United States of America.

MARYLAND..

MARYLAND : USA.

  A lovely map card  of The State of Maryland, from a fellow swapper and a nice card it is .Thiss colourful card shows the many different major towns and cities in the State of Maryland.. Known as The Old Line State.also with nick names of "Free State" and "Little America". Maryland was the Seventh State to join the Union and  joined the union on April 28 th 1788. Maryland is one of the smallest states of the Union in area but also one of the most densely populated. Maryland has the highest median household income of any State.. The Capital is  Annapolis and the largest City is Baltimore..home of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.. The State bird is the Oriole and the State flower is "Black eyed Susan.".thank you Arnold for this card
  Posted 13 September 2105 : Arrived Sydney 29 September : Traveled 16 days..

United States of America

 Alberta Canada...Alaska.: USA.

What a great map card... Thanks so much Mel..you are a love.. you know I like these map cards and thanks for taking time out during your trip north to think of me..Sounds like this is a wonderful trip that you and Boyd are having. Card shows the Alaskan Highway that runs from Calgary in Canada  to Dawson and down to Homer in Alaska.a distance of over 1420 miles and was constructed in 1942..during the second World War....What a great road trip this would be..Surely would love to do this one..
Posted: 09 September 2015. Arrived 28 September : Traveled 19 days. Thanks Mel.

United States of America.

Honolulu: HAWAII IS.

An absolutely great card and photof the Mighty Battleship The USS Missouri  BB 63 ( The mighty MO ) now a floating Navel Museum piece located at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii..Anyone going to Pearl Harbour for a visit should take in this wonderful icon of the American Navy and is one of four Iowa Class battleships that are all floating Museums today.. This of course was the famous Battleship that the surrender of Japan was signed in August of 1945  .Thank you so much Viviana  and Jorg  for this great card that you promised. thank you.
  Posted Honolulu 19 September : Arrived Sydney 29 September : Traveled 10 days..Thanks again..

Belarus

Minsk.: BELARUS.

 A Postcrossing card from Belarus showing some of the varied wildlife there..this is a great little hedgehog..Thank you Olga for this nice card..I enjoy receiving wildlife cards.
 Posted Minsk 19 September : Arrived Sydney 29 September : Traveled 14,928 kilometers in 10 days.

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Seattle : WASHINGTON. USA.

 Another lovely card from Melissa.. Thank you so much Mel ..you always think about me on your travels.This must have been a great trip also after Alaska...This card shows the beauty of Mount Rainier and Reflection Lake located in the Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, The lake is 4,861 feet above sea level and  covers an area over 13 acres and is 60 ft deep...Thank you Mel  a lovely spot..
 Posted: Seattle September 13:  Arrived Sydney September 29 : Traveled 16 days..

United States of America

Montana.: USA.

 A lovely scene on this card from this magnificent state of Montana..a nice swap also some great stamps attatched as well. Thnak you Arnold for this swap card..
Posted Texas 11 September : Arrived Sydney 29 September : Traveled 18 days.. thank you Arnold..

Ireland

IRELAND

 Dublin : IRELAND.:

Another great "Greetings from" card just arrived after a welcomed swap...Thank you Dina so much for this card I .love it. Another for my collection in this series of cards..
 Posted :Dublin 20 September :Arrived Sydney 28 September : Traveled 8 days..that was quick.thanks Dina

 IRELAND :  Located in Europe.  ( EIRE ) The CAPITAL CITY is Dublin.:
AREA: Ireland covers an area of over 84,421 KM2. with a POPULATION of  4,726,000
SYMBOL: The National Symbol of Ireland is the Shamrock.
FAMOUS IRISH include : Bono, Oscar Wilde , Pierce Brosnan , Sinead O' Connor.
Pubs :  Sean's Bar in a pub in Athlone claims to be the oldest pub in Ireland dating back to900 AD.
IRELAND is a snake free Island due to its isolation from the European mainland Ireland also lacks several other species that are found in Europe ie:Moles , Weasels , polecats or Roe Deer.
LIGHTHOUSE:  The Hook Lighthouse is thought to be the oldest working light house in Europe or possibly in the world. The first lighthouse on that spot dates back to the 5th Century.
LEPRECHAUN: The original Irish name for these figures of folklore is"lobaircin"meaning small bodied fellow.
SHEEP LAND : Ireland has 4.726,00 inhabitants and has over 5,500,000 sheep .more sheep than people.!
POSTCROSSING : There are over 840 Postcrossing members in Ireland.

