Saving a stamp on a christmas card
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I was travelling in Vietnam with a few days left on my visa in December 2013. I bought a ticket to get me through to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, via a short tour of the Mekong basin. I received an email from an old friend who I hadn't been in contact with very much for many years, asking me for my latest address, "otherwise you wont get a xmas card ...".
It turned out he and his partner were about to fly out to Phnom Penh for a winter break. I told him to save the postage and bring my card with him. We arrived there within a few hours of each other and spent the evening with a few beers in the FCC catching up. I never did get my xmas card though.
Date submitted:Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:45:56 +0000Coincidence ID:8961
