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Jared, our friend, is only four years old, but he has been diligently practicing his writing. He sent us this postcard last month and we were delighted!

Here’s the front:

Here’s the back:

The postcard reads:

Timpanogos Cave National Monument Utah: A column guards the entrance to a lighted alove against the greenish flowstone and drapery-covered wall of the Big Room in Middle Cave. Photographer - William Hendricks

They write:

Dear Laura and Mike,

I opened the door to the cave.

Love, Jared

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.

We asked Mike’s parents to send us a postcard when they went to Savannah, Georgia and this is what we got!

Here’s the front:

Here’s the back:

I love this postcard because it’s not only pretty, but it has a recipe. Of course, any recipe that requires a double broiler is going to go unmade in my house, but it’s still nice to see.

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.

We didn’t realize how many postcards were waiting for us in our P.O. Box, so when we went to Yellowstone, we sent one to ourselves. Plus, we love Mammoth Hot Springs so much!

Here’s the front:

Here’s the back:

The postcard reads:

Yellowstone National Park
Minerva Terrace
Minerva Terrace, with its colorful variety of delicately crusted pools and runoffs is one of the major terrace attractions at Mammoth Hot Springs of Yellowstone National Park. Dictated by the different water temperatures, the algae that thrive there give the terraces their color. The Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and fine restaurant stand one third of a mile away.

Mike wrote:

Mammoth Hot Springs looks like an alien landscape!

We actually prefer Canary Hot Springs because it’s more active than Minerva Terrace right now, but there were no postcards for Canary Hot Springs.

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.

Here is another huge postcard from Chicago. It’s really cool, too, because it’s not just a rectangle. It’s shaped like the building.

Here’s the front:

Here’s the back:

The postcard reads:

Chicago
Printed in Canada

They write:

We went to Alinea Restaurant today.
This is the best restaurant in the nation. Anyone who can, should go!

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.

This postcard is HUGE! You really need to click over to Flickr to see it full size.

Here’s the front:

Here’s the back:

The postcard reads:

Millennium Park - Chicago
Cloud Gate, Millennium Monument-Peristyle, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, BP Bridge
Millennium Park in Chicago is a 21st century center for world-class art, music, architecture and landscape design.

They write:

We walked around this park today.
It was amazing!

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.

I have been behind scanning all the postcards that have come from far and wide. Here is the postcard that has traveled the furthest to reach us:

The letter is in French. If any of you know the language, could you please write the translation in the comments?

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.

This postcard on PostSecret was interesting:

Most hotel rooms have a smoke detector with a blinking red light that reminds me of video recorders. I find that I feel the same way in rooms with that little blinking light, even though the new video recorders don’t have those little red lights.

PostSecret’s beneficiary is the National Hopeline Network. It is a 24-hour hotline (1 (800) SUICIDE) for anyone who is thinking about suicide or knows someone who is considering it.

Another great postcard from Brian D from his trip to Hawaii. The postcard reads:

02-21-07 Greetings!

Had a great trip!! Fun convertibles, wales breaching, monk seals sleeping, green sea turtle and even a boar among all the chickens! Off to San Fran for my birthday tomorrow.

Keep writing!
Brian D

Well, happy belated birthday, Brian, and thank you for the postcard!

Back in October, I received this postcard and promptly filed it away. I forgot to scan it in and post it here, but it’s here now!

The postcard reads:

“Walk on a glass bridge into the center of the world for a dazzling view of the Earth’s continents and oceans. A popular Boston attraction for over sixty years, the three-story Mapparium now includes light and sound presentations.”

The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity
200 Massachuesetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-450-700 * 888-222-3711 * www.marybakereddylibrary.org

This postcard was sent to me from my friend, Dylan, who moved to Boston several years ago. It was nice to hear from him!

For more information on the Mapparium in Boston, MA see their official website:

• The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity - Mapparium

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.

We just received this postcard from Brian D. in Oregon. It’s amazing that it arrived to us because it was damaged in the shipping. If you can see, our P.O. Box number was accidentally ripped off of the card. Fortunately, Brian had inadvertently written our box number as the zip code and then crossed it out. I don’t think it could have gotten to us otherwise.

Serendipity!

Brian says he’s surprised that Oregon isn’t listed in one of my places to visit, and quite frankly, I’m surprised as well. Mike and I spent a lovely week in Oregon last year at the foot of Mount Hood. I’m shocked I didn’t write about it. Never fear, Brian! I’m going to drag out the photographs I took and write a few entries about our lovely stay in Oregon!

Please send me a postcard from your travels or your hometown. If you do and it’s interesting, I will publish your postcard on Starling Travel.

Send your postcards to:

Starling Travel
Attention: Laura Moncur
P.O. Box 522032
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152

It’s like sending a postcard to the whole world when you go on vacation. It’s like bragging about your hometown to the everyone on the planet.