Serbia.

Belgrade.: SERBIA.:

A very welcomed card from a Postcard Club mate in Serbia.. A lovely multi- view card of The huge Fortress in Belgrade...and its many views...also are some wonderful Chinese Lunar New Year " Year of the Monkey stamps recently released by the Serbian Postal Service... Thank you so much Ivika.. for this card and the lovely stamps..
Posted Belgrade : 18 February : Arrived Sydney 01 March : Traveled 14 days..thanks again Ivika.

Australia.

Sydney .: AUSTRALIA.

 A lovely card from our Postcrossing Meet-up yesterday 28 February 2016 in Croydon  Sydney.. A small meeting compared to the large location...with a few local die hards turning up for the event.. I think that the card for the day is a good one... This particular card is my own card from the day..with its special Post X ing stamp..an enjoyable event..
. This meeting was a part of the Huge Post card Fair that is held every four months or so with the most amazing amount of postcards to be seen...of every imaginable type.A definate place for postcard collectors.

Ukraine.

Lviv : UKRAINE.:
Another card that is Unesco Heritage listed ...from this lovely place.. it is always so nice to receive Unesco World Heritage Site cards...as they are always from such lovely and amazing places. This card shows the lovely "Rynok Square" in Lviv.and the oldest part of the town that was added to Unesco W.H. lists in 1998 and its amazingly beautiful architecture.Thank you so much for this card Mariana.. a lovely card.. Spasiba...

Portugal

PORTUGAL.:

A lovely colourful card showing the many colours on the bow of this boat...most likely a local fishing boat.!!.. I always look and try and photograph if possible the many different types and shapes of local fishing boats of the world..Their owners always take a certain love of their boat and how it is presented..and can be so different..
 Thank you so much for this lovely card Anne...
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Europe

EUROPE :
 My first card in this series of Various Continents that is a recent release by GF ("Greetings from" series.) Thank you for this nice card showing the Eurpoean Continent.and its various capitals and attractions..
. Thank you Anny for this nice swap card.
Posted Vienna:16 February: Arrived Sydney 25 February : traveled 9 days...

Georgia

Mtskheta: GEORGIA.
 Thank you so much Khaty for this lovely card from Mtskheta...A lovely panorama of the city..This city of Mtskheta. is located 20 kilometers north of Tbilisi and at the confluence of the Ragvi River and is one of the oldest cities in Georgia. Due to its historical significance and its many cultural monuments "The Historical Monuments of Mtskheta it was made a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1994. As it was the birthplace and one of the most vibrant centres of Christianity in Georgia , Mtskheta was declared to be "The Holy City " by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2014..              Thank you Khaty for this lovely card also lovely stamps.
Posted Tbilisi Georgia :08 February : Arrived Sydney 20 February::  Traveled 12 days...

Malaysia

Sabah : MALAYSIA.:

My first international card celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year for 2016 ."The Year of the Monkey" with lovely stamp released by the Malaysian Postal service celebrating this event...
The card shows the different species of Monkeys that are found in Malaysia (Borneo ) ..what a lovely card..
  Thank you so much Anny for this card and wish you Gong Xi Fa Cai...(Happy New Year of the Monkey )
Posted Tenom : Sabah : 03 February: Arrived Sydney 20 February: Traveled 17 days,,, Xie Xie Anny..

Poland.

Warsaw.: POLAND.:

What a lovely card...I remember this building as I came out from the Main Railway station in Warsaw...so impressed with its structure...this card really does this building justice...and appropriately named "The Palace of "Culture and Science" Thank you Chris for this lovely card..and also stamps and pic...
 Posted Warsaw: 12 February : Arrived Sydney 26 February : Traveled 14 days...thanks mate..

Portugal

Viana Do Castelo : PORTUGAL.:

A lovely colourful card showing three lovely Portuguese women in their beautiful Nationaal dress. Thank you so much Anne for this lovely card swap...
 Posted : !!! Arrived Sydney 26 February...Abrigado Anne..

