Uruguay

URUGUAY :

Thank you once again Rosmarie for obtaining this card for me .. I would not have been able to get it otherwuise ..it arrived this morning after a trip of 57 days... Thank you so much.
Posted Uruguay 04 Decemebr 2018 : Arrived Sydney : 30 January 2019.: Traveled 57 days.

GREETINGS from URUGUAY.:
URUGUAY : covers and area of some 176,215 KM2.
POPULATION  of Uruguay is 3,444,006 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Uruguay is Montevideo.
LOCATION : of Uruguay  is in southern South America.
UNIQUE : to Uruguay is that cattle,  over 12 million out number the population 4-1.
HOLIDAYS : Uruguay renamed many of its Catholic Holidays , Christmas Day is called Family Day and Holy Week is called Tourism Week.!!
FAMOUS :  "Outside the tropics"  as Uruguay is the only country in South America that is completely outside of the tropics.
LITERACY : Uruguay has one of the highest literacy rates in the world.with 98.1% for adults and is thanks to the Urugauayans access to free and compulsory education.
HISTORY.:  Name Origin :The name of Uruguay originates from The Uruguay River which means "River of the Painted Birds". in Guarani lnguage.
 EDUCATION : Uruguay was the first country in the world to give every student free computer and WI FI access in 2009.

Argentina

Buenos Aires .: ARGENTINA.:

 Thank you so much Susanne for thinking of me with this card from Your trip to Argentina.. I loved Buenos Aires also . thank you .The card shows the huge La Boca Football Stadium in Buenos Aires
Posted Curacao,"25 November 2018.: Arrived Sydney 27 January : Traveled 63 days..

Peru

Lima .: PERU :

A lovely colourul scenic multi-view card also arrived from Peru..Look at the lovely stamps... The card shows local boy in the river with a huge carp and also other wildlife of The Amazon..Thank you Andres for this PIF card #12..
Posted Lima .: 12 Decemeber 2018: Arrived Sydney 28 January2019: Traveled 47 days.. muchas gracias Andres.

India

INDIA.:

 A surprise card has just arrived this morning and it is a surprise .!!!The card is from a fellow card member in India and the card shows erotic sculptures in Kharjuraho !!!  I guess that is a temple.!!! Thank you Nitesh for this erotic card,
Posted 20 January : Arrived Sydney 30 January : Traveled 10 days ..That was fast delivery !!!

England

Oxford  : ENGLAND :

What a great card..everynow and again I receieve a really special card that is a real "standout ".and this is such a card .This is a surprise card from now a friend in the Uk and has sent me this great card that is two of my favourite themes that I really like Postal and Trains.
This card shows The Post Office underground railway train at Mount Pleasant mail sorting office  This Royal Mail train  that was used in the biggest mail sorting room in the UK and ran from 1927 till 2003 and is now a part of the Postal Museum. Thank you so much Emma for this great card.. I love it 

Azerbaijan.

Baku : AZERBAIJAN :

 What a great colourful card showing on this card is the handicrafts of sewing and embroidery. Once again Thank you Nuray for these great swap cards.also thank you for the thought that you put into the individual stamps that you have attatched to all of these cards..
Posted Baku 10 November  2018 : Arrived Sydney : 08 January 2019.: Traveled 58days ..the long way around.!!

Lahij is a village and a municipality on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucases, and is a noteable place in Azerbaijan for its authentic handicrafts particularly related to copper .The village's carpet and rug crafts are also well known for their sewage systems in southern the southern Caucases and southern Azerbaijan.

United States of America

Houston : TEXAS : USA.

What a great card ..Thanks for this swap Arnold.. a card that is quite different !! another mailbox postcard for my collection ..Thank you mate..
Posted Houston TX : 09 January : Arrived Sydney 21 January.: Traveled 12 days...Thank you Arnold.

Malaysia

Penang MALAYSIA.:
  This is a lovely colourful card showing the markets on the "Chew Jetty " located in Penang Malaysia. This is a Postcrd United swap postcard ..Thank you Shufen..
  The "Clan Jetties" are a floating village with traditionl rustic houses built on stilts by Chinese immigrants in Georgetwown from the 19th century .There are six different clan jetties and each individual jetty is name after the particular family.   Thank you Shufen for this fine card.
Posted 26 Decemebr 2018 : Arrived Sydney 19 January 2019,: Traveled 22 days ..thank you  Xie Xie.

Brasil

Natal : Rio Grande do Norte : BRASIL:

Thank you so much Ronldo for these fine cards from Natal.. it surely looks a nice place to visit..The beaches look wonderful. This is a Postcard United swap card .Abrigado  Ronaldo.
Posted Natal.: 26 December 2018:Arrived Sydney 20 January 2019 ; Traveled : 24 days.

