Colombo near Fort Station. Photo courtesy: Calflier001 – Wikimedia.org
Being in Hikkaduwa for six weeks before the internet meant day trips to Colombo to pick up snail mail. Continue reading Hikkaduwa before the internet
Colombo near Fort Station. Photo courtesy: Calflier001 – Wikimedia.org
Being in Hikkaduwa for six weeks before the internet meant day trips to Colombo to pick up snail mail. Continue reading Hikkaduwa before the internet
I love the internet and its convenience — checking maps, FaceTime, instant messaging to name a few. But I know children still get a kick out of receiving snail mail.
I headed to Puducherry’s post office to mail postcards to my grandchildren. Others dipped their fingers in the sticky glue to paste on stamps. I wiped my stamps across the glue and found the ancient post box that looked like it could easily be ripped off the fence and broken into. Continue reading Snail mail