Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory. :

 A lovely" first day release" Kingston Tasmania... maxi card  commemorating  " The Era of the Husky" and what lovely dogs they are .. used not so much anymore in the Antarctic areas of Australia.This is a lovely pic of this dog..
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United States of America.

Auke Bay..ALASKA:

 A great card from Alaska  the card shows the big totem pole of the of" The Raven" that overlooks the The south eastern Alaskan water in Auke Bay. Thank you Anaik for this card.. I really love these indigenous works and are great to find when traveling as they are such interesting works of art and shows their culture..thanks for thinking of me.on this trip...
 Arrived Sydney 30 November 2015..thanks again Anaik..

Australia

Phillip Island  Australia.

 A lovely card from a really lovely place.. last time I visited here I was sure that this is a place that I could live...what a lovely place it is with its boat marinas  Also famous for its Motorcycle GP championship Racing
This is another of those wonderful places one finds traveling around this amazing country.

Singapore.

SINGAPORE.:

What a great night time scene  of this part of Singapore.. the latest tourist attraction this is known as The "Singapore Gardens "comprising of Thre waterfront gardens at the Marina Bay. Amidst the lush greenery and  built on reclaimed land are Towering "Super Trees", Flower dome , The Cloud Forrest and and The Marina Barrage. these gardens showcase a great diversity of flaura and fauna from around the world.
 Thank you Natalie for remembering me while on your holiday..
 Posted Singapore :17 November 2015 :Arrived Sydney 26 November : Traveled 9 days..

Spain

Andalucia : SPAIN.:

A lovely card arrived from Merouan.. thank you so much for remembering me on your travels mate..and good luck in those marathons...This is a really lovely colourful card showing The riders and sow people of the  Royal Andalucian School of Equestrian Art. Thank you for this fine card.
Posted :Valencia 16 November 2015: Arrived Sydney 26 November :Traveled 10 days.Chocran Merouan.

The Royal Andalucian School of Equestrian Art is located in Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain. The school is devoted to conserving the ancestral abilities of The Andalucian horses., maintaining the classical traditions of Spanish Baroque horsemanship., preparing Horses and riders for international dressage competitions while providing education in all aspects of horsemanship. Coach driving, black smithing, the care and breeding of horses saddlery, and the manufacture, and care of horse harness. The Royal Andalucian School oi a riding school comparable to The Spanish riding School in Vienna Austria. and like  the Spanish riding School, The  Royal Andalucian Riding school is also  famous for its" Dancing Stallions" shows for the tourists.The School is adjacent to the Historic nineteenth century Palacio de las Cadenas in Jerez..
This wonderful part of Spain is also famous for its port wine and sherry..

Chile

CHILE

 Santiago: CHILE :
I am so lucky as two of my favourite "Greetings From" cards arrive yesterday togeather,,I have been waiting for this one for some time now..and love these cards and this is another for my collection of these "Greetings From" cards posted from country of origin. Thank you so much Carol for posting this card from Chile for me..
Posted Santiago 16 October : Arrived Sydney : 24 November : Traveled 38 days..Muchas Gracias dear Carolina.

"GREETINGS FROM" : CHILE :
CHILE: has a land area of 756,096 KM2. and is Located in South America.
POPULATION: Chile has a population of 18, 006, 407 inhabitants ,with over 300  POST-CROSSERS. CAPITAL CITY  is Santiago.
SYMBOL:   The National flower of Chile is the Copthune:
PENGUINS : Chile is the home of four different species of Penguins, Rock hopper , Macaroni , Magellanic, and Humboldt Penguins.
CHILE : is the longest country in the world and runs down the west coast of South America., from north to south it is 4,620 kilometers and extends across 38 degrees of latitude.
ISLAND : Easter Island : ( Isla Pascual ) is well known for its 867 Moais. huge stone faces, these sculptures of volcanic rock are believed to represent deceased Chiefs or gods and they stand as tall as 6 meters.
FAMOUS CHILEANS : Include Gabriella Mistral , Pablo Neruda , Fernando Gonzalez , Claudio Arrau
DESERT :  The Atacama desert is the driest place on earth some parts of the region have never ever received a drop of rain.
HIGHEST POINT : The highest point in Chile is Nevada Ojos Del Salado at 6,680 meters and is the worlds highest volcano.

