A postcard is an easy and inexpensive souvenir you'll cherish for years to come. Find out why you should be writing them to your family, your friends, and yourself.

Keen traveler Debra Dolan’s sent postcards to herself since 1979. She’s kept all these travel dispatches as records of her adventures and a life well traveled.

Like other collectible ephemera, postcards that have been able to survive time can prove valuable. As a piece of history.

At a time when I can (and have) FaceTimed my mom from a volcano in Hawaii, I am still a writer of postcards. Anytime I stop somewhere notable, I’m sure to send one to my mom, my dad, my nieces ...

“A general card is for someone who doesn’t want to be limited in booking travel,” said Erica Sandberg, a consumer finance expert at CardRates.com, which offers advice on credit cards. Do the ...

That’s right: a real, old-fashioned, pop-it-in-the-mail postcard. (Don’t forget the stamp!) We asked where you’re planning to travel within Canada this summer.