Luxembourg

Luxembourg.:
 Thank you Jean Marc for this postcard .. A pleasant surprise from Postcards United  showing Luxembourg facts and figures..
 Posted Luxembourg : 03 February.Arrived Sydney Australia 22 February.Traveled 19 days.Thank you..

United States of America.

TEXAS..

A lovely card swapped by a friend showing a baby Bob Cat..Thank you so much for this fine card Arnold.
 Bob Cat.  ( Felis rufus ).The Bobcat is the most common wildcat named for its "stubby " or bobtail. An expert climber is often rest on boulders or low tree branches waiting to spring onto its prey.The Call of the Bobcat sounds much like that of a domestic cat but piercing ...and when threatened utters a short resonant "cough bark".
Posted Texas 11 February :Arrived Australia 22 February : Traveled 11 days.  Thanks again Arnold..

Italy.

Venice : ITALY :

A lovely colourful surprise card from a good friend travelling through Italy.. Thank you So much Angie for taking time out to send me a card..Your trip sounds wonderful..Card shows multi views of local attractions.
Posted Venice 02 February : Arrived Sydney : 18 February : Traveled 16 days,,,thanks again Angie..

Sri Lanka.

SRI  LANKA

Colombo : SRI LANKA.
Always so nice to receive one of these "Greetings From " cards to add to my collection ..This card was sent to me from a friend in Sri Lanka.
Posted Colombo : 20 January : Arrived Sydney 18 February : Traveled 29 days... Thank you Dini..

GREETINGS FROM SRI  LANKA :
 SRI LANKA : Covers an area of some 65, 610KM2... and is located in southern Asia.
CAPITAL CITY : The Capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
POPULATION : of Sri Lanka is 20, 277,597 inhabitants.
ANIMALS : Sri Lanka has over 20,000 elephants.
ISLAND : Th shape of Sri Lanka is in the shape of a pearl or a teardrop and consequently is called the "Pearl of The Indian Ocean."
FOOD : Rice and Curry is the staple dish in Sri Lanka.and is often eaten from a banana leafand traditionally eaten with the hands and (without cutlery )as is every other meal.
TREE.: "Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi" is a sacred fig tree found in the Mahamewna Gardens Anuradrapura .and was planted in 249 BC and is the oldest living human planted tree i the world with a known planting date.
FAMOUS SRI LANKANS : are: Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Kumar Sangakara , Michael Ondaatje , Lester James Periese
TEA : Ceylon Tea for more than a century Sri Lankawas the worlds largest exporter of "Black tea."
HIGHEST.: PIDURUTALAGALA or Mount Pedro in English is the highest mountain in Sri lanka at 2524 MTRS.
POST CROSSING: There are over 230 Post Crossing members in Sri Lanka.

United States of America

MICHIGAN :  USA

A Map card from the Great lakes state...Michigan.. Than you Mel for this and the time to do it on yout trip...Card shows a map of the Lake Michigan. Bordered by four of the five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan has more freshwater shoreline than any other state Michigan is the only state to consists entirely of two peninsulas.. The State motto is : "If you seek a pleasant peninsular"? , look about you..
 Posted02 December 2015 : Arrived Sydney 18 February 2016 : traveled 78 days .Thanks Mel and Boyd.

Germany.

GERMANY.:

 I love wildlife cards...usually native wildlife cards from state of origin...and is unusual to receive tiger card from Germany...but it is a lovely card and shows the Siberian tiger with a small cub..This card has its origin in Russia and thank you so much for it Olga..Spasiba...Danke..
Posted !!!!!

United States of America.

Texas : USA.

Thank you Arnold for yet another great swap...This is A recipe card for "Texas Caviar"..must try it out..
Posted Texas 01 February : Arrived Sydney 18 February: Traveled 17 days .Thanks Arnold for this swap card.

Slovenia.

SLOVENIA.
This was a surprise card that took a long time to reach me here ..The card shows the very popular tourist destination in Slovenia and it is the "Bled Castle and Lake"  and how nice it is...Bled Island is a small island located in the middle of the lake that is the location of a Baroque Church .Thank you Karmen for this interesting card...
 Posted Slovenia :08 December 2015 :Arrived Sydney 16 February 2016: Traveled 70 days..Thanks Karmen..