Belarus.

Minsk : BELARUS :

 A lovely Christmas Maxi card for this year from a lovely woman in Misk..Thank you so Much Alena for thinking of me with this lovely Christmas card showing the tree and gifts for the Christmas celebrations. The card and stamps are a recent release from Belarus Postal service.Thank you for you kind wishes.hugs for you..
 Posted Minsk :09 November 2015: Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 15 days.: Spasiba Alena.

South Africa.

ZULU WOMEN  SOUTH AFRICA

Pretoria : SOUTH AFRICA :

A lovely colourful card showing  " Tribal Life "these local women in National dress with all their lovely coloured beadwork necklaces and dresses... This Zulu beadwork holds messages in its intricate and colourful designs.
 Thank you so much Leone for this lovely card.
.Posted  Port Elizabeth : 02 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 22 days...Thank you Leone...love this card.!

Chile.

Valparaiso : CHILE:
 A most welcomed card from my friend in Chile...sent me this card showing various scenes of The Historical Port city of Valparaiso. This Chilean City is a National Monument  Thank you so much Carol .
Posted 16 October 2015 : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 39 days. Muchas Gracias Carol.

Belgium

BELGIUM

Antwerp.: BELGIUM :
A "Greetings from" card in to-days post.. and as usual I always really like to receive these " Greetings From"cards with their information and statistics..Thank you Lara for this card swap.
Posted Antwerp: 14 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney : 24 November : Traveled 10 days ..Merci Lara.

 "GREETINGS FROM" BELGIUM :
AREA :The land area of Belgium covers 30,528 KM2. , is located in Western Europe and  is a member of The European Union.
CAPITAL CITY : of Belgium is Brussels.
POPULATION : of Belgium is 11, 198, 638.inhabitants  with over 3,800 POST-CROSSERS.
CHOCOLATE:  Belgium produces 22,00 tonnes of chocolate per year.
BEER : Belgium has over 800 different kinds of beer made in the country
NEWSPAPER :  The first printed Newspaper in the world was published in Antwerp in 1618.
SYMBOL : The Mannekin Pis is a famous Belgian fountain and is tiny and is only 61 CM in height.
FAMOUS BELGIANS :  Peter Paul Rubens , Audrey Hepburn , Hercule Poirot , Jean Claude Van Damme
MUSIC :  The Saxophone was invented by the Belgian music maker Adolphe Sax in the year 1840
B.M.I. The Body Mass Index, was developed between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet.

China.

China.:

A Postcard United card today .My first "Happy New Year Card ". with lovely stamps..Thanks Haley...
 Posted: 08 November 2015  Arrived : Sydney 25 November : Traveled 16 days. Xie Xie Haley.

United States of America.

 IOWA.: U.S.A.
 I received this missing map card from a good buddy in Texas...not many more to go now..Card shows a map of the State of Iowa.  Thank you so much Ruby for this missing card..
Posted 13 November 2015:  Arrived Sydney : 24 November : Traveled 11 days.. Thanks again Ruby..

IOWA : Located in Americas mid west the State of Iowa is referred to as " Americas Heartland " The State of Iowa is bordered by The Mississippi River to the east and The Missouri and  Big Sioux Rivers to the west and is the only  U.S. State that its eastern and western borders are formed entirely  by rivers Iowa is bordered by Illinois and Wisconsin to the east and Missouri to the south.Nebraska to the west and south Dakota to the west and North and Minnesota to the north.In colonial times Iowa was part of Spanish Louisiana and French Louisiana , its current flag is patterned after the flag of France.  After the Louisiana Purchase settlers laid the foundation for an agricultural based economy in the heart of the" Corn Belt "
Iowa is the 26th in most extensive land area and 30th most populous of the fifty States.The Capital and largest city is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live .
 Iowa was entered into the Union on December 28 1846 and was the 29th state to enter the union.

