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I read an interesting article in our local 📰 newspaper a while back in the travel section. It was on how – Postcards Tell A Personal Story. It really hit home, as I’ve always collected … 🌺 Travel Postcards 🌺 From Around The World 🌎 and we still do today. When traveling to new destinations, we always like to 📬 mail a postcard home to ourselves and to close family members.

Who doesn’t like receiving a travel postcard in the 📬 mail, from a friend or family member? It’s so personal and a great keepsake as well! 😎 For us, it’s just a little souvenir from our travels with a picture, and a unique 📨 postmarked stamp included.

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I’ve collected various postcards over the years, from travels that I was lucky enough to experience as a young boy. I’ve included a few in this post, from my first international travel experience to 🌴 Hawaii from Canada.

They are so cool to look back on today, recalling those memorable trips taken years ago!

My wife and I started 📮 mailing postcards to ourselves back in the late 1980’s. It’s fun to read what we wrote on the back to ourselves, about our adventures back then.

There’s also some of the neat looking older postmarked stamps as well on them. Below, are a few of our older postcards we’ve collected over the years.

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Today, the majority of us who are not professional 📸 photographers, travel with our compact digital cameras and/or 📱 cellphones, for storing or sending out our photos.

But how many of us actually take the time to prepare a photo album from our {digital images} that we’ve taken? ❓ Or even have any printed for a keepsake, to look back at years down the road.

I would venture to say – not many of us.

Visit the post office if you can in your travels and engage in conversation with the locals. You’ll be surprised how interested they are to know where you’re from, sparking at times a wonderful conversation!

For example, I always make a point to ask locals where their favorite restaurant is. We’ve discovered some amazing affordable eateries over the years, by just asking a local.

Years later, when you look back at your postcards and printed photographs, you’ll be so glad you took the time and effort to do so!

Postcards appear to be making a come back, which is great to see. It’s a way for you to tell a brief personal story of your exciting adventure. So do yourself a favor and send a postcard or two on your next journey!

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These Cute Towns From Around The World Have Fairy-Tale Charm

Posted: July 23, 2023 | Last updated: July 23, 2023

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Hallstatt, Austria

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Nuremberg, Germany

While Nuremberg might look every inch the fairy-tale city, it has a dark history. The Bavarian city, which was first settled in the 11th century, was occupied by the Nazis in the Second World War and around 90% of the Old Town was destroyed. The buildings that can be seen today are the work of arduous reconstruction using original stone, which has helped them to retain their historic charm. 

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

It’s easy to see why the ancient city of Dubrovnik was used as a filming location for fantasy TV series Game of Thrones . With its intricate limestone streets and buildings perched on craggy cliffs, the Adriatic coast gem needs no special effects to look like a fantasy world. The city’s baroque buildings were completed by the 13th century, although they have undergone two major restorations since: firstly, after a catastrophic earthquake in 1667, and secondly, after shelling during the Yugoslav Wars in the early 1990s.

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Castle Combe, England, UK

With its characteristic Cotswolds stone buildings and winding countryside roads, it’s no wonder Castle Combe has often been called the prettiest village in England. The historic site was first settled by Celts in ancient times, before becoming a regional hub for the wool industry during the Middle Ages. Many of its landmarks, including a market cross, an old water pump and the Church of St. Andrew, were built during this period.

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Sintra, Portugal

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

With its storybook streets and candy-colored houses, Rothenburg ob der Tauber looks almost too pretty to be real. Located along southern Germany’s famous Romantic Road – a stunning route through Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg – the town was established in AD 950 and Rothenburg Castle was built around one hundred years later. One of the best-preserved medieval settlements in Germany, it retains all of its fairy-tale charm today. 

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Guatapé, Colombia

Painted in a rainbow of vibrant hues, the Colombian town of Guatapé is as colorful as they come. The most iconic feature of this curious place are its zócalos – colorful panels that line the bottom of buildings – a tradition that started here around a century ago. Today, they are a vibrant depiction of village life, with some panels telling stories and others advertising local businesses.