Malaysia.

Sabah: MALAYSIA.:
 Another welcome card from my good friend Anny in Sabah.. thank you so much Xie Xie Anny for this card.
 The card shows the "Diesel Multiple Unit " This particular type of engine needs no separate locomotive as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages These DMU are known with other names .in Australia they are called Motor rails.This particular card shows the DMU train at Beaufort Station in Sabah...Thank you also for matching stamp..
 Posted Sabah:25 January 2016 : Arrived Sydney 16 February : Traveled 22 days.

Australia

Sydney : AUSTRALIA.::
  This is a really nice recent release by Australia Post and is to commemorate the date that Australia changed its currency to decimal currency...The 14th February 1966..Hard to believe that it was 50 years ago.!!!..Well time flies when  you're having fun.. A lovely card depicting the Australian "Coat of Arms" showing both the Kangaroo and the Emu and Australia's motto is "Advance Australia" both of these animals are depicted as neither can go backwards..A maxi card that also shows the old and new currencies on the stamp..

Germany

Friedburg: GERMANY.:

This is a really colourful card from a Postcard swapper and shows a great little ginger squirrel with a nut in his little paws and appears to be guarding it with a defiant look.. A great card this and Thanks Petra.. I love wildlife and animal cards..Thank you.. Danke..
 Posted Friedburg 05 February : Arrived Sydney 16 February : Traveled  11 days... Thanks Petra..

Poland

Krosno.: POLAND:
  A lovely card is this one received today from Poland of this lovely photo of The European Goldfinch 
Cardeulis cardeulis ).. Such a lovely bird.. Thank you so much for this card.and for all the lovely stamps that you have attatched to the card...great..from Postcard United.
Posted : Krosno : 06 February Arrived Sydney 16 February : Traveled 10 days.. Thank you..

Tajikistan

TAJIKISTAN

Dushanbe: TAJIKISTAN.:

What a surprise today to receive this card ..from Tajikistan.. Another for my collection of "Greetings from " cards..A very unusual card that I doubted that I would recieve..Also my first ever card from Tajikistan..Thank you so much Halim for this unusual card..and nice stamps also..
Posted Dushanbe : 06 January 2016 :Arrived Sydney 11 February : Traveled 36 days.. Thanks again Halim..

"GREETINGS from T"AJIKISTAN:
AREA: TAJIKISTAN covers and area of 143,100KM2.and  is located in Central Asia.
CAPITAL CITY : of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.
POPULATION.: The Population of Tajikistan is 8,610,000 inhabitants
RIVERS : There are more than 900 rivers in Tajikistan.
ANIMALS : The Fergana Valley has been famous since ancient times for its wonderful legendary horses..
FAMOUS TAJIKS : Include Avicenna , Jalolidden Rumi , Ismoil Somoni , Emomali Rahmon.
SILK ROAD: The Silk Road has been a major trade route Between China and Europe through Tajikistan . This area has been inhabited since 4000 BC.
Mountains : Tajikistan is covered by the  Pamir Mountain Range with more than 50% of the country above 3,000 meters and 90% of the country is is considered mountainous. This region is also classed as the" Roof of the World"
UNIQUE : The Dunshanbe "Flagpole is the second tallest freestanding flagpole in the world at a height of 165 Meters.
MOUNTAIN: The Ismoil Somoni Peak Is the highest point in Tajikistan at a height of 7,495 Meters.
POSTCROSSING : There are only 9 Postcrosser members in Tajikistan.

Lithuania.

LITHUANIA.

Vilnius: LITHUANIA.::

Always good to have a "Happy mailbox" and today saw the arrival of a couple of "Greetings from" cards which I particularly like.. as I collect this series of cards from different countries and all are posted from the state of Origin!!.. I also like all the information they show about the particular country..
Posted :Vilnius 02 February 2016 : Arrived 11 February : Traveled 9 days: Thank you so much Rita for this card.

