I just found out that one of the postcards in my first batch of Postcrossing cards has arrived safely in Russia. It only took fifteen days to travel the 6,602 kilometers (4,102 miles) to Nalchik, the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. No, I’d never heard of this place before… The card I sent Victoria … Continue reading Postcrossing: TH-141628 to Russia
Day: 13th August 2013
Phuket’s Provincial Hall
Yesterday was a rather rainy holiday in Phuket – the 64th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. A mid-afternoon break in the rain gave me the chance to take a short walk up the tree-lined Narisorn Road in northeastern Phuket Town. This is where most of the province’s government buildings are located and so is … Continue reading Phuket’s Provincial Hall
Mark Joseph Jochim 