International Pen Friends (ipfworld.com)
This organisation has been matching up people from all over the globe since 1967 and now has more than 300,000 members in 192 countries. Rates vary depending on age – if you’re 21 to 60, £20 will get you 14 pen-friend names and addresses.
League of Extraordinary Penpals (extraordinarypenpals.com)
If you consider yourself a letter-writer extraordinaire, you may want to join this club of fellow superhero writers. Membership is by subscription (£27 for 12 months) and gets you a monthly newsletter and access to its active Facebook group, as well as a database of writers.
Postcrossing (postcrossing.com)
This lovely project helps you to receive (and send) postcards from around the world. It’s free and your level of commitment is entirely up to you. Sign up and you’ll receive the address of…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2016 - Issue 51