For some time I’ve been receiving random postcards from postcrossers, but lately these seem to be with increased numbers. Though I like receiving my mailbox filled with worldwide items, I want and need (these words heavily emphasized) to say publicly that I’m not a postcrosser. I’ve never been involved with any “official” postcrossing projects nor wish to be.
It’s time for some non-philatelic babbling (meaning if you’re interest ONLY about the stamps, you may skip this specific post)…
Last month (May) was truly amazing period of growth for this blog. The number of blog visitors more than doubled up to whooping 1 500 monthly unique visitors. Similar spring boost occurred also with number of feed subscribers, comments as well as with my incoming mail (over 30 covers/cards received around the world).
I can’t stop wondering how global this blog has become in couple of months. Last month (april) there was 742 visits from 61 different countries. On a worldwide map it looks like this:
As some noticed, this site had downtime last night and this morning. This was due to the power supply breakdown on web server running this site. My best thanks to support folks at Vi Internet for identifying and fixing the problem quickly.
Several times I have wondered why some postage stamps appeal more than others. One of the explanations I have come up with is, that some stamps bring along a feeling of good ol’d time adventurers.