Czech Republic.

Praha.: CZECH REPUBLIC.
  Thank you Michelle for this swap for the Czech Republic "Icons of the Country" card . Anothere one for my recent collection...thanks again..
Posted Prague,: 11 June :  Arrived Sydney 21 June.: Traveled 10 days.

Canada

CANADA.:

Thank you Marie for this swap...a nice flag card from Canada for my "Flags of the World " collection.
Posted 30 May : Arrived Sydney19 June : Traveled 20 days..Thank you Marie..

Greetings from CANADA.:salutations du CANADA.
CANADA covers and area of some 9,984,670 KM2.
POPULATION: of Canada is 35,344,962 inhabitants. 6.8 million of which are foreign born.
CAPITAL CITY of Canada is Ottawa.
LOCATION : of Canada is in the North America.
UNIQUE : to Canada is that it is the worlds 2nd largest country and is 41% of North Americas continent and has 17 Unesco World Heritage Sites.
FAMOUS : The Maple Leaf Flag is the official flag of Canada since 1965.
CANADA has used approximately 13 different flag designs since 1497.
FAMOUS.: Chris Hadfield was the first Canadian to walk in space.
HISTORY :The name Canada comes form the Huon - Iroquois word  " Kaanata" meaning village.
PEOPLES: The native Indian peoples are the first "First Nations" are the first inhabitants of Canada

Macau

MACAU

Macau,Special Administrative region.

Greetings from card has arrived ..a long time since I have received one of these for my collection this one from Macau..Thank you so much Hazel for this card
Posted  Macau 03 June . Arrived Sydney19 June.: Traveled 16 days..Thank you Hazel  Xie Xie..

 Greetings fro MACAU.:
MACAU covers an area of some 30.4 KM2.
POPULATION of Macau is 649,100 inhabitants.
SYMBOL of Macau is The Lotus Flower.
NAME.: The name Macau was derived from the deity "Matsu" The goddess of seafarers and fishermen
UNESCO WH SITE:The Historic Centre of Macau was inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2005 and is actually a collection of 25 historic monuments and squares which bore witness to the assimilation and co existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau.
GAMBLING : Macau is known as "The Las Vegas " of the east 50% of Macau's revenue comes from gambling and 20% of its population are employed by the casinos . Macau is the only place in China where gambling is allowed,
FAMOUS MACANESES: Quitin Chi, Isabella Leong, Maria Cordero , Michele Monique Reis
FOOD.: The Almond Biscuit is regarded as the king of the local specialty Mecanese snacks and is one of the top 3 must to buy for visitors.
MACAU TOWER : The Tower measures 338 meters in height and is ranked 8th in Asia and is higher than the Eiffel Tower.
POSTCROSSERS.; There are over 670 Postcrosser's in Macau.

New Zealand

 

NEW ZEALAND.:

What a lovely card that has just arrived in my mailbox.. Thank you so much Aaron for this great card.. PIF # 14from you..Card shows the beautiful "Tui" bird native to New Zealand.and is one of the famous song birds of New Zealand.

The Tui- feeding in the native "Pohuutukawa" trees..not only are these birds so colourful but are also great mimics  and will even mimic radio adds and radio jingles.
Posted 09 June.: Arrived Sydney 20 June. : Traveled 11 days.

SWAP CARDS only

AUSTRALIA.:                                           City Street Art.

This is the latest First Day release of Maxi Cards by Australia Post of " City Street Art"

TOP LEFT : Hosier Lane ..MELBOURNE.     TOP RIGHT.:Rutledge Lane . MELBOURNE.:

BOTTOM LEFT: Railway Terrace ADELAIDE : BOTTOM RIGHT:Little Rundle St. ADELAIDE.:

ALL OF THESE CARDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Aland Islands

Mariehamn.: ALAND ISLANDS.:

Thank you so much Anu for this card of Aland Islands..This is the second one that you have send me and thank you so much as we thought the first one was lost...but ..it turned up finally thank you again Anu
Posted 05 June : Arrived 19 June: T raveled :14 days.. Kitos Anu..

Canada.

JASPER...CANADA
 A surprise card arrived today from Marie in Canada.. a PIF card #10 and thank you Marie for this nice surprise.. Te card shows the Athabasca Falls in The Jasper National Park..nice card and thanks Marie. I love waterfalls ...they are so calming...love the sounds..
Posted 05 June : arrived Sydney : 15 June Traveled 10 days..

Thailand

THAILAND.:

Greetings from THAILAND.:
Thank you Arnold for remembering me while there on your buisiness trip...another flag card for the collection..Trust your buisiness trip was also an enjoyable on ..
Posted26 May: Arrived Sydney 13 June.: Traveled 18 days.

