Moldova

Chisinau : MOLDOVA.

What a lovely card and luck me I won this card in a Postcard lottery....Yeahhh!!!! I love to collect these "Flags of the World" series of card and my collection is growing steadily ..now..Thank you so Much Mihnea for this opportunity to get this rare card,
 Posted Chisinau :01 January : Arrived Sydney 29 January : Traveled 28 days..Thank you again Mihnea.

FLAGS of the WORLD..Greetings from Moldova. ( Salutari din Moldova).
AREA : MOLDOVA has an area of some 33, 846 KM2.
POPULATION of Moldova is 2,913,281.
CAPITAL CITY :  of Moldova is Chisinau.
UNIQUE : To Moldova is Milestii Mici and Cricova 1st and 2nd largest underground wine cellars in the world. togeather they sum up to 320 kilometers of labarynths, roadways and chambers dug and built into the limestone.
MUSEUM.:  In the village of Tinauca is the" Strong Drinks Museum" largest building in the world in the shape of a bottle .( 28 mtrs ).
FAMOUS :Buchetul Moldovei The older version of the Italian "Martini."which contains more than twenty herbs.
WINE : A collection of 1.5 million bottles of wine The largest quality wine collection in the world (found in Milestii Mici ) and is included in the Guiness Book of Records.
HISTORY :  Pre History . The centre of the Cucuteni-Trypillionculture ..(6000 - 3,500 BC ) Europes cradle of civilisation.
PRINCIPALITY OF MOLDOVA: was established in 1359 by Bogdan 1st.
STEPHEN THE GREAT : was The Prince of Moldova from 1457-1504.

Australia

Queensland. North Stradbroke Island.:

 A lovely newly released card by Oz Post of North Stradbroke Island in Queensland.

 North Stradbroke Island. The native name for this Island is "Minjerribah" is an Island that lies within Moreton Bay in The State of Queensland 30 Kilometers  ( 19 miles ) south east of the Capital City of  Brisbane. Before 1896 This was part of The Stradbroke Island but in that year a fierce storm separated it from South Stradbroke Island forming The jumpinpin Channel . The Quandamooka People are the traditional owners of North Stradbroke Island.At 275.2 KM2 ( 106.3 miles.) it is the second largest sand Island in the world..Fraser Island being the first. Tourism and sand mining are currently the main industries.

Curacao

Curacao: ABC ISLANDS..Netherland Antilles.

What a lovely colourful card and another surprise to see that is from Curacao...another of the amazing ABC Islands located in the Carribbean .How nice it would be to visit these lovely and very popular Islands..The card shows some of the lovely tropical flowers of the Island..Thank you so much Arnold to take time out from your busy schedule.These Islands are famous for their Historical Colonial Architecture and skin diving..
Posted Curacao: 05.January :Arrived Sydney : 29 January : Traveled 24 days.

Scotland

Scotland  UK.

I find that I am all of a sudden receiving a lot of Flags of The World cards..This one from a fellow Postcrosser in Scotland and Thank you so much Iain for this swap..
GREETINGS from SCOTLAND :
Posted 19 January : Arrived Sydney 29 January : Traveled 10 days.

FLAGS OF THE WORLD ...SCOTLAND.:
SCOTLAND : Covers an area of some 77,933 KM2.
POPULATION of Scotland is 5,373,000
CAPITAL CITY: is Edinburgh. and is located in Europe.
SCOTLAND : is a member of the European Union..
UNIQUE.: The Worlds most shortest Commercial air flight is between the two Orkney Islands."Westray" and "PapaWestray". The flight covers a distance of 1.7 miles and can be completed in just 47 seconds.
FAMOUS : Scotland has the highest proportion of red haired people in the world.As much as 13% of The Scottish population has red hair and approximately 40% carry the reccesive red hair gene.
HISTORY :  SKARA BRAE: is a stone built Neolithic settlement dating back to about 3,200 BC and has been called The Scottish "Pompeii" because of its excellent preservation.
ESTABLISHED : as Kingdom of Alba 9th Century  (traditionally 843 ).