Ukraine

UKRAINE..
 This is a lovely surprise card from the Ukraine and is a lovely gold embossed card  of this Ukrainean dancer in national dress. I thank you for this card ...unsigned..Thank you

United States of America

Nashville . TENNESSEE:

 Thank you Mel and Boyd for once again thinking of me on your travels.. This is an interesting spot to visit ..Davy Crocketts birth place , a lovely frontier cabin located in Limestone Tennesee.. looks really peaceful there Mel.. Thank you for this...also the nice stamps.
Posted Nashvillee TN 02 January: Arrived Sydney 10 January .Traveled 8 days.

Brasil

Natal : BRASIL.:

A lovely beach scene and wish I was there today as it is so hot here !!  a lovely dose of Vitamin Sea would be great right now..The card shows Praia de Genipabu a lovely beach not far from Natal City..
Posted 26 December 2018: Arrived Sydney 20 January2019: Traveled 24 days  Abrigdo Ronaldo.

Natal City is the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state. Brsil. This is located on the Atlantic coast with many beaches nature areas and historic sites,and was founded on the 25th December 1599. That is why it is named "Natal" which means Christmas in Portguese.and is also known as ( The City of the Sun ).for its great allyear round climate .. Thank you Ronaldo for these nice cards from Patanal.

Azerbaijan

Baku : AZERBAIJAN:

A lovely colourful card with a matching stamp . This a lovely card showing the ancient crafts of Azerbaijan. all of these traditioal arts and handicrafts date back to ancient times and can be seen in embroidery , carpet weaving , ceramics , stone and wood engraving including the making of jewelry , making household goods out of leather and lace knitting are ancient arts .. Thank you for this lovely card
Posted Baku : 10 November 2018: Arrived Sydney January 2019 : Traveled  60 days.

China

Taiyuan SHANXI .:: CHINA.

Tank you Hu Liang for this great "Year of the Rabbit " Zodiac card back from 1999.. This is the only one I have for this year.. Thank you..Xie XIe ..also nice stamps.
Posted Taiyuan : 31 December 2018: Arrived Sydney 19 January 2019 : Traveled 20 days.

Netherlands

Antwerp.:

Thank you Nolleke for this card from The Anterp Zoo.. I must say I like zoo cards and will gladly add this card to my collection,,You say it is very windy with heavy rain and 7 degrees there.. I think I might swap with you as it is 38 degrees C here..and this heatwave still hangs around..Thank you for this surprise card
Posted 08 January : Arrived Sydney 17 January.:Traveled 9 days.

United States of America

Jacksonville FLORIDA  USA

Thanks again  Arnold for thinking of  me .. and I see now that you are in Florida..thanks for this great card..Boy you get about...Card shows the citrus that florida is famous for.also great stamps.
Posted Jacksonville :03 January : Arrived Sydney 16 January : Traveled 13 days,,Thanks mate.

Brasil

Pantanal.BRASIL.:

A lovely colourful card from Postcard United swapper in Brasil..a lovely card showing these beautiful birds found there..There is always such lovely coloured birds and Parrots  found in Brasil ..Thank you Ronaldo for this nice card .
Posted Pantanal December 26: 2018: Arrived Sydney January 19 ; 2019: Traveled: 24 days.

Finland

FINLAND

FINLAND.:

 A lovely Colourful Christmas card from Finland and Thank you Virpi for your kind words and wishes...card shows Finnish girl in National Dress in front of the Christmas tree enjoying Christmas cookies..This is a PIF card swap #94   Kitos Viri..and may 2019 be kind to you with good fortune.
Posted 31 December 2018: Arrived Sydney 10 January 2019,Traveled 10 days.   fast !!

Azerbaijan

AZERBAIJAN

Baku : AZERBAIJAN :

I have just received a long awaited bunch of cards   from a good friend in Azerbaijan.. They are the most lovely colourful cards This first card shows the woman with this musical instrument  in what appears to be a music shop !!! also the card has a lovely matching stamp.. Thank you so much Nuray for this swap and these lovely cards. This is a great card..
Posted Baku 11 November 2018 : Arrived Sydney 11 January : 2019..traveled 60 days..WOW !!!

 The cards says : The musical instruments that are a national assett of Azerbaijan The people are distinguished by their richness and their variety of their cultural and material patterns works of poets classics , medieaval musicologists, and miniatures of painters afford grounds to assert that in olden times as many as 30 musical instruments were used in Azerbaijan ...Thank you Nuray for the information.

