Finding the perfect postcard at times is nearly impossible…then finding a stamp, figuring out the correct postage, finding a mailbox…this process can feel like you are going on a wild goose chase…this is why I have sworn off non-electronic communication when traveling. But every time I leave on a trip one of my friends has to set off my guilt-o-meter by saying the famous line “send me a postcard from X.”

So when I discovered HazelMail.com I was ecstatic…my postcard-guilt-complex is over!  Hazel Mail is an ingenious website that allows you to upload photos and fill out a virtual postcard. They then print it and mail it out for you…in the time it takes to write an email you have sent a physical postcard. The service costs $1.50, which is cheap when you consider how much time you will save on your vacation.