Please send me a postcard

Hi, thanks for reading.

So, what is Please Send me a Postcard?

The concept is simple. I am asking you to send me a postcard from wherever you are, or whever you are going. On the postcard I am asking for one travel tip. This could be, “if you are in New Jersey, try the burgers at Janey’s” – really anything you want.

You then send it to me:

PSMAP
PO Box 906
Ipswich
IP1 9PP

I then receive your postcard, scan the front and write up the tip, sharing it with you all. If you wish to add a relevant link that would be useful for our readers, then please do. Note, however that I will check all links and won’t publish anything that is rude, offensive of no value or relevance.

If you wish to leave your name, I will credit it to you, using first names only.

And that’s it! If you wish me to let you know when your postcard is up add your co-ordinates (email, twitter, whatever) – I will not publish, share, rent or sell these details.

Why are you doing this?

I feel the art of postcard writing has been lost. It is quicker to text from the beach than send a postcard. I am just as guilty as the next person for not sending postcards. I thought this would be an interesting exercise to see if people will send me a postcard and from where. I sometimes daydream that we could get a postcard from every country in the world, or break the Guinness World Record for number of postcards [I don't know if there is one!] but those are just daydreams.

If we get enough postcards to make this interesting then I will be happy.

This is not a money making exercise, so you shouldn’t see much advertising on here. If the site takes off I may need a little to cover post costs and stuff but we will see. This site does not need to be commercial and I don’t want it to be.

Who is behind it?

Hi, I’m Jamie Riddell – I live in Suffolk, on the East Coast of England with my family. I have a succesful background in digital marketing and I am currently taking time to have some fun. You can read my other blog here, or my professional biography here. I am also on Twitter.

What’s the Catch?

There is no catch. This site will succeed only if I get enough postcards to make this interesting so I do need your help.

So.. please send me a postcard!