China

Shenzen: CHINA.:

This card was with some cards that arrived recently and shows a pleasant village amongst the trees by the mountains.. I cannot read the Chinese Text but I thank Wency for thinking of me with glossy card..Xie Xie.. Posted Shenzen

Aruba

Aruba:  ABC Islands. Netherlands Antilles.

Just arrived today this lovely colourful map card from Aruba showing the ABC Islands .The ABC Islands are Aruba , Cuaracao , and Bonaire.. located in the Carribbean off the northwest coast of Venezuela.These Islands are extremely popular with tourist that flock there and known also for their diving and snorkelling..
Thank you so much Arnold for these lovely cards from the ABC  Islands and have a card now from all three... a Place that I would most like to visit..
 Posted Aruba.05 January : Arrived Sydney 29 January : Traveled 24 days.

Malaysia

Sabah MALAYSIA:

 A nice .Year of The Rooster : Chinese New Year card for 2017 .This is a release by The Malaysian Post Office...with The Chinese New Year stamps. This is a Chain-card sent to me and for me to add Australian Chinese New Year  "Year of The Rooster" stamps  stamps and then post  on to the next recipient...a lovely colorful card..Thanks Fiona..
Posted from Sabah to Australia 12 January..Arrived 27 January: Traveled 15days Posted to Canada 30 January. watch your mailbox Rob..

China

Shenzen : CHINA.

A lovely colourful card showing this "Skyway" in a theme Park in the city of Shenzen.. Thank you for this card Wency and  also the lovely stamps and cancellation postmark. Thank you for your kind wishes..Xie Xie.

Iceland

ICELAND.

Reykjavik: ICELAND :
Surprise...another for the collection in this Greetings from"series of country cards.. I like to collect these and add them to m y blog  . I find them most informative with facts and figures on the various countries.. This was a swap card and have waited a long time for this card ..Thank you Margit for sending this card..
Posted Reykjavik. : 08 January : Arrived Sydney 27 January : Traveled 19 days.Mange Tak  Margit.
 GREETINGS FROM ICELAND:
ICELAND : Has an area of 102,775 KM2:
POPULATION : of Iceland is 329,100 inhabitants.
 CAPITAL CITY: of Iceland is Reykjavik.
NATIONAL SYMBOL : of Iceland is The Puffin bird.
BAY OF SMOKES : is the meaning of the name "Reyjkavik" and is the most northern capital city in the world.
LIGHTS : The Northern lights and Midnight sun..being located very close to the Arctic Circle Iceland experiences long winter nights and long summer days with almost 24 hours of darkness / twilight in December and nearly 24 hours of daylight in June.
VOLCANOES: Iceland is home to more than 100 volcanoes and contains more than one third of the lava flows found on earth.100% of the total land mass of Iceland is either covered by cooled lava beds or Ice glaciers.
HORSES.:The Horses in Iceland were bought by Viking Ships by settlers to Iceland in the 9th Century.
SURNAMES.: The last names of Icelanders are names of their parentsplus the word "son" for men and daughter for women.
FAMOUS ICELANDERS :are Bjork, Gunnar Nelson ,Jon Por Bergisson , and Haildor Kiljan Layness.
POSTCROSSERS.There are over 210 Postcrossers in Iceland.

Australia

Melbourne : VICTORIA.:

This lovely card shows the various trams new and old from the Victoria's capital city of Melbourne. These really are a joy to ride and it is a real shame that a bunch of morons got togeather and took the lovely trams of Sydney out of service...and by doing so caused the great traffic jams possible..as these were such a wonderful and very punctual and reliable "people mover.".Thank you so much for this card Keith ...must ride one of these again soon..The stamp got a bit of a work out..
PostedMelbourne 23 January : Arrived Sydney : 25 January traveled 2 days..Thanks mate..