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Manarola, Italy

With its hotch-potch of colorful houses perched upon a vertiginous stretch of coastline, Manarola looks almost too precarious to be real. The oldest member of Italy’s Cinque Terre, Manarola is thought to have been founded in Roman times. However, the present village dates back to around the 14th century, when the agricultural industry began to develop and it became renowned for its Sciacchetrà wine. 

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Portmeirion, Wales, UK

While some villages were built to be functioning communities,  Portmeirion was created as a fairy-tale folly . Built by the Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1976 the colorful, Portofino-inspired buildings are gathered among exotic gardens and sandy beaches, punctuated by quaint cafés, restaurants and even an Italian ice cream parlor. The area's steam train still trundles along one of the oldest tracks of its kind.

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Quedlinburg, Germany

Quedlinburg briefly served as the capital of the East Franconian German Empire during the 10th century, when it was ruled by King Heinrich I. In AD 936, his widow, Mathilde, founded a convent and the town was ruled by its Abbesses for the next 800 years, until Napoleon invaded in 1802. The town certainly has a mythical atmosphere, with its Romanesque castle complex soaring out of the hilltop, surrounded by a patchwork of half-timbered houses and clusters of trees.

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Perast, Montenegro

Perast is a tranquil town in Montenegro’s Kotor Bay. Met by mirror-like waters that perfectly reflect its terracotta-roofed houses, the town looks as pretty as a picture. Don’t be fooled by its small size – it has a whopping 19 churches, which includes the unfinished Church of St. Nicholas. The spire of the 17th-century church rises in the background of this enchanting photo.

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Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

In the foothills of the Atlas Mountains lies the ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou, whose earthy red hues are lit up to majestic effect at sunset. An impressive incarnation of southern Moroccan architecture, the fortress is thought to date back to the 17th century, although it was created in the style of much earlier buildings. In recent years, it has appeared in movies including Lawrence of Arabia , Hezus of Nazareth and Gladiator .

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Bonifacio, Corsica, France

With its precarious position on top of a narrow limestone plateau, Bonifacio looks especially spellbinding by nightfall, when its buildings are illuminated by polychromatic lights. Located on Corsica’s southernmost tip, the settlement was established in about AD 828 by Count Boniface of Tuscany, and it became an important strategic location for defending Corsica against pirates. 

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Rocamadour, France

The clifftop town of Rocamadour looks especially enchanting in this cloud-draped shot. Crowned by a 14th-century château, it comprises a cluster of historic buildings clinging to the cliffs at varying levels above the gorge of the Alzou River. The UNESCO World Heritage Site started life as a hermitage for Saint Amadour in the 12th century, and for the next 300 years it served as a popular pilgrimage location, during which time a number of important religious buildings and fortifications were added.

Carcassonne, France

A medieval walled city perched on a hilltop in southwestern France, Carcassonne looks like the perfect setting for dueling knights and fire-breathing dragons. The settlement was occupied since pre-Roman times, although the oldest buildings standing today date back to the 13th century. Initiated by architect and medievalist Viollet-le-Duc in 1844, the restoration of the cathedral and city walls continued through the late 19th century.

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Feeling FOMO from not traveling for the Great Texas-Indiana Eclipse of 2024? Yeah, we know. Then it's not too soon to daydream about the next total solar eclipse, coming to Iceland and Spain on Aug. 12, 2026. It makes for a tantalizing choice for travelers.

Around 5 p.m. GMT, the zone of totality will fall across western Iceland, including the acclaimed, remote Snaefellsnes Peninsula and the Reykjavik region, with more than two minutes of blackout. Then the moon's shadow crosses to northern Spain, on a swath between Barcelona and Madrid, for almost two minutes of totality. It ends near sunset over the Balearic Islands (Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, etc.). Eastern Greenland, far northern Russia and a sliver of Portugal will also get in on the total darkness.

