Finding post boxes around us feels like playing a game of finding Waldo. The magical art of writing letters with ink pens seems like a distant memory now. Fading into oblivion every second as the convenience and promptness of e-mails and social media platforms takes over.
9th October is a special day every year. A day to remember the importance and impact of the postal services in the form of World Post Day.
It is a celebration of how they have contributed to the global economy and social development in unfathomable ways.
Let’s take a look at some of the most interesting post boxes around the world:
Under The Pacific Ocean in Japan
Are you ready to send a letter from under the ocean to the land?
You’ll need waterproof envelopes, stamps and diving gear to reach this post box.
Susami Bay holds the Guinness Book of World Records for having the deepest underwater post box in the world. This small fishing town has a post box at the depth of 33 metres(10 feet).
At the Base Camp of Mt. Everest in Tibet
Imagine the thrill of climbing up all the way to the Base Camp of Mt. Everest to post a letter!
Standing at an incredible elevation of 5000 meters, the China Post Office at the Everest Base Camp is the world’s highest post office.
This post office is situated in a tent. Due to extreme weather conditions, it is only operational for 7 months from April-August.
On the Edge of a Volcano in Vanuatu
Situated right on the rim of the Mt. Yasur volcano, this is the place to all those flaming letters.
The raging volcano erupts 10-20 times an hour and you can even get special stamps to have an authentic experience.
On the Dal Lake in India
A post box floating on a house boat in the mesmerizing Dal Lake that is also a museum?
Yes, it exists and you can row over to the Western edge of the Dal Lake in India to post letters. The lake also has floating markets every morning from 4am to 6am.
An Ice Postbox in China
Harbin Ice and Snow World in China houses the world’s largest ice-made post box among many other famous things made of ice.
Tourists can use special stamps on postcards in an ice-and-snow theme post office and send them via the ice post box.
Written by Sparsh Paul
