A postcard from an Indian post office still costs 50 paise. I can’t think of a better souvenir, so wherever I go, I send a few to friends. I started this a decade ago, took a break, and recently picked it up again. I usually carry a few postcards and send them from whichever post office I happen to find in India, to people who probably weren’t expecting one. Abroad, fewer, depending on cost and postal reliability.
Want one? Send me your postal address by email or on social media, and let me know when it arrives. I’m happy to receive postcards too, so just ask for my address.
Friends asked for postcards on my way back from Ajmer, so the station post box got a batch. Half written in a crowd, half on a moving train. Ugly cards, happy postman.
Station Road, Jaipur
0 of 6 confirmed delivered
Should’ve bought cards before the trip. The Head Post Office made up for it: a grand old building, and curious staff wondering what I was writing on so many cards.
Ajmer Head Post Office
3 of 11 confirmed delivered
Far East Shopping Centre, Singapore
Greeting cards cost a fortune here. Sent one to myself. Still waiting.
3 of 6 confirmed delivered
Had a few cards left, so I wrote random things to random people on a nice day. No occasion needed.
Indiranagar
4 of 5 confirmed delivered
Last time, they were puzzled by the price of a printed greeting card. This time, by why I needed so many. Slow post office, lovely people.
HAL 2nd Stage Post Office
17 of 24 confirmed delivered
Work in progress. Names and addresses stay private and are never shared.