China

Shenzen : CHINA.:

A lovely glossy colourful card from the town of Shawan a lovely town located in the South of China...Thank you Wency so much for this lovely card and also your kind Christmas and Chinese New Year wishes...Xie Xie. Happy Chinese New Year for you also..Gong Xi Fa Cai.may your year of 2017 bring much good fortune for you..

Bonaire

Bonaire : ( Nederlands Antilles )
 What a great surprise ..my first card from Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles.. and what a lovely card thank you so much Arnold for the swap...love the card and stamp enjoy your trip there ...take care.
 Posted Bonaire :05 January : Arrived Sydney : 21 January : Traveled 16 days.

BONAIRE : Dutch and is an Island in The Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Togeather with Aruba and Curacao this group of Islands are known as The ABC Islands and located less than a hundred miles off the north coast of South America and western  part of Venezuela .Unlike most of the Carribean Region the ABC's lie outside the Hurricane belt and the Islands have an arid climate which helps tourism as visitors to these islands can expect warm sunny weather. Bonaire is a very popular destination for scuba divers and is also well known for its easy access to the various reefs from the shore.
 Bonaire's Capital is Kralenldjik.The Island has a permanent population of 18,905 ( as of January 1st 2015 ) and has an area of  294 KM2. Togeather with ( uninhabited Island of "Klein Bonaire ") Bonaire was a part of The Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution in 2010 when the Island became a special municipality within the country of The Netherlands and is one of the three BES Islands The other two BES Islands are Saint Ustacius and Saba..( courtesy of Wikipedia)

Australia.

ULURU  (AYERS ROCK )  NORTHERN TERRITORY

WILPENA POUND  SOUTH AUSTRALIA

WINEGLASS BAY  TASMANIA

PUFFIN' BILLY  TRAIN  "DANDENONGS"  VICTORIA.

  AUSTRALIA.:                  SWAP CARDS only :

Australia

SWAP CARDS only :

Top Card :        Cemetary Bay : NORFOLK ISLAND.:

Bottom Card :   Kingston  NORFOLK ISLAND.
I have Norfolk Island stamps that can be attatched if you wish..

Australia

COCOS and KEELING ISLANDS.             SWAP CARDS

I have stamps from Cocos Island That I can atatch for you if you wish as these are Australian islands..

Australia

Sydney : AUSTRALIA.:

This is the latest release by Australia Post of The Chinese New Year "Year of The Rooster" cards and stamps for 2017. I love to collect these Chinese Zodiac cards and stamps from worldwide releases as they are just so colourful.They are also extremely popular with people worldwide.

Spain

Barcelona.: : SPAIN..

A very colourful card of this  lovely little Spanish Village of Ribas de Freser sent from a good friend vacationing there at Christmas time.. Thank you so much Tess for your kind thoughts and taking time on your travels...Muchas Gracias..This looks to be a lovely town to visit..
Posted  Barcelona 08 January : (Cloudy and 8 degrees C ) Arrived Sydney 20 January : Traveled 12 days..

Ribes De Freser : is a small municipality in The Comarca of the Ripolles in Gorona ,Catalonia, Spain., it is situated at the confluence of the Freser , Rigard and Segadell Rivers and is 14 kilometers ( 8.7 miles ) north of Ripoll it is well known for its mineral water and its paper manufacturing and milk products and is a favourite tourist destination.A "rack railway" runs from the town to Queralbs and to the shrine of Nuria through the Vall de Nuria. The Town is on the communication route from Barcelona to Pulgcerda (N52 Road and RENFE Railway line.).. (courtesy of Wikipedia.)

Indonesia

Jakarta : INDONESIA.:

A surprise card arrived today from a good friend who also loves butterfly's as I do.. all the butterfly cards are always so colourful..Thank you Titi for this another lovely card..Also Thank you for your kind New Year wishes...hugs,..I also send to you the best of wishes and may 2017 be a New Year of good fortune for you..
 Posted Jakarta. 02 January ; Arrived Sydney 17 January : Traveled 15 days ..Thank you Titi..