France

Paris : FRANCE :

 Thanks you Nathalie for this lovely  Postcrossing view card of The Seine ,  Eiffel Tower , and Notre Dame..
 Posted Paris 17 September: Arrived Sydney 28 september : Traveled 16,965 kilometers in 11 days.. Merci Nathalie..

Finland

Arakoski.: FINLAND..

 A lovely Postcrossing card just arrived from Finland ..Thank you Pirjo for this nice card .
Posted 15 September : Arrived Sydney 28 September : Traveled 13 days and 15,142 Kilomters.

Norway.

Andennes:  LOFOTEN ISLANDS.:

Thank you so much Angie for this card from The Lofoten Islands.. ,it ounds like you are having a wonderful time and surely covering a lot of Territory in Norway.. I wished that I would have visited here in all the time that I was there...well, next time.. thanks again mate wish that I was there also..Take care and thanks again for this great colourful card, .my first card from the Lofoten Islands..
 Posted02 September 2015 : Arrived Sydney 24 September :Traveled 22 days.Thanks again so much Angie

United States of America.

Skagway.: ALASKA.: USA.

Arrived today a lovely colourful card from a good friend that always sends me cards from her travels...This time it is  from Alaska ,, Thanks so much Mel this is a lovely card showing the many faces of Alaskan native peoples..I'm sure that the cruise must be so interesting ..
 Alaskan native peoples make up many different faces of the various groups and a colourful tapestry of half a dozen different ethnic and and language groups from Tlingit to Aleut , to Yup'ik...a lovely colourful card thanx
 Posted Posted : Skagway Alaska 09 September : Arrived Sydney 24 September : Traveled 15 days...

Ukraine

UKRAINE

 Kiev.: UKRAINE.:
  Today I get another Greetings from swap card this time from the Ukraine and the collection grows.. I love these Greetings from cards that show the various countries statistics.. Thank you Roman for this swap..

GREETINGS FROM THE UKRAINE.:
CAPITAL CITY in The Ukraine is KIEV.:
AREA.: The Ukraine covers an area of some 603,623 KM2,
POPULATION of the Ukraine is 44,291,413.which makes it The largest country with its entirety within Europe.
POSTCROSSERS.: The Ukraine has a huge amount of Postcrossing members at over 22,000.
FOOD: A very popular food in the Ukraine is Varenyky, a kind of stuffed dumpling.
UKRAINE is the Geographical Centre of Europe in a town called Dinlove near Rhakiv Town ,that is located in the Carpathian Mountains.
FAMOUS UKRAINIANS: Sergey Bubka , Yaroslavl The Wise , Taras Shevchenko , Ivan Franko.
FLAG.: The State flag of The Ukraine is blue and yellow and symbolizes The clear blue sky over a yellow wheat field.
HIGHEST POINT : HORA HOVERLA is the highest point in the Ukraine and is located in The Carpathian Mountainsat a height of 2061 Mtrs.
METRO : Arsenalalnaya Metro Station located  in Kiev is the deepest in the world, with a depth of  105 Mtrs , and was built in 1960.

United States of America

Texas.: USA.

A large card with just so many stamps from a postcard buddy in Texas...Thanks Ruby for this large map card showing all the places of interest in The Lone star State,..
Posted 14 September 2014 : Arrived Sydney 22 September. Traveled 8 days..Thanks Ruby ..

Portugal

Lisbon : PORTUGAL.:

A lovely card from a lovely friend from her holidays in Portugal..Thank you Simona.. and Yes!!  Thanks also for thinking of me . The little flag that you said that you had attatched did arrive safely and has the print of the machine on it and am surprised that it is completely intact.. Thanks so much for this ...it is a great card and I must say I love the trams in Portugal..
 Posted in  Brasov Romania. 15 September 2015: Arrived Sydney 22 September : Traveled 7days..Hugs...

United States of America.

Galveston.: TEXAS.  USA.

 I rather like lighthouse cards and this is a nice one from My mate Staff and his wife Sherry travelling in Southern Texas.Thanks guys for taking the time out to send me a card..looks to be a fun place to visit. The card shows Chrystal Beach on The Bolivar Peninsular. Certainly nice multi views of the area. Thanks for this card.Posted 14 August: Arrived Sydney 23 September : Traveled 40 days. Thanks again staff..

France

FRANCE

Munster.: FRANCE.:

Another 'Greetings From" card arrived today also,  this one from France..another nice "Greetings From" card for the collection. Thank you so much Jodie...for sending this for me...learn a lot from these cards.
Posted Munster 03 September : Arrived Sydney 22 September : Traveled 20 days. Merci & hugs Jodie.