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Want to buy a $1 home in Italy? The best advice from 3 people who did it

For years now, people around the world have been captivated by Sicilian towns selling off abandoned homes starting at 1 euro , or roughly $1.08.

Several hundred homes have been sold to curious and ambitious renovators, including Meredith Tabbone, 44, of Chicago. She learned in 2019 that a town called Sambuca di Sicilia was auctioning off homes starting with 1-euro bids.

"A lot of people warned me that it could be a scam [and that] I could end up losing a lot of money," she tells CNBC Make It.

Still, she took up the idea when she realized her great-grandfather was actually from Sambuca. She placed her bid on a home for 5,555 euros sight unseen and won, thus starting her on a four-year journey of renovations.

"From the moment that I sent in the bid and checked my email every day and found out that I won, all the way through this process, there have been 4 million moments of frustration, exhaustion, contemplation of how to move forward," she says.

Tabbone and other 1-euro homebuyers share their biggest pieces of advice to other aspiring renovators around the world.

Prepare for additional costs

Sicily's homes may start at 1 euro, but the cost is largely symbolic and just the start of more expenses down the line.

In Mussomeli, one of the most famous 1-euro towns, buyers must also pay a realtors fee of 500 euros and pay for the deed, which costs 2,800 euros. That adds up to a total of 3,301 euros, or nearly $3,600.

Rubia Daniels, 50, of Berkeley, Calif., bought three 1-euro homes in Mussomeli in 2019. So far, she's focused her efforts on renovating her main vacation home. She originally thought it would cost her $20,000 but has already spent $35,000 between materials, labor and furniture. She hopes to stay under $40,000.

Tabbone paid 5,555 euros for her home, plus some taxes and fees, bringing the home sale up to 5,900 euros, or roughly $6,400. She then bought the building next door through a private sale with the owner for 22,000 euros, or nearly $24,000. 

Over the next four years, Tabbone spent about 425,000 euros on renovations, or roughly $463,000. Altogether, that adds up to 430,900 euros, or $469,500 for her dream home in Sicily.

Be present for renovations

Speaking of renovations, though communicating with local construction workers can kick off plans, buyers say it's crucial to be on the ground while work is being done.

Danny McCubbin, an Australian native who bought a 1-euro house in Mussomeli, says he's seen "quite a few" foreigners try to manage their project from their home country.

McCubbin bought his cheap Sicilian home in 2019 with hopes to turn it into a food-rescue charity. He ended up selling his house back to the real estate agency after it experienced extensive, and costly, water damage. But he managed to open his charity, The Good Kitchen, elsewhere in town.

"It's best to actually be here with the builder, choosing the tiles, choosing whatever you need," he says. For the times you can't be there in-person, he also recommends finding a local project manager who can speak English and Italian to communicate plans with the local crew.

Have patience

Daniels works in construction and learned quickly that things in Sicily take much longer than they do in the U.S.

"Working with contractors in Sicily, I had to learn how to set my expectations, but not my American expectations," she says.

Have patience to understand the culture and how business is done so you don't get frustrated, she adds. She's been renovating her main home in Mussomeli on and off since 2020 and is still several months from finishing.

"Overall, there's plenty capable people to do the work," Daniels says, but "the work here, it flows in a different way. You have to remember this is an island and they are in an island time. So [things] just move a little bit slower than what you expect."

Visit in the winter

If you're planning to buy real estate in another country, it's best to spend a good amount of time there. And don't only go when it's peak travel season.

"I always say come for longer than one or two weeks," McCubbin says. "And most importantly, come in winter. In summertime it's beautiful. It's sunny, the houses, there's no mold in them. You discover in winter that a lot of these houses do have mold. They do have moisture, and it's a very different feel here than in summer."

Learn the language

Tabbone, Daniels and McCubbin agree that it's crucial to learn Italian in order to really get around Sicily, especially if you plan to spend part of your year there.

Language-learning apps and courses are a good place to start, but immersing yourself among locals is another great way to practice.

