Philippines

Bohol Is. PHILIPPINES.:

 What a lovely card...I really love wild life cards and this is so nice..and shows the smallest monkey in the world ..Known as a Tarsier (carlo synrichta ) it is found on the Island of Bohol Near Cebu Island in the Philippines.
Having not changed in Millions of years this little monkey can be found in a few isolated Islands in south east Asian Islands including Malaysia and Indonesia.Generally beige , buff or ochre in color are noted for their huge eyes..Thank you Chloe for this lovely card.
Posted Cebu City: 11 July : Arrived Sydney 28 July : Traveled 17 days.. Thanks again Chloe..

Qatar

Doha : Qatar.

Another Postcrossing meetup card and this one is from Doha in Qatar...This Postcrossing meeting was held here on the 24 July 2016.Thank you once again Laurent for posting this card on to me..also to the attendees that have signed the card

Oman

Muscat: OMAN.:

Thank you for my first card from Oman Laurent...So many meetings...and thanks so much for all the postcrossing meetings that you attended in the three months away...This card shows the Postcrossing Meet up card of the meeting held in Muscat Oman on the 22 July 2016..Thank you Laurent and all the attendees that signed the card also.
Posted Muscat.OMAN: 22 July; Arrived Sydney 29 July..Traveled 7days.

France

Orleans : FRANCE :

A lovely card from the Postcrossing meeting held in Orleans France on The 08 July 2016..This is such a lovely city ..the home of Joan of Arc..when I was there it was a beautiful flower festival going on.. Thank you Laurent for send me this card and also big thanks to all that attended and signed the card.
 Posted July : Arrived Sydney 28 July ...a big thank you for this card..

Malta.

MALTA.:

Thank you Sylvan for this card...nice to hear from you again...and thank you for this card that shows The Lascaris Tower- Ghajn Tuffieha ..Mgarr Malta.
. Posted Malta 30 June : Arrived Sydney 28 July.: Traveled 28 days. Thank you again Sylvan..

Reunion Island.

Saint Denis.:La REUNION. ISLAND.

A lovely tropical card from the Postcrossing meeting held at Saint Denis on La Reunion Island on 29-30 June 2016.. Looks great... Thank you Laurent for sending me this card and also to the people who signed from the meeting...Great my first card from Reunion Island.

Madagascar

Antananarivo. : MADAGASCAR.:

Another great card from a not so known place.. This card was sent from the Postcrossing meeting held in Antananarivo in Madagascar at the end of June..unfortunately not stamped..but my first card from Madagascar..Thank you Laurent for sending this on from this meeting..only two people ...but still a meeting..

Mautitius

Port Louis.: MAURITIUS:

What a lovely card from The recent Postcrossing Meetup in Port Louis on The Isle of Maurice in Mauritius on the 24 June 2016..This is another meetup card in a series of recent meetings ...Thank you Laurent for sending this card on also to the visitors that signed the card.
.Posted 24 June 2016 : arrived Sydney 28 July : Traveled 34 days.

Australia

Perth .Western AUSTRALIA:

A surprise delivery today of  a recent Postcrossing meetup in Perth. WA.. This was the first of seven cards from the various Postcrossing meetups held by Laurent on his latest jaunt.. Thank you for sending all these meetup cards on and also to all the Postcrossers that signed the cards..I really like to collect these meetup cards from worldwide meetings..

South Korea

 SOUTH KOREA.:
Greetings from SOUTH KOREA..Another in this series of Greetings from cards arrived yesterday and was difficult to obtain one from there... Thank you so much Jihye for the swap..I enjoy collecting these with all their facts and information..Posted Sinpyeong :08 July 2016: Arrived Sydney :26 July : Traveled 18 days...

