Brasil

Manaus.: BRASIL.:

A most lovely colourful card from fellow card swapper.. This card shows the most beautiful birds called "Arara Vermelha" The red Macaw..such an elegant and colourful bird.. Thank you so much Carla for this magnificent card ..I love it,   Another surprise PIF card # 8
Posted!!!  Arrived Sydney 31 May..Traveled from Brasil !!!! days..

Poland

Wysokie.POLAND.:

Thank you again Andrzej for this card and many others that you have kindly sent from various cities in Poland..Thank you This card from Bychawa..
Posted 18 March : Arrived Sydney 25 May : Traveled 58 days...

Mexico

MEXICO.:
Always great to receive more of the "Flags of the World' cards ..this one ..a swap fro Diego in Mexico.. Thank you muchas gracias amigo for this swap..
Posted!!! Arrived Sydney 24 May...traveled !!!

Greetings from MEXICO.;  Saludos desde Mexico..
MEXICO. Covers an area of some 1, 972,550 KM2.
POPULATION of Mexico is 119,530,753 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Mexico is Mexico City.:
LOCATION of Mexico is Central America.
UNIQUE to Mexico is Tequila.a distilled beverage mad from the blue agave plant primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila.located 65 kilometers Northwest of Guadalajara.
ANIMAL.: The Xoloitzcuintli is a Mexican hairless breed of dog in toy, miniature, and regular sizes.
FAMOUS: Octovio Paz won the Nobel prize for literature in 1990.One of the most influential writers and poets of the 20th Century.
Frida Kahlo De Rivera  Self portrait artist and feminist icon.
HISTORY.:  The Mexican Independence.16th September 1810.
The Mexican Revolution. 20th November 1910.

United States of America

Houston : TEXAS..USA.

Thank you so much Arnold for this grea card from The Zion National Park.. I have recently received so many National Park cards from friends out enjoying the summer time..This card shows The Desert Big Horn Sheep.one of many animals .located in the Park..great card mate thanks.
Posted Houston15 May : Arrived Sydney 26 May.: Traveled 11 days..

ZION NATIONAL PARK :
 One of the most majestic creatures of the North American desert and one of the rarest is The Desert Big Horn Sheep.Big Horn sheep are sometimes called a wilderness species because they require some of the most remote and protected areas in the west. These desert  Big Horn sheep are a symbol of Zions wilderness. The species disappeared from the park in the 1950's and through a very intensive reintroduction program the heard was established by introducing 12 individuals in the 1970's . The Zion herd now includes over 150 individuals.

Russia

RUSSIA.:
 Thank you Anna for this nice PIF # 8 card  from Russia..a nice surprise a a lovely card showing this Russian girl in national dress..Spasiba Anna..
Posted 05 May: Arrived Sydney 29 May. Traveled 24 days..

United States of America

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.:

Thank you Shelly for once again thinking of me on your visit to this and one of many National Parks on your recent visit...so good so many National Parks I'm jealous..Card shows the giant sequoia trees that made this park so famous..
Posted 28th April :

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzogovina.:
 Another flag card for my collection ..this one a swap Thank you Hermina for this swap..
Posted 25 April : Arrived Sydney 25 May.: Traveled 31 days..

Greetings from BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA...Pozdrav  iz Bosne i Hercegovine.
BOSNIA & HERZOGOVINA covers an area of some 51,197 KM2.
POPULATION  of B& H is 3,531,159 inhabitants.
LOCATION of B & H is in Eastern Europe (Balkans )
CAPITAL CITY  is Sarajevo
UNIQUE TO B& H is Perucica. one of the last Preserved primeval forests in Europe in Sutjetska National Park. This forest is considered to be around 20,000 years old.
STECCI - Middle Age tombstones  mystery of the Bosnian History ,
 Unesco World Heritage since 2016
FAMOUS. Ivo Andric 1961 won the Nobel Prize for literature for his novel"The Bridge of Drina."
BRIDGE.The old Bridge in Mostar a National symbol built in the 16th Century..destroyed in 1993 and reconstructed rebuilt and opened in 2004.
HISTORY First King 1353-1377 Tvrtko1 of Kotromonjic dynasty.
AUSTRO HUNGARIAN RULE.:1878-1919. 28th June 1914 assasination of Crown Prince  Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo..The beginning of the first World War.
INDEPENDENCE : Bosnian War 1992-1995

Poland

Rotztocze :POLAND.:

Thank you again Andrzej for these cards that you have sent from Poland ..This card from Rotztocze is  a multi view card showing the lovely Architecture of the area...wonderfull Thank you,
Posted POLAND,18 march : Arrived Sydney25 May : Travelled (the long way round ) 58 days.

