Wandering Mollusk Monthly Mail Club

Each month this club takes you to a city its Seattle-based creator has explored in person. The envelope carries a letter with stories and tips from the trip, a 5x7 collage postcard, one 4x6 photo print or two smaller photos, a language card with basic local phrases, at least two themed stickers, a rotating paper extra such as a bookmark or a local recipe, and a playlist for the destination.

It costs $10 a month. Letters go out around the third week of the month and usually reach US members in one to two weeks and international members in two to six. New orders start with the October edition, which visits Edinburgh.

Made for armchair travelers with busy schedules.