Canada

Niagara Falls . CANADA.:
A lovely card just arrived and shows The Niagara Falls..this magnificent Waterfalls which borders Canada and the USA..appears to be a winter scene as this has been known to freeze over...Thank you so much Michelle for this great card and brings back many memories of my visit there ..truly memorable scene..I have always really loved the sound and being around waterfalls , and I always wanted to visit the great waterfalls of the world...there is such a calming feeling being around the sound of the water.always so cool with all the spray off the water..I needed a raincoat on when visiting here...This was a must..
Posted 01 January : Arrived Sydney 18 January.: Traveled 15,570 kilometers in 17 days.

United States of America

New York.: USA.

I really like black/white cards and especially studies of people. This is a great card and study showing the popular musician and songwriter Bob Dylan.taken in New York City in 1962.Photographed by John Cohen..This card was sent from a fellow Posrtcrosser in The USA.. Thank you so much Jonathan for your kind thoughts and message..love the card
Posted New York.02 January : Arrived Sydney 17 January: Traveled 15,988 kilometers in 15 days.

United States of America

Palo Alto ; CALIFORNIA  USA.:
 A lovely New Years card from a lovely person with this great recipe card for .this "Double Espresso Martini" Yummmo...and  must try it out ..as it sounds a great drink..Thank you so much Nancy for your kind words also from your family..Thank you so much for your consideration.
 Posted Palo Alto 02 January: Arrived Sydney 12 January : Traveled 10 days..

Finland

Helsinki : FINLAND.

I really enjoy collecting these "Flags of The World series of  flag cards.. This one was a kind swap with a fellow card collector in Finland.Thank you so much Virpi another one for my collection..Kitos...
Posted 25 December 2016: Arrived Sydney 12 January : Traveled 18 days..

FLAGS OF THE WORLD :..FINLAND.
GREETINGS from FINLAND...."Terveisia Suomi " Greetings from Finland in Finnish...
FINLAND : covers an area of 338,424KM2.
POPULATION.: : of Finland is 5,486,125 inhabitants.
CAPITAL :  of Finland is Helsinki..
UNIQUE : Finland has the largest number of Islands 179,888 that you can explore.
FREEDOM to roam in Finland where you can camp, sleep , swim , sail or farge anywhere you like.
FAMOUS: Finland is the home of Santa Clause and his home is located in the Arctic Circle in Rovanemi Lappland .
SAUNA.: is the most finnish word used outside Finland.
HISTORY : Autonomy,within Russia ..29th March 1809.
INDEPENDENCE: 06th January 1917 (from the Russian S.P.S.R. )

Gambia

Banjul : GAMBIA.:

Thank you so much Chris.. what a great surprise it was to receive this card from Gambia...My first postcard from this country..and also one that I thought that I never would receive..great !! Thanks also mate for taking the time out to find ..and post a card for me while on your travels.. as I know how hard it can be sometimes not only to find cards ...but also a Post Office to post them..Thanks again mate..watch your mailbox..
Posted Banjul Gambia;29 November 2016 : Arrived Sydney 11 January 2017: Traveled 43 days..

Russia.

Ekaterinburg : RUSSIA..

Thank you so Much Natalya for this another card from a Postcrossing meet up in Ekaterinburg. This the 57th meeting and please thank all the Postcrossers that attended there that signed the card for me.Thanks again as you always remember me Natalya and thank you so much for your kind messages.and Christmas and New Year wishes to all ......Spasiba..

United States of America

Dillsboro. North Carolina.

 I love trains and Yes Mel will like to ride this one day .The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.: Card shows a great view of this the Historic steam engine No. 1702.crossing the "Fontana Tressle"over Lake Fontana.. Thanks so much for this card Mel ...Love it...you know how much I love trains..
Posted 03 January: Arrived Sydney 11 January : Traveled 8days..