Algeria

Algeria.
 Thank you Habib for this swap card and another flags of the world card for my collection..
Posted Algeria.21 March : Arrived Sydney 24 May: Traveled 63 days. Chocoran..

Greetings from ALGERIA.:
ALGERIA  : covers an area of some 2,381,741KM2.
POPULATION. of Algeria is 40,400,000 inhabitants
LOCATION of Algeria is in North Africa.
CAPITAL CITY  of Algeria is Algiers.
UNIQUE to Algeria is that it is Africa's largest country with over 80% covered by the Sahara Desert and only 12% of the country is inhabited.
ALGERIA is known as Petroleum and Gas country. and is 98% of Algeria's exports
FAMOUS. Albert Camus The French philosopher was born in Algeria..Nobel Prize in literature.
                    Claude Cohen-Tannouji French Phycisist born in Algeria. Nobel Prize in Physics.
HISTORY : Imazighen since 4,000 BC the indigenous peoples of northern Africa (Imazighen aka. Berbers) successfully resisted Phoenicians, Romans , Vandals , Byzantine , Arab , Turkish and French invaders.
INDEPENDENCE. Day was July 5th 1962 from the French.

Poland

 Roztocze : POLAND :

I love to receive cards of dogs maybe because I like them so much..and being a real animal lover..This card shows I think it is a Bull Terrier ..a nice card Thank you so much Andrzej..and also the nice stamps.
 Posted 18 March: Arrived Sydney25 May : Traveled a whopping 58 days !!!

Netherlands

NETHERLANDS.:

A shaped card has arrived from Riek from Holland also is a "PIF" card #11 Thank you Riek for this card would be nice to visit Keukenhogf for the tulip festival..
 Posted 17 May Arrived Sydney 23 May : Traveled 6 days..Thank you Riek..

United States of America

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK  CA.
Another really nice National Park card from The USA.. Thank you so much Shelley for getting a card for me from each of these five National Parks that you have just recently visited...would love to see all these myself one day..

Located in South eastern California The Joshua Tree National Park was declared a US National Park in 1944 when the US congress passed The Californian Desert Protection act. (public law 103-433) as it had been previously been a US national Monument since 1936. It is named for The Joshua Trees native to the park.The park is larger than the state of Rhode Island.
(  information courtesy of Wikipedia.)

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam.: TANZANIA.:

A great card showing this Cape Buffalo in The Ruaha National Park..looking very ominous for the photographer..A great card for my wildlife series of cards.. Thank you so much Abbas for this great swap card and nice stamps.
 Posted Dar es Salaam.: 08 May : Arrived Sydney 22 May : Traveled 14 days..thanks again for this card.

United States of America

California / Utah :  USA.
Zabriskie Point : Death Valley National Park straddles the borders of California and Utah states located east of the Sierra Nevada and occupies an interface zone between the arid Great Basin and the Mohave Desert in the United States . The National Park protect the north east corner of The Mohave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt flats, sand dunes, valleys, badlands, canyons and mountains and is the Largest National Park in the lower 48 states and has been declared a Biosphere Reserve . Approximate 91% bis declared a wilderness area and is the hottest, driest, and lowest National Park in the United States.

Thank you Shelley for thinking of me on your trip through so many of these amazing National Parks recently. Posted April 27 :

France.

Lille.: FRANCE.:

This card makes me hungry...Thank you Birgit ..you know what I like ..Thanks for remembering me on your latest trip through France..lovely card with many love items to eat and drink .So ...you say the beer is good also...must do it...thanks again Vierlen danke Birgit..

Kazakstan

Pavlodar.: KAZAKHSTAN:

Thank you again Lana for another card from your travels in the north of your country..so..how was Pavlodar..Thank you for this card and thinking of me..
Posted Pavlodar 10 May: arrived Sydney 23 May : Traveled 13 days...quick delivery !! Thanks Lana...hugs.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong.:

Thank you Katie for this Flgs of the World card Hong Kong another for my growing collection.Thank you for the swap and trust that the Australian (FOW ) has now arrived.
Posted Hong Kong 10 May.: arrived Sydney 19 may: Traveled 9 days...fast delivery.!! Xie Xie  Katie.