GREETINGS FROM : South Korea.
AREA. South Korea covers an area of  99,720 KM2.
CAPITAL CITY is Seoul.
POPULATION: of South Korea is 49, 039,986
NATIONAL EMBLEM : is The Korean National Flower "Mugunghwa " Rose of Sharon.
SPORT: The National sport of Sth Korea is Taekwondo Many Korean children learn Taekwondo as part of their education.
FLAG: The National Flag ( Taegukki ) of Sth. Korea , the black lines are called "trigrams" and they represent harmony .The yin- yang in the centre symbolises balance within the universe..
FAMOUS KOREANS : are  Psy , Kim Yu Na , Daniel Dal Kim, Bank Ki Moon.
ALPHABET : "Hangul"The Korean alphabet was created in 1443 and is considered to be the most logical language writing system in the world.
AGE: In Korea a baby is one year old when born instead of Zero as is in most other countries.
MOUNT HALLA.:Most of South Korea's topography is mountainous with its highest point being Halla-San at 1,950 meters.
POSTCROSSING.: There are over 3,500 Postcrossing members in South Korea.

United States of America.

Houston: Texas.: USA.
 Thank you Arnold for this great swap. I love to receive these lovely wildlife cards and they are a favourite of mine.. This card shows a baby Cougar ( felis concolor)..one of many name given to this lovely animal...also known as a Puma , Mountain Lion , Florida Panther , The Cougar is born in protected in dens mainly caves, under ledges or beneath tree roots .There can be up to six cubs born at one time  and these spotted markings disappear as it grows older.The cat  becomes independent of the mother after two years .Thanks Arnold.Also the thoughtful stamp of the "Florida Panther".
Posted Houston : 27 June 2016: Arrived Sydney 15 July : Traveled 18 days..

South Korea

Sinpeyong. SOUTH KOREA :
Another lovely card in the group just received from a fellow swapper in South Korea. This card shows The  Injeongmun is the Front Gate of The Ingjeongjeon  which held The Coronation Ceremony Yonsankun . Hyojong. , Heonjong ., Sukjong Yongjo , Sunjo, Cheoljong , Gojong came to the throne here. The card shows The Chandeokgung Injeongmun Gate. at this the Palace.. Thank you so much Jihye for this lovely card..also the many lovely stamps..
 Posted Sinpeyong : 08 July : Arrived Sydney 26 July : Traveled 18 days.:

Bulgaria

Sofia.: BULGARIA.:

So nice to receive a card from a friend in Bulgaria,,This large Postcrossing card shows the "Kidney Lake " on the Rila Mountain in Bulgaria.Thank you Gerry for this nice card.and Yes !!..I would love to visit there and see it..
 Posted Sofia : 06 July 2016: Arrived Sydney: 26 July : Traveled 20 days..

United States of America,

Wisconsin : USA..

 I really like to receive these "Did you Know " cards...they are full of great information..This one arrives from a good mate card swapper in Texas..Thank you Ruby for this card of The Badger State..They say here in Wisconsin with a population of 5,500 000 inhabitants that you are sure to find a smiling face..
Posted 13 July : Arrived Sydney 26 July : Traveled 13 days.: Thank you Ruby..

China

Guangzhou: CHINA.:
 A lovely colourful card of the TV Tower in a night time scene  in Guangzhou...A card sent from a freind travelling there.. Thank you so Amelia for this nice card
 Posted 17 June 2016 : Arrived Sydney :23 July : Traveled 37 days. Xie Xie  Amelia..

South Korea.

Seoul.: SOUTH KOREA:
 A surprise card today from South Korea and a place that I do not receive many cards from ...also there were two others with it from same Postcrossing sender..Thank you Jihye..
Posted Sinpeong 08 July : Arrived Sydney 26 July : Traveled 18 days.. Thank you Jihye..

Russia

Ekaterinburg : RUSSIA.:

 A lovely surprise card from a great swap friend in Russia.. Thank you again for this lovely card from your 50th Postcrossing meeting and the lovely card that you have sent to me from it showing the "The Blue Dream Butterfly " thank you so much Natalya ..and to all the wonderful Postcrossers that also signed this colourful card..I am so pleased that the sun is shining and is a great day to eat some ice cream would loved to have been there also......smile.
Posted Ekaterinburg 28 June : Arrived Sydney19 July : Traveled 21 days.. Spasiba  Natalya..

Norway

WHAT A MARVELOUS LOOKING BIRD THE WHITE TAILED EAGLE IS .