China.

Shenzen: CHINA.:

A nice black/ white postcard  from a fellow Postcard club member..with a view of "Old Shanghai" depicting The Sassoon House on The Bund     (now the north building of The Peace Hotel ) built in 1929. This building is one of the real property of E.D Sassoon and Company from the second floor to the ninth floor it is the Hotel Cathay.
Thank you for this sending this card for me on your travels Hong Lin Zhou.
Posted : 06 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 18 days...Xie Xie

Bahamas

Nassau .: BAHAMAS :

 A surprise postcard arrived from the Bahamas .. A card from Postcard United...showing some of the many ocean liners that visit this very popular cruising destination. Thank you you Melony .I don't receive many cards from here..
Posted Nassau : 23 October 2015: Arrived Sydney : 25 November : Traveled 38 days. Thanks Melony..

United States of America.

New Orleans : Louisiana..

  This is a lovely card from New Orleans...One of my favourite cities in the USA...The music is amazing here as this card shows...So many great venues for entertainment ..great food...just so good all round place..
Thank you Mel for this card from your visit ..hope your team won on the night.!!
Posted New Orleans 08 November : Arrived Sydney 20 November : Traveled 12 days...thanks Mel..hugs.

Germany

Cottbus: GERMANY.:

A multi view card of This little German town that is about 1 hour by train from Berlin.Thank you Birgit for this card from your visit I trust that The Film Festival there was a fun time... Danke fur die Wunderbare postkarte..Birgit..
 Posted Berlin 11 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney 17 November : Traveled 6 days..quick trip...smile..

Czech Republic.

Vysehrad. : CZECH REPUBLIC:

 A snow covered multi view card of this what appears to be a lovely Czech town..looks like Christmas.... Thank you Anna for thinking of me on your visit here...it surely looks so nice..Card shows L to R. The Gallery of Vysehrad and Fortifications. , The Church of Saint Peter and Paul and the sculptural groups by J.V.Myslbek , The Fortification with the Brick Gate , or the Prague Gate. Saint Martins Rotunder.
Posted Prague09 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney 17 November : Traveled 10 days..Thanks Anna...hugs.

France

Paris : FRANCE.:

So nice to receive a black /white card now and again showing the impact on a photo in the absence of colour.. Thank you Katzya for this card from you visit to Paris and thank you for thinking of me.. The card shows a study ( 1950 ) of the famous staircases at Monmartre,  a very popular location for artists and painters.. Thanks again Katzya..Posted 06 November :Arrived Sydney 17 November: Traveled 11 days.

Chile

Castro. CHILE.:

A nice surprise today with a card from a good friend in Santiago De Chile.. Thank you so Much Carolina for this lovely card...it may have taken a long time but it has arrived...smile..and Muchas Gracias
The card shows The beautiful city of Castro and The Cathedral of San Francisco on the Island of Chiloe..
Postmarked. 22 September 2015: (correction ) Arrived Sydney 17 November : Traveled 26 days. Thank you Carol..

Hong Kong.

HONG KONG :

 I like this colourful card that has just shown up in my mailbox..  A postcard from Hong Kong from a great Postcrosser.. Thank you Katie for all the great stamps..and the way they are attatched..great ...so much of the card is the stamps and their cancellation..along with the kind message.Xie Xie..Katie..

The card shows the Tsing Ma Bridge  Lantau link..that links the city to the Airport..The Tsing Ma Bridge is the worlds longest combined road and rail suspension Bridge.. ,it is designed to withstand 3oo km / hr cyclonic winds and carries six lanes of traffic on the upper deck and two more lanes below for use in extremely bad weather. The main span is 1,377 meters.The total length of the 160,000 km suspension cable wire is enough to circle the world four times.. The new Airport opened on the 6th July 1998.
Posted Hong kong 03 November : Arrived Sydney 17 November : Traveled7,372 kilometers in 13 days.

