such, except to visit his site. Fair enough. Thanks Christian!
Would you like to send me a postcard? PSMAP | PO Box 906 | Ipswich | IP1 9PP | UK
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