Tabbone says she enjoys spending time with Sicilians when she visits. Her first friends in Sambuca included members of the construction crew on her project, who then introduced her to their friends and family members. She also has a close relationship with the town's mayor — she practices her Italian with him and he practices his English with her.

"I think I would be extremely fluent in Italian if Google Translate did not exist," she jokes, "but I'm very, very proficient at Google Translate."

Don't be lured just by cheap houses

Newcomers to Sicily may be attracted by inexpensive houses, but many say their biggest reason for staying is the people they meet along the way.

"I always say, don't be allured by the fact that the houses are cheap," McCubbin says. "Think about where you want to be and where you want to spend your time. Having said that, people here are kind. People here are very friendly. It's a great place to live." McCubbin now lives in Mussomeli full-time and owns another house there.

Tabbone says one of her favorite things about Sambuca is how she can connect with fellow foreigners as well as long-time residents.

"One of the things that I love the most about Sambuca is that the community is not just expats who are moving here. It's really well intertwined with the locals and the community. Any dinner party that you go to, even if you just go to a cafe on the street, you will always see a very nice mixture of expats and of locals, and I love that."

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My name is Anna and I am from Poland. After finishing high school I moved to bonnie Scotland, where I got my psychology and psychotherapy degree. I knew that travelling needs to be a big part of my life, I also knew that I want to study, learn new languages and discover other cultures. While working hard to get my degree in Scotland and having 3 different jobs, I managed to save up for my short and long travels. I started by going away to Europe for long weekend gateways to recharge the batteries while planning bigger escapes. I organized my work and university assignments a way that would allow me to take a week or two off and travel every few weeks.  While my colleagues were going out at weekends, I was working or going away .

One summer my wanderlust took me to a conservatory volunteering program in Tobago to ‘look after’ sea turtles. Unlike the other volunteers, I went there privately on my own and not as a part of an organized group. I stayed with locals, I ate with locals and discovered the island with no rush. This exceptional experience left me with an even bigger itch on my feet.

After a few good years of enjoying Scottish weather (and jumping on a plane to other sides of the globe to catch some sunbeams) and after enjoying haggis, nips and tatties, I moved to Spain, then Chile. Soon, I guess, I will move to another country, learn another language, get more professional experience and fall in love with more places.  I strongly believe that travelling, studying and working at the same time is possible. I did that for 9 years.  How? I figured out my priorities and what makes me happy…then I worked to make them happen. Now I can travel even more having finished my university education…for now.

How did I start Postcards from the World? And why?

After quitting my job and moving to Chile I felt a bit lost. Being always rather active and creative, busy with studies, work, belly dance and jewellery making, I was trying to find a way to keep my creative side satisfied. My web design skills, social media and marketing were not too great and I did not have much confidence to start a blog, although I had been thinking about for a while. Then one day it just happened, Postcards from the World were created.

I wanted to write about my travels, experiences of living a constant expat life and that  we can all be dreamers and make our wishes come true.  I am not a constant traveller, I am not a luxury traveller nor a backpacker. I do a bit of all of it, whatever I feel like doing. I love food and blending with the locals to see life in another country from their own perspective.

Inspire and be inspired

I would love to invite you, my lovely readers, also to share little pieces of our beautiful world by sending us a postcard. I believe that  sharing travel stories is very much inspirational  and an amazing experience in itself. I modestly hope that some of you get inspired by the stories I share, but I am also grateful for all the stories you share with me. Hopefully, this blog will give some tips and ideas to all who love exploring, eating and learning. Along with my voyaging, I will try to share ideas on what to see, where to eat or how to cope with cultural differences.

I am writing while working, learning and travelling. This sometimes does not leave me as much time as I would like or maybe I am flamingo watching in the Chilean Altiplano or adventuring in the salt deserts. The beauty of it comes with lack of internet, so if you ever wonder what I am to those days, you can find me on  Twitter ,  Instagram  and  Facebook .

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Let’s dream and travel together to some beautiful corners of the world.

I hope you’ll enjoy it

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