Sri Lanka

 Koggala.: SRI LANKA.

 What a lovely card showing the fisherman of Koggala on their stilts  these wooden stilts are embedded into the ocean floor and then other poles are tied to them enabling these fishermen to precariously sit and fish...These are found in Koggala and along the southern Coast of Sri Lanka a wonderful sillouette in the sunset..Thank you Dini for sending this card for me on your recent travels here.. Arrived Sydney on the 11th November 2015...Thank you Dini..

Germany

Nurenburg : GERMANY.:

 A lovely card showing the Christmas scene Christkindlesmarkt. Thank you for this lovely card Shelley sounds like the snowball fight was fun...but cold also...thanks for sharing your time on your journey and sending me this card.. Visit here in Nurenbuerg :28 - 29  Decemeber 2014.

Sri Lanka..

Galle : SRI LANKA.:

A lovely Multi view card from a good friend in Sri Lanka arrived o Friday..Thank you so much Dini for thinking of me on your travels to Gallle..I am disappointed that I missed this destination..so much to see !!!
 This colourful card shows  multi views of the various sites to be seen here in Galle..including Galle Fort., The Lighthouse , The Archway in Galle Fort , The Clocktower and the Dutch Reformed Church.

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA.

Pretoria.:  SOUTH AFRICA.
 What a nice surprise today in my mailbox...a "Greetings from" card from a friend in South Africa..I really like this series of cards with their facts and figures..I am collecting as many as I can from Country of origin.
 Thank you so much Leone for sending this card for me..
 Posted Pretoria : 29 October 2015 Arrived Sydney 14 November : Traveled 15 days.

"GREETINGS From"... SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA : covers a land area of 1,221,037 KL2.:  The Capital City is Pretoria.:
POPULATION.: of South Africa is 54, 956,900.inhabitants.
SYMBOL of South Africa is The Springbok.. The famous South African rugby team carries this name.
CAPITALS: South Africa has 3 Capitals :CAPE TOWN :( Legislative: ) PRETORIA: ( Administrative ),
and BLOEMFONTEIN ( Judicial ).
WINE :  ROUTE 62 , South Africa's Cape Winelands have around 560 wineries and over 4,400 primary producers.Included in Th e Cape Winelands region is Route 62 The longest wine route in the world.
FAMOUS SOUTH AFRICANS :include Nelson Mandella , Charlize Theron , Dave Matthews , and John Maxwell Coetzee
SHIPWRECKS : There are more than 2,000 shipwrecks dating back at least 500 years off the South African coastline.
FALLS :The Tugela Falls is the second highest falls in the world where the water tumbles down 948 Meters.
WILD NATURE:  South Africa has  Deserts , Mountains , Escarpments , Plateaus , Grasslands ,  Bush ,  Wetlands and Sub-Tropical forrests that support its many and varied forms of wildlife.
POSTCROSSING.: There are over 1600 post crossing members in South Africa.

Australia.

RECENT RELEASE   "FIRST DAY ISSUE MAXI CARDS    "ANIMALS IN WAR"   100 YEARS.


Top Left::CAMELS: Training for Camel Corps.1916:      Top right  HORSES: Australian Light Horse WW I


Bottom left: MULES: Signaler pack Mule.France 1918.   Bottom Right DOGS: Explosion detection dog.
                                                                                        Uruzgan Province Afghanistan..

Sri Lanka

MARTIN WICKRAMASINGHE ( AUTHOR )

200 YEAR OLD ANCESTRAL HOME OF  MARTIN WICKRAMASINGHE

THE LIVING ROOM OF THE HOUSE

 Today I received these cards of the  prominent
 Sri Lankan Author Martin Wickramasinghe. (1890-1976 ) showing the author himself on the beach in Koggala  along with a card of his 200 year old ancestral house where he was born on 29th May 1890..He grew up in Sri Lanka in a place called Koggala and  Wickramasinghe was noted for his writings on the life and culture of the Sri Lankan peoples. ..The books were also translated into various languages..
.Thank you Dini for sending these cards from your visit here..