Snailmail experience of 2006:
Sent package with RoyalMail in London to Bogotà, in Colombia in October 2006 … never made it to it’s destination.
Now in 2007 I get book sent through Amazon.com to the Netherlands, (not Swaziland!) and i get this:
Bastards!
acute accent ´ Bogotá
I guess they ship by rowboat. Could be they are just anticipating on dutch customs holding and charging tax for your package which they do sometimes, when in a sour mood i guess.
Grr, well i only got a small book sent! grumble grumble…