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Desperate Man Without Address Draws Map On Envelope Instead, And It Gets Delivered
An Iceland tourist didn’t have the address of the person he was sending a letter to, but luckily, he had a good memory.
So, instead of putting an address on the envelope, he drew a map which leads to a farm in Hvammsveit, West Iceland, with a red dot marked on the destination. The envelope reads: ‘Country: Iceland. City: Búðardalur. Name: A horse farm with an Icelandic/Danish couple and three kids and a lot of sheep!’. It also has a little clue in the corner saying that ‘the Danish woman works in a supermarket in Búðardalur.’ How cute!
(h/t: distractify)
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This Icelandic tourist didn’t know the address but had a good memory
Image credits: Jidoen
And, according to a local newspaper, Skessuhornið, it still reached the intended destination!
Image credits: jaari
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Goz Maculele 9 years ago
had it been the United States the post office would not have even tried
Hans 9 years ago
Given the perfectly memorized location, would a reverse search on a map tool ("What address is here?") have worked? Nice story nonetheless.
Ivana Panajotov 9 years ago
Maybe person has different life approaches... Considering he was sending A LETTER. :)
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Saramiel Alvarez E 9 years ago
Ok, but WHO delivered this? That must be a very awesome person!
Asha D'Souza 9 years ago
there are only some 10 people living in iceland anyway. what is the big deal!! deliver it in india and then we will talk!
Olafur Olafsson 5 years ago
We have 370.000 people living in Iceland. That place where this letter was sent has 10 people of the total population. The postal service was good...
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Jenn Ayrey 4 years ago
This happened to my Grandfather! A German tourist sent him some pictures she took and wrote "To the man who grows the beautiful sunflowers at the grey stone barn, Bar Harbor, Maine" with the zip and USA and it made it! She drew a map of the area and attached a small (1 inch) picture of him as well. He had been growing hundreds of sunflowers out front for a few years and it was quite the attraction so the postman knew just where to take it. This would have been in the 2000s.
Lisa Torrisi-Ruiz 4 years ago
You never give enough information in your stories. I want to know why he was writing to this person, what the person's reaction was - you know, who what where when how and why!!! rules of journalism. LOL
Melanie Mayfield 4 years ago
Clever! I once received a letter from Stuttgart addressed to "ROBOT", Eureka, California, USA with "KRAFTWERK" and "STAR TREK" written on the back. A lady who worked at the main post office knew me and made sure I got it. Danke. :D
Goz Maculele 9 years ago
had it been the United States the post office would not have even tried
Hans 9 years ago
Given the perfectly memorized location, would a reverse search on a map tool ("What address is here?") have worked? Nice story nonetheless.
Ivana Panajotov 9 years ago
Maybe person has different life approaches... Considering he was sending A LETTER. :)
Load More Replies... Saramiel Alvarez E 9 years ago
Ok, but WHO delivered this? That must be a very awesome person!
Asha D'Souza 9 years ago
there are only some 10 people living in iceland anyway. what is the big deal!! deliver it in india and then we will talk!
Olafur Olafsson 5 years ago
We have 370.000 people living in Iceland. That place where this letter was sent has 10 people of the total population. The postal service was good...
Load More Replies... Jenn Ayrey 4 years ago
This happened to my Grandfather! A German tourist sent him some pictures she took and wrote "To the man who grows the beautiful sunflowers at the grey stone barn, Bar Harbor, Maine" with the zip and USA and it made it! She drew a map of the area and attached a small (1 inch) picture of him as well. He had been growing hundreds of sunflowers out front for a few years and it was quite the attraction so the postman knew just where to take it. This would have been in the 2000s.
Lisa Torrisi-Ruiz 4 years ago
You never give enough information in your stories. I want to know why he was writing to this person, what the person's reaction was - you know, who what where when how and why!!! rules of journalism. LOL
Melanie Mayfield 4 years ago
Clever! I once received a letter from Stuttgart addressed to "ROBOT", Eureka, California, USA with "KRAFTWERK" and "STAR TREK" written on the back. A lady who worked at the main post office knew me and made sure I got it. Danke. :D
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