What do you do for fun?
My idea of fun is creating interesting travel-related blog posts. (well, trying to!) It’s bordering on the obsessive some days but it’s all that’s kept me sane while I’ve waited (and waited) for warmer days to arrive. Some of you may know that I’ve been taking a trip back in time and reliving the past in “A tale or two : my Greek Odyssey”.
In those days I used to keep a diary on the back of my postcard collection. It served two purposes : preserving the memories, and providing a few reliable photos in case the holiday snaps weren’t up to much. While I’ve been writing this series I’ve had to dig out the postcards to check a few facts. (the holidays were 20+ years ago) I thought that this Saturday I might share a few with you.
The island of Zakynthos (Zante)
Neos Marmaras in Halkidiki
Time for an ouzo- speaks for itself really
Mandraki harbour on Rhodes
The beautiful island of Symi, near Rhodes
A slightly too rosey Rhodes Town, but I like it!
I love maps! Bizarre for someone who excels in getting lost
Last but not least, Melissani Lake on Kephalonia
The last postcard is the only one I’ve shared already. Mostly our photographs were good enough, but on the lake we were too busy just looking, in awe. Hope you enjoyed these. Trigger any memories?
If you’re interested in the series at all, click on the Categories box in my sidebar and you will get a dropdown menu. Select “A tale or two : my Greek Odyssey” and it’ll take you there. Wordpress is clever sometimes, isn’t it? Meantime, let’s go and see Cate at Show My Face and see how she’s feeling this week.
restlessjo 
What a fabulous idea to write a diary on the back of your postcards, now if only I’d thought of that in the days when I collected postcards 🙄
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‘S ok, Vicky- I can’t read most of it. My handwriting was never a strength. 🙂
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I would like to be in those pictures for fun… 🙂
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I can draw you in if you’d like, Meg, but I’m not much of an artist, so you’ll have to be a stick person. Which card? 🙂
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Rhodes I think – love that sky!
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Melissani Lake looks exquisite. No wonder you were too busy to take photos!!
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The water colour was so vivid! Plus I was trying to keep a small boy from tumbling over the side, Madoqua. 🙂
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I must have a real personality attraction to water. Maybe I have a lot in common with that small boy!
I travelled along the southern coast of Turkey and we sailed out amongst the islands where the water was a lovely colour too. I would like to write a post about it, but my photos are dismal. I did not get any postcards either. Perhaps I should just post with the photos I have.
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Why not? Your writing is beautiful. Maybe you could tweak your photos a little with Photoshop or use a couple from Wikipedia?
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I love all these old postcards Jo! I still have my 30 travel journals I wrote from age 20-32. Sometimes I go back and read them for fun and it takes me right back in time. Memories are so powerful!
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Thanks, Nicole. I used to have diaries from when I was “really young” but my travelling didn’t start till much later.
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I was lucky that my parents loved to travel so we would hit the road often in our station wagon and drove all across the country. I actually didn’t start my diaries until university and a lot was about life and figuring everything out. THen once I studied abroad, I wrote mostly about traveling. I stopped writing after the birth of my second child as I felt there wasn’t much more to write about except changing diapers and lack of sleep! Now I’ve got my blog! 🙂
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What a wonderful way to share an experience.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Thanks, Francine! Hope you have a nice plan for the weekend.
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All beautiful, but that Melissani Lake shot is phenominal.
As always, thanks for bringing me along, Jo.
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Happy to share my postcards with you anytime, Ron. Enjoy your weekend. 🙂
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Such beautiful postcards. It’s amazing how much the world has changed in just 20 years.
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Yes, I imagine so. It’s a good reason to not go back, Suzanne- just stay with the memories, but there are many other islands I’d still love to see.
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It’s a long time since I took much notice of postcards. Your post took me back to an almost forgotten time in my life. Thanks for that.
Have a great weekend.
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Sunshine memories are always good. Many thanks for your visit. 🙂
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Jo, I love the postcards! We are obviously like-minded because I’ve kept a collection too. And we recently discovered all the postcards we sent James’ mother for a bazillion years. Talk about a great walk down memory lane. Thanks for my first smile of the day. ~Terri
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Happy you enjoyed them! I used to keep those that were sent to me as well, but I jettisoned most. Not the same if they’re not your own memories. I don’t receive many these days.
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Good post. It seems we think alike. I used to buy postcards in case the photos were disappointing and I still do it even though these days I can instantly check the digital image.
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It has to be a really good one to get me to part with cash these days, Andrew. Such a skinflint! 🙂
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Great idea to show us the postcards. I haven’t been to any of these places – but I am working on it!
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I still have many gaps to fill. Daren’t start thinking about it. My husband gets cross!
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I used to buy postcards too – lovely reminders. Your post triggered lots of memories of Greece – happy days 🙂
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I seldom buy them now, but occasionally another sneaks into the collection. Thanks Suze. Have a lovely weekend.
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These postcards are gorgeous! I especially like the rosy Rhodes town. Thanks for sharing these. I like your series!
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Thanks Xiomara. Happy times to look back on.
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this is fab jo … i keep wanting to do the same … you are really inspiring me!!!
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I’m waiting, Christine! (patiently 🙂 ) Thank you.
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Great idea to share your postcards, thank you. I have hundreds from my trips and love looking through them and remembering each occasion.
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I struggle reading my writing on the back of some of them but it’s a good memory nudge. Thanks, Sam. 🙂
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My collection of Greek postcards and my diary from those days have disappeared in one of our many moves, so I thank you for giving me these splendid reminders.
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No aged photos, Viv? We haven’t moved for 24 years. I’m not looking forward to it!
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What a great idea, Jo. Thanks for sharing your happy memories. Love the “time for an ouzo” one. 🙂
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That one was for you, Ad, in your hammock! 🙂
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Wow! Beautiful pictures!
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I have a box or two of postcards and they contain many happy memories. Thanks a lot for your visit, Madhumathi.
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Such beautiful postcards hon! Great memories. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thanks, Sonel. Hope you have a nice weekend planned? 🙂
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You’re welcome hon and not really..just going to chill and watch movies .. and you?
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Off to zumba in half hour, then food shop and back to laptop…. 🙂 Enjoy!
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