THAILAND covers an area of some 513,120 KM2
POPULATION : of Thailand is 67,959.000 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Thailand is Bangkok.
LOCATION . of Thailand is in South East Asia.
UNIQUE to Thaailand is The Gold Buddha.Thailand is the home to the largest gold buddha is 3 meters tall and weighs in at 5.5 tonnes.Located in the Temple Wat Tralmit. Bangkok.
SMALLEST MAMMAL.The worlds smallest mammal "The bumblebee bat " ( craseonycleris thonglongyol ) and is around 3 cm.and only found in Thailand.
FAMOUS : The Royal Dragon in Bangkok is the worlds largest restaurant.
CATS : Siamese cats native to Thailand and in Thai are called "wichen moat" which means moon
diamond
 ORCHIDS : Thailand has over 1,500species and is the worlds largest orchid exporter.
HISTORY : 1351 The foundation of the Kingdom of Ayuttaya known to Europeans as the Kingdom of Siam.
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY  24TH June 1942.
BANGKOK.:  is the worlds most visited city according to The Global Destinations City Index.

United States of America

ALABAMA.::  USA.

Thank you Mel and boyd for this card from your recent trip to Alabama visiting..Card shows the map of Lake Martin..they say a fisherman's paradise..
Posted 28 May : Arrived Sydney 15 June : Traveled 18 days...Thanks guys..

Panama

Panama City.: PANAMA.:

Thanks Staff..this is the second card that arrived today from you trip..thanks again to you and Sherry for remembering me on your travels.. Card shows the "Bridge of the Americas" and shipping navigating this amazing lock system in the Panama Canal..This is a another great experience is to transit this lot of locks going from one ocean to another...thanks again mucker..

Thailand

Bangkok.: THAILAND.:

Thank you Arnold for remembering me on your latest trip as I know that you are busy there..Card shows the many icons of Thailand and for my many friends that have been there will remember
Posted 26 May.: Arrived Sydney 13 June.: Traveled 18 days..Thanks again Arnold..

Japan

JAPAN

Wakayama.: JAPAN.

Konnichiwa dear Tomoko and thank you for this lovely surprise card, The card shows a lovely Maiko Girl from Kyoto.lovely colours and so nice..Arigato Tomoko.
Posted Wakayama: 30 May :Arrived Sydney 13 June.: Traveled 14 days.. Temp in Wakayama 29 degrees C.

India

INDIA :

Today I received this India Icon card ...and thank you so Pyali for this swap..great to see all the many attractions etc. in the icons and remember many and visited many.. Thank you...also nice stamps.

Colombia

Cartagena.: COLOMBIA

What a surprise.!!....they finally arrived Staff , well,  two of them !!..thanks mate .This first one from your visit to Cartagena in Colombia,,I remember it as a nice town to visit..Thanks for remembering me on your recent trip mate..love the card..
Posted Cartagena.:13 April : Arrived Sydney 13 June.: Traveled 61 days...

Taiwan

Taipei : TAIWAN.:

Three icons togeather in one mail delivery.. The collection grows quickly.. Thank you Henna for this Icon card swap..Card shows the many interesting Icons of Taiwan..very interesting thank you so much Xie Xie ..

Turkey

TURKEY :

 Another in the "Flags of the World " series for my collection which is growing strongly now....This card is fro a swap in Turkey.Thank you Barak for my Australian flag card ..
Posted Konya : Turkey : 31 May : Arrived Sydney 09 June : Traveled 10 days.

Greetings from TURKEY :
TURKEY : Covers an area of some 783,356 KM 2.
POPULATION of Turkey is 79,463,663 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Turkey is Ankara.
LOCATION.: Turkey is located both in Europe and Asia..
UNIQUE: to Turkey is The Historical Byzantium, Istanbul is the only City in the worls located in two continents Europe and Asia. Founded in 660 BC it has been the capital of Roman , Byzantine , Latin and Ottoman empires.
FAMOUS : The Tunel Railway line since 1875 it has been the oldest surviving underground railway line in Europe.
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul One of the longest and oldest covered markets in the world with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops.
HISTORY :  Ottoman Empire : 1299 - 1923 .
The Anatolian Peninsula comprising most of modern Turkey is one of the oldest permanently settled regions in the world.

Slovenia

SLOVENIA.:

Thank you Erik for this swap for my Australian Icon card ...This is another icon card for my collection...very interesting icons here...thank you
Posted Slovenia : 31 May : Arrived Sydney 09 June : Traveled 10 days.

Netherlands

NETHERLANDS.:

All of a sudden I am receiving many icon cards for various swaps that I have made recently .This card shows the Icons of the Netherlands ..Really like this series of cards as the are very informative..food , attractions , animals...all to do with the particular country..Thank you so Truss for this swap..Posted Amsterdam:31 May.: Arrived Sydney 09 June.: Traveled 10 days.