Greetings from HONG KONG :
HONG KONG : covers and area of some 2,755KM2.:
POPULATION : of Hong Kong is 7,234,800 inhabitants.
CAPITAL: Hong Kong.:
 UNIQUE : to Hong Kong is over 90% of daily travel is on public transport 11 million the highest such percentage in the world.
 BUILDING DENSITY: The largest number of sky scrapers in the world, at least 7,840 high rise buildings,with 1,303 skyscrapers standing taller than 100 meters and at least 316 buildings over 150 meters.
FAMOUS :" Fragrant Harbour " Hong Kong means fragrant harbour .The Victor Harbour view and skyline is the major tourist attraction in Hong Kong.
ECONOMY.: Hong Kong has a highly developed capitalist economy and is ranked the freest in the world by the Index of Economic Freedom.every year since 1995.
HISTORY : 221-206 BCIncorporation into the Chenese Empire during the qin dynasty.
                   January 25th 1941.Britain occupied the Island of Hong Kong.
                   July 1st 1997 Transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom  to China,

Tanzania

Dar es Salaam.: TANZANIA.:

What a magnificent photo of this lovely animal.. I must say that they one of my most favoured animals..One can not but admire these magnificent animals and wonder how they can ever get to be an endangered species due to loss of habitat and hunting..I think to watch one of these Cheetahs in full flight is a  magnificent sight..just such a speed machine ..Thank you Abbas for this fine swap card..
Posted Dar es Salaam :08 May : Arrived Sydney 22 May : Traveled 14 days.:

Indonesia

Java.: INDONESIA.:

Thank you so much Andrea for this Indonesian "Icon card to add to my collection..thank you for thinking of me ..I love to collect this series of cards. such beautiful stamps ...hugs..
Posted Java.11 April : Arrived Sydney 15 may : Traveled 34 days.

Moldova

Moldova.
 A lovely card has arrived recently and is another of our new "postcard group". for PIF cards..( Post It Forward )..a surprise card from anyone in the group and this is a lovely card I have received from Moldova. Card shows the National symbolic animal of Moldova The Auroch.Thank you so much Olga for this nice card and the really lovely stamps that you have added really make the card..Thanks.. PIF # 15
Posted Moldova : 02 May : Arrived Sydney 22 May : Traveled 20 days...

United States of America.

Yosemite.: CA..
Thank you once again Mel and Boyd for another lovely card from your travels...seem like just so many people now visiting the many wonderful National Parks of the world. This card shows the popular 'Half Dome" in Yosemite National Park in California.from your recent visit..Thanks ..hugs.

The card shows..Half Dome cloaked in early fall snows and shrouded in mystical clouds as the moon peeks over .The trees along the Merced River shift from green to gold as autumn approaches..
Posted Yosemite NP.05 May : Arrived Sydney 17 May: Traveled 12 days ..Thanks again Mel & Boyd.

Croatia

CROATIA.:

 Another flag card fro my collection this one is from a swap in Croatia..and thank you so much Hermina for this and another card.. I really like from areas hard to receive card swaps..thank you so much.So good to learn all about the  various countries facts and statistics...such a lovely stamp.!!
Posted olovac : 04 May : Arrived Sydney 17 May.: traveled 13 days.

Greetings from CROATIA.  Pozdrav iz Hrvatske.
CROATIA : covers an area of 56,594 KM2.
POPULATION : of Croatia.is 4,284,889 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Croatia is Zagreb.
UNIQUE : to Craoatia is :Horse riding adventures.wher riding and swimming with horses in the lakes of Croatia is a tradition.
ISLANDS : The Croat Archipelago.with more than 1200 islands that is the fourth in Europe as per rata in size after Sweden, Finland and the British Isles.
FAMOUS: The Plitvice Lakes.are one of the most beautiful and natural destinations in Europe.
The Puna Arena Amphitheatre is the sixth largest surviving Roman arena and one of the best preserved Roman monuments in Croatia.
HISTORY : Formation: 8th Century Duchy of Croatia.
The Branimir Inscription is the oldest preserved monument defing a Croatian medieval ruler Duke Branimir (879-892 ).

Netherlands

Keukenhof : HOLLAND.
A lovely card from a lovely person I know..has sent me this card from a recent visit to Keukenhof in Holland to view, what must be so lovely to see, the tulip festival there.. Thank you so much dear Inge for thinking of me...I am sorry that I could not add this card earlier as my scanner has been out of action "again"...!! Vierlen danke fur die wunderbarre postkarte..hope that is correct !!!hugs..
Posted 30 April : Arrived Sydney 16 may: Traveled 16 days..thank you Inge..

Zanzibar

Dar es Salam: . ZANZIBAR.:

What a lovely card..also my first card from Zanzibar..looking at the card I think I would like to be there right now !!! Thank you so much for this great swap card Abbas...A truly lovely card showing this tranquil beach scene.  Thank you so much Abbas..
 Posted Dar es Salaam : May 08 : Arrived Sydney 22 May: Traveled 14 days