I’m a big believer in sending postcards. It reassures me of the beauty of people and the world. When I’m not traveling, it allows me to take little micro-hits of the travel drug.
When I travel, I’m often sending over twenty postcards to friends and family around the world.
I may have just made my workload a heck of a lot bigger.
My girlfriend and I have just launched an International Postcard Club that we would love for you to join! These won’t be your usual “Dubai is just out of this world! Today we did yadayada and ate thisnthat and oh I just wish you were here!” No, these will be a lot funkier and outside the box. These are postcards for folks who crave a hit of creativity. They serve as a reminder that this is a weird, wacky world filled with many cool things. Every month, you’ll receive a card from a new destination. It will include a unique story from that little corner of the globe. And for only $8 a month, it’s cheaper than a bougie IPA from your favorite micro brewery.
These are postcards for folks that need a bit of whimsy in their every day. To prove it, here are the postcards we sent this month in January.
“Day 79 in the Dunes. I’ve completely run out of water & am surviving on small sand tics. They’re actually not half bad. I came across a big horn sheep and didn’t feel in the mood for sheep meat so decided to let it go. But the thing is…it didn’t want to leave. It stayed by my side for weeks, just staring at me…into me. I swear it told me that the wind was coming soon, but I didn’t listen. 3 days later, a huge sandstorm kicked up & I lost track of my sheep friend! But I know we’ll be re-united one day. I’ll keep you posted,
Chappy McFirston, Attorney at Law”
“Neighhhhhhhhhh!
It’s me, Cherrelyn the horse! I finally opened up my small business of carting people around the wheatfields in Denver! Nobody believed I could do it, they kept saying ‘A horse?! Driving a trolley?!’ And boy, did I prove them wrong. Business. Is. BOOMING. Hope to see you on my cart sometime soon!
Dearest regards,
Cherrelyn
P.S. I don’t do horseback rides…”
“Howdy Miss Ellen!
This month has been a real doozy! I finally learned how to tame that wild creature everyone keeps talkin’ bout! (And I’m not talkin’ bout my husband!) You know, the creature with them big ol’ feet & covered in fur? I’ll have to think of a good name for him…anyways, all I had to do was offer him a warm glass of whiskey & sing him a song & he was practically putty in my hands! I think I’ll finally win Miss Rodeo this year if I can wrangle him in the arena. Holler back soon!
Lucy McPheep
P.S. Maybe I’ll call him ‘Bigfoot’?”
“Greetings earthling!
It’s us, the GloprGloprs on our annual family vacation! This year we decided to visit beautiful Colorado, and did we love it? Yes! The mountains, the sunshine, the cows! We must have abducted about 20 of them! We’re bummed we didn’t get to see you (well of course, we did see you from our ship and super zoom vision) but perhaps next year you can visit us! You’ll have to learn how to travel in space time, reconstitute your DNA, and of course get your galactic visa but it should be pretty easy! Ta-ta!
The GlorpGlorps”
If you want more than a postcard and need some trinkets and doodads as well, we’ve got you covered. For $15, we’ll send you a sealed postcard complete with local goodies like stickers, pins, and other local things we come across. It’s a great way to get a feel for a place, hear a unique story, and support local artists in that area as well.
We’ll be sending postcards out in February from a very strange and off-the-beaten-path place, so I hope you sign up to receive a card!
We look forward to showing up in your inbox. Onwards!
The Weekend Rambler 
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