Netherlands

Delft.: THE NETHERLANDS:

 I love to receive these Postcrossing meet up cards and are for me very few and far between to receive as here in Australia very few Postcrossing meetings are held..so it is always so nice to receive one and this week I received two in one day...excited..Thank you so much Truss for remembering me with this card and many thanks to all that signed this card from the meeting held in Delft in The Netherlands.22 April 2017..thank you all so much.. Arrived Sydney 07 June ...

Aland Islands

 Mariehamn : ALAND ISLANDS

I really loved getting this Flags of the World card from a friend in Finland.. Thank you so much Anu for this swap card..Another for my collection of "Flags of the World " series. and a rare one..
Posted Mariehamn : Aland Islands 27 April : Arrived Sydney 08 June.: Traveled 43 days..Kitos  Anu.

Greetings fro Aland Islands.: Halsningar fra Aland Islands
 ALAND ISLANDS cover an area of some 1,580 KM2,
POPULATION: of Aland is29.013 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Aland is Mariehamn.
LOCATION: of Aland is in the Aland Archipeligo of Islands.
UNIQUE to Aland is its location in The Aland Archipeligo which consists of some 6.700 named Islands about of which 60 are inhabited year around.
NAME : Aland's original name was in the "Proto Norse " language Ativa land which means "Land of water"
FAMOUS in Aland is the Kastelholm Castle , a Medieaval Castle built in the 1300's and restored between 1982 and 1989.
KOKAR ISLAND.: An isolated island where the ruins of a Medieval Franciscan Monastery is the main sight.
HISTORY :  Neolithic Comb Ceramic Culture : members of the culture started settling the Island in about 7,000 years ago after the Islands had begun to re emerge from the sea after being pushed down by the weight of the Continental ice of the latest ice age.

New Zealand.

Auckland : NEW ZEALAND.:

Thank you Donna for this Icon card from New Zealand..also the great stamps that you have added ...the card shows the many and varied icons fro the land of the long white cloud.cheers mate.
 Arrived Sydney 07 June :

Belgium

Brussels : BELGIUM . I am so luck to know so many great Postcrossers..and I have just received this lovely card showing this great view of Brussels and of The recent Postcrossing meet held there in Brussels on May 20th 2017....Thank you so much Anne Hippe for thinking of me on this day and also to the many members that attended and signed this card..I.Thank you..
Posted Brussels.: 22 May : Arrived Sydney 06 June.: Traveled 15 days...thanks to all..

Finland

Kouvola:  FINLAND.:

 Thank you Anu for this country Icons swap card...Another for this ever growing collection. showing the many and varied icons of Finland.  Kitos. Anu. 
 Posted  Kouvola  Finland 29 May : Arrived Sydney 08 June. Traveled: 10 days.

United States of America

Houston .Texas. : USA.

 A nice surprise this card a great black / white shot of the late John F Kennedy taken in Omaha Nebraska in late summer 1959.  A really nice postcard with a lovely matching stamp..Thank you so much Arnold for this swap card.
Posted Houston : 01 June : Arrived Sydney 08 June ,Traveled 7 days,,

Hong Kong

HONG KONG.

Hong Kong.: REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
  Thank you Hazel for this flag of the world card for swap.. Another card that I can add to my collection and hope that yours has has arrived also..Xi Xie..for this swap.
 Posted Hong Kong.: 23 Mya : arrived Sydney : 01 June.: Traveled 9 days.

Greetings from  HONG KONG.:
HONG KONG covers an are of some  2,755 KM2
POPULATION of Hong Kong is 7,234,800 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY IS  Hong Kong.
LOCATION of Hong Kong is in Asia.
UNIQUE TO Hong Kong is :that 90 % of daily travels are on public transport 11 million the highest  such percentage in the world.
BUILDINGS.: The most sky scrapers in the world are to be found in Hong Kong at least 7,840 buildings with 1303 skyscraper  buildings standing taller than 1000 m. and at least 316 building standing over 150 M in height.
FAMOUS :  "Fragrant Harbour " Hong Kong means Fragrant Harbour . The Victor Harbour view and skyline is a mjor tourist attraction in Hong Kong.
ECONOMY : Hong Kong is a very 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 BC Incorporation into the Chinese Empire during the Qin dynasty
                      25th January 1841 Britain occupies the Island of Hong Kong.
                      1st of July 1997. Transfer of Sovereignty  from United Kingdom to China.

Poland

POLAND :

 Thank you Andrzej for this card along with the many others that you have kindly sent me.. I thank you The card shows a multi view of The Jezioro Biate area that seems to be a lovely fun recreational area.. Thank you once again.