GREETINGS From LITHUANIA.:
LITHUANIA: Covers an area of 65,300KM2. and is located in Europe and is a Baltic state.
CAPITAL: The Capital City of Lithuania is Vilnius.
POPULATION: of Lithuania is 2,944,459 inhabitants.
NATIONAL EMBLEM: of Lithuania is "VYTIS" The White Knight.
AREA.: In the Middle Ages by the end of the 14th century Lithuania was one of the largest countries in Europe.
SITE : The Hill of Crosses."KRYZIU KALNAS" has been a site of pilgrimage for hundreds of years and today there are an estimated 100,000 crosses there.
SPIT: The" Curonian Spit" is a 98 KM long thin , curved sand dune spit that separatesThe Curonian lagoon from the Baltic Sea Coast
FAMOUS : Famous Lithuanians include :Jonas Mekas , Arvydas Sabonis, StasysEidrigevicius , Violeta Urmanaviciuie.
SPORT :Basketball is the most popular sport in Lithuania and was introduced in 1922 by Steponas Darius.
HIGHEST : The highest point in Lithuania is Aukstojas Hill and is 293 meters.
POSTCROSSING : There are over 6,800 Postcrossers in Lithuania..

Malaysia

Sabah : Borneo : MALAYSIA.:

A lovely card with my first Chinese New Year "Year of the Monkey " 2016 stamps..with lovely postmarks on this Monkey card from Borneo...What a lovely card it is ,  showing the Silver Leaf Langur..Monkey and young. The Silver leafed Langur is one of ten different primates that can be found on the island  of Borneo      Malaysia is a mega-diverse country with 20 % of the worlds animal species and his one of the most bio diverse areas on the planet.Among the many primates found here are Bornean Orangutans , Muellers Gibbons , Macaques , Proboscis Monkeys , Silver leafed Monkeys , Langurs , and slow lorises..Proboscis Monkeys ( the worlds largest monkey) are a Langur species endemic to Borneo.
Thank you so much Fiona for this lovely card...as I really love wildlife cards and also Xie XIe for the lovely stamps.  Gong Xi Fa Cai for you and your family..
Posted 26 January 2016..Arrived Sydney 07 February : Traveled 12 days..Thank you Fiona..Xie Xie..

Serbia

SERBIA

 Belgrade :  SERBIA.:
 A nice surprise card from a swap friend in Serbia. This is another card in The "Greetings from" series that I am collecting and all are posted from countries of their origin.. Thank you for this card Avika.
Posted Belgrade : 26 January 2016: Arrived Sydney 05 January .Traveled 10 days.  Thank you again..

 "GREETINGS FROM" SERBIA.
SERBIA: Covers and area of 88,361 KM2. and is located in Eastern Europe.
POPULATION  of Serbia is 7,209,764 inhabitants.
CAPITAL : The Capital city of Serbia is Belgrade.:
CHEESE.: "PULE" A Serbian donkey cheese is the most expensive cheese in the world.
BIRDS:  KIKINDA in Serbia is the Owl Capital of the world. 750 birds spend winter in the city like nowhere else in the world.
WORD : The modern word "Vampire" is borrowed in the 18th Century from the Serbian word "vampir".
FOOD :Almost 95 % of the worlds raspberries come from Serbia.
FAMOUS SERBS : Include :Nikola Tesla , Emir Kusturica , Marina Abramovic , Novak Djokovic.
HIGHEST : "DERAVICA "is the highest mountain in serbia and rises to 2,656 MTRS.
MUSIC: The "GUCA" Trumpet Festival is the largest trumpet event on the planet. During the festival there are 600,000 people .
POSTCROSSING : There are over 300 Postcrossers in Serbia..

Georgia

Tbilisi.: GEORGIA.:
 A card showing the fine Dadiani  Palace in Zugdidi., the main town in the "Samergrelo Region" of Western Georgia. The main Architectural sights of the City are this Queens Palace and the Niko Palace..( both now are Dadiani palaces). The Palace was constructed for Queen Ekaterina Dadiani built between 1872 and 1888.
The Dadiani Palaces History and Architectural Museums are considered to be amongst the finest eminent Palaces in The Caucuses...Thank you so much Khaty for this nice card..
Posted Tbilisi : 12 January 2016: Arrived Sydney 03 February 2016 : Traveled 22 days..