FRANCE :FACTS AND FIGURES
FRANCE covers and area of some 643,427 KM2. with a POPULATION of 66, 616,416,
THE CAPITAL CITY is Paris...and France has over 6,200 Postcrossing members.
SYMBOL: France's symbol is The Gallic Coq (rooster ) is an unofficial symbol of France as a nation.
MOUNTAIN.: Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in France at a height of 4.808 meters.
WINE.: France produces 7-8 billion bottles of wine per year, and 400 types of cheeses.
FAMOUS FRENCH PEOPLE include: Napoleon Bonaparte, Coco Chanel , Jeanne D'Arc, Claude Monet.
FRANCE is the only European country geographically belonging to the north and the south.
TOUR DE FRANCE was first organised in 1903.

Finland

FINLAND

Helsinki : FINLAND.:

A much awaited swap in my collection of 'Greetings from" cards this time Finland and Thank you Laura for the swap..its a nice card.. I love to collect the "Greetings From" cards and collection is growing..
Posted 08 September : Arrived Sydney 22 September 2015: Traveled 14 days.. Thank you Laura..Kitos.

FINLAND FACTS AND FIGURES.:.
FINLAND :  CAPITAL CITY.  Helsinki. Finland covers a LAND AREA of 338,421KM2.
THE POPULATION of Finland is 5, 454,444 and has over 16,000 Postcrossing members.
FINLAND has over 2,200,000 saunas for the population to enjoy.
THE MOOMINS so popular in Finland have been translated into 44 different languages.
LAKES and ISLANDS.: Finland contains188.000 lakes and 98,000 Islands.
FAMOUS FINS include :Tove Jansson , Alvar Aarlto , Askell Gallen-Kallela , and Janne Ahonen.
HALTIATUNTURI : :is the highest mountain in Finland at 1328 Meters.
POLAR NIGHTS.: in the northern most corner of Finland the Polar night last for 51 consecutive nights.

United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi.: UAE.
 A swap card showing a line of camels by the water from a postcrosser in Abu Dhabi United Arab emirates.This would be a great swap if you gave me your address.. Ritz !! Thank you so much for this fine card Posted UAE.:05 September : Arrived 22 September : Traveled 16 days.. Thank you Ritz..

Slovakia.

Bratislava.: SLOVAKIA.:

 A postcrossing car just received form one of my favourite places and countries, Bratislava Slovakia. A lovely map card of the country with all the major routes.I had the good fortune of spending two weeks here this summer...wonderful...go and see its a lovely place. Thank you Kristina for this nice map card.
 Posted Komarno 09 September : Arrived Sydney 22 September : traveled 15,850 kilometers in 14 days,,

Malta.

Gozo.: MALTA.:

Thank you for this lovely card Silvan.. This is a nice spot I have been to Gozo and seen this.. a great place to visit.. Thanks for thinking of me once again..I surely would like to re visit Malta and visit friends there again.
Posted Malta 05 September : Arrived Sydney 23 September : Traveled 18 days...Thanks again Sylvan..

Canada:

Jasper : BC.  CANADA.

I love train cards and Rob.. thanks again for thinking of me on your travels..This card from Jasper shows The famous local spiral Tunnels that are negotiated to meet the steepness of the terrain..These "Corkscrew" Spiral Tunnels" were constructed in 1908 to reduce the grade of the track bed..and are a great innovation to meet with the steepness problems when building the railway.,. another great train card..This looks like a fun train journey to take..Thanks Rob for this card..

South Africa

PORT ELIZABETH. : SOUTH AFRICA.:

 A most welcomed colourful card arrived yesterday from a mate in South Africa..The card shows the smiling faces of two native Ndebele girls adorned with the most colourful clothes and ornaments. Thanks Leone..
 Posted Port Elizabeth : 08 September : Arrived Sydney 22 September :Traveled 13 days.Love this card.

Netherlands

NETHERLANDS.:

 A Postcrossing card received today. Traveled 7 days and 16.603 kilometers .. Posted 16 September : Arived Sydney 23 September.Thank you Carmento ..Love the ford pickup..

Czech Republic.

Prague.:CZECH REPUBLIC:
  A card received today from a Postcrosser in Prague...a lovely card of a lovely City...Card shows various views of the city.. Thank you so much Jolana for this lovely card and lovely stamps of my favourite European city.
Posted Prague,07 September : Arrived Sydney 22 September.: Traveled 15 days,.