NORWAY.:

A beautiful card of the lovely looking Eagle. This is the White Tailed Eagle  (haliaeetus albicilla ). This wonderful bird is also called a Sea eagle or a Grey Sea Eagle is a close cousin also of the Bald Eagle. The White Sea Eagle is a very large bird and is on average the largest of any Eagle..some have been found to live for over twenty five years but 21 is the norm..This raptors diet is varied depending on conditions and  is usually fish, birds and mammals also they tend to steal off other birds and otters and are very opportunistic.They are also known to consume baby deer and lambs..also large swans..There appears to be a recovery of these fine birds as they were very close to extinction due to over hunting..While in Germany , Norway , Poland , and Iceland now  harbour the largest surviving populations they appear to be making a good recovery in many other areas now in Western , Central, and Southern Europe..

United States of America..

Yorktown : Virginia : USA.
 A lovely colourful card swap from a good friend in Texas..Thanks Arnold... I love military history and this card shows the defence and Siege of Yorktown Virginia in 1781 also known as the Battle of Yorktown.. The card shows the earthen works constructed by Cornwallis's troops to surround and defend Yorktown., unable to hold his positions from being overun by the combined  force of Continental American Army troops lead by George Washington and of French troops lead by Compte de Rochembeau. The British Army commanded and lead by Lietenant General Charles Cornwallis surrendered on October 19th 1781.making final the battles of The Revolutionary wars.
Posted  Houston 05 July : Arrived Sydney 15 July:  Traveled 10 days.

Netherlands

Amsterdam: HOLLAND.

 A multi scene card from Amsterdam in Holland..A favourite city to visit and a wonderful place to spend some time...nobody does "chips and mayonaise" like the Dutch..Thank for the card John and am sure that your trip will be very interesting..Card shows various scenes of the beauty of Amstrdam. Thanks John..

United States of America

Louisiana.:
 I always like to receive / exchange recipe cards .. This card shows a great recipe from Louisiana in the south eastern USA..called "Crawfish Fried Rice" looks to be a recipe I would like to try obviously substituting the crawfish for King Pacific prawns or Yabbies. Thanks once again Arnold for another swap recipe card.
 Posted Huston :28 June 2016 : Arrived Sydney 12 July : Traveled 14 days.

Germany

Rugen : GERMANY.:

A welcomed card from  good friend travelling on the Baltic Sea Coast..The card shows various scenes of the  Hiddensee and the Baltic Coastline. Hiddensee is a car free Island in The Baltic Sea.and is located west of Germany's largest Island Rugen on the German coast.The Island has about 1300 inhabitants and was a very popular tourist destination for east German Tourists during the GDR times and attracts many tourists today. The Island also is the location for the University of Greifwalds Ornithological Station . In 1936 the Hiddensee  Bird Observatory was established on the Island.Due to waether conditions Hiddensee is one of the sunniest parts of Germany.
Thank you so much Birgit for remembering me on your travels.This looks like a lovely place to visit..

Australia

Townsville : QLD..

A lovely old colourful card sent from Townsville in Queensland...I particularly really love these beautifully coloured parrots normally found in pairs and are such a pleasure to hear in the garden around the native plants and trees.and is easy to see where they get their name..Thanks Joan for taking the time out to send this lovely card..

United States of America.

Las Vegas: Nevada.: USA
 Today I received this lovely card from a great mate who is always traveling.. this time it is from Las Vegas Nevada..The card shows a fairy land type scene of Las Vegas with all the card illuminated with the appearance of the city by night...what a great card..Thank you so much once again Mel...you are such a pal..
 Posted Las Vegas :07 July : Arrived Sydney : 20 July : Traveled 13 days.. thanks again Mel

Russia.

St. Petersburg : RUSSIA.
A really nice water colour reproduction.(painted by N.Glukhov )  of the "Bank Bridge " with the famous lions in St . Petersburg..a city very high on my list to visit..Thank you so much for remebering me on your wonderful trip to St. Petersburg and congratulations on your wedding ..hugs for you all..
Posted 26 June ; Arrived Sydney 20 July: Traveled 24 days..Thank you so much Olga..

United States of America.

Chicago .: Illinois.: USA.:

Another great baseball card to add to the collection.. Thank you so much Arnold...I always love to receive a baseball card ..This card shows the "Wrigley Field " In Chicago home of The Chicago "Cubs " a great baseball team. I visited this stadium when in Chicago..Thanks again Arnold...love it !!
 Posted Houston : 25 June : Arrived Sydney 15 July : Traveled 18 days..