South Korea

Seosuwon .SOUTH KOREA.:

Not  often do I receive a card from South Korea!!  this is a Postcard United swap card from Seunghan and thank you for your kind wishes for The New Year of the Pig ( Golden Pigs year ) thank you

Posted Seosuwon 24 December 2018 Arrived Sydney 10 January : 2019 Traveled 17 days ...thank you .. and best wishes for you also for 2019.

United States of America

Wyoming : USA

Thank you Yuri for this card that has just arrived ..A swap card from Postcards United.. Thank you.. The card shows what I thought is a site called "Devils Tower"...as there is no information on the card. So I have gone to Wikipedia. for whatever information I need.:
 Posted 24 November : Arrived Sydney : 10 January. Traveled 47 days...slow journey !!

 The Devils Tower : (Also known as Bear Lodge Butte ) is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in The Bear Lodge Mountains,  part of the Black Hills.,near Hullet and Sundance in Crook  County in northeatern Wyoming, Located,just above the Belle Fourche River, it rises 1,267 feet ( 386 meters ) above the Belle Fourche River standing  867 feet (265 meters ) from summit to base.
 The summit is 5,112 feet ( 1559 meters ) above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument established on 24th September 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monuments boundary encloses an area of 1347 acres (545 Hectares.) In recent years about 1% of the monuments 400,000 visitors climbed Devils Tower using traditional climbing techniques..
( information courtesy of Wikipedia.)

Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA.

Colombo : SRI LANKA.:

 Another surprise.. Thank you Cheng Mun for this swap card and another "Flags of the World" for my collection.Thanks for your help on this one..
Posted Colombo: December 192018 : Arrived Sydney 02 January : Traveled 14 days  Xie Xie .. for this card .
GREETINGS FROM SRI LANKA.:
SRI LANKA  covers an area of some 65,610 KM2.
POPULATION of Sri Lanka is 20,277,597
CAPITAL CITIES  of Sri Lanka are : JAYAWARDENAPURA  KOTTE  and COLOMBO.:
UNIQUE : is "JAYA SRI MAHA BODHI "The sacred fig tree". : is said to be the rightwing branch of the historical tree under which Lord Buddha attatched enlightenment.
The worlds oldest living human-planted tree with a known planting date in 288 BC.
GOVERNMENT : Sirimavo Bandaranaike  The worlds first female elected head of government in 1960.
 CEYLON : Sri Lanka was known from the beginning of British Colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon.
PRODUCTION and EXPORT :Cinnamon , rubber and Celon tea which remains a trademark National export.
BEAUTY : Sri Lanka.The pearl of The Indian Ocean.is named after its natural beauty
HISTORY.:PAHIYANGALA: Paleolithic human settelement which dates back to 37,000BP.
INDEPENDENCE.: February 4th 1948 sees Independence from the United Kingdom.
REPUBLIC : 22nd May 1972 sees Sri Lanka become a Republic.

Brasil

BRASIL:

Just arrived this PIF card from fellow swpper in Brasil Thank you Jeao for this Unesco card  and will go nice with my Unesco collection. The card shows the historic town of " Ouro Preto " ( Black Gold ) formerly the city of  Vila Rica and is in the State of Minas Gerais, formerly and old colonial coal mining town located in the Sierra del Espinhaco mountains and designated a Unesco World Heritage Site because of its outstanding Baroque Architecture. Ouro Preto is located in one of the main area of The Brasilian gold rush. Thank you so much Jeao for this Unesco card
Posted 26 Novemebr 2018 :Arrived Sydney 09 January : Traveled 41 days,, Abrigado..

Hong Kong.

HONG KONG.

I always love to receive Chinese New Year post cards.. this one is from Hong kong in this the "Year of the Pig.". I love to receive the zodiac New Year cards and stamps from world wide..Thank you Derek for this card and also your kind New Year wishes..This is a Postcards United card.
Posted HongKong : 24 December : Arrived Sydney 09 January : Traveled 16 days Xie Xie Derek.

Australia

Bendigo .: VICTORIA : AUSTRALIA.

 What can you say !!  What a great card ...such a famous face ...such a famous woman.. This is a wonderful card depicting the amazing American icon Marilyn Monroe .This card is sent from the Bendigo Art Gallery from the presentation of  Marilyn Monroe exhibits of film costumes original photographs and ephemers..  So much can be said and written and is very hard to mention without crossing the line of  Marilyns life without getting involved in the politics of it all.. A good book on The life of Marilyn Monroe is called "The Goddess  " by Anthony Summers. a very interesting read.. Thank you.