Tuesday 31 May 2022

India



 Gangtok.: SIKIM :

Thank you so much Poonam for this nice surprise card fro your trip to Sikim in Northern India.  I obtained a permit for this Indian state when I was  in India and as I was in Darjeeling I thought tat I would add this destination to my journey but unfortuneately I got food poisoning adn had to pass up my travels there.  I was very dissapointed ..Thank ou for this fine  surprise card Poonam !

Posted Gangtok 20 April : Arrived Sydney 26 May : Traveled 35 days..

Slovenia.



 SLOVENIA.

Thank you Roland for this Postcrossing card  of this ver colourful "Trolley Car "  so great to see  these in some city streets of the world. I recently visited The Tram Museum here in sydney that has a host of International trams (trolleys ) to see and some t ride in.  so nice   a great day out !

Posted Slovemia 05 May : Arrived Sydney 26 May: Traveled 16,087 kilometers in 21 days.

Monday 30 May 2022

Denmark



 Taastrup. DENMARK.

 Thank you onve again Arnold for another lovely card that you have sent from your so many travels destinations .This card shows a row of "Danish Postboxes" a great card to add to my collection of postboxes of the world.!
Posted Taastraup .:11 may : Arrived Sydney 26 May : Traveled 15 days.. Thanks mate !

Japan



 Kagoshima : JAPAN.:

  What a great pic of this "Shinkansen" fast train  in Kagoshima. This is a Postcard United card from a  fellow swapper from Kagoshima.  Thank you  for this really nice card showing this train. I so much would like to ride these latest  fast trains in Japan. Thank you also for all the nice train stamps that you have attatched to the card.. great !  Arigato for this card ..
 Posted Kagoshima 18 May : Arrived Sydney  27 May : Traveled 19days..  
 This is the Tsubame  shinkansen train that operates on the Kyushu line . The word Tsubame in Japanese means "swallow"

Vietnam



 Hanoi.  VIETNAM.:

  This is another welcme surprise card from My dear friend Trang ..  Thank you for this card along with the many others that I have recently received /  This is another card in the "Hanoi Street Story" cards and states . Hanoi where the elites are flashy and the lower classes are miserable.Around the old Quarter there are  people spending their whole lives working so hard to make a living . Thank you dear Trang for this another great card from you ..
Posted Saigon. 20 February : arrived Sydney 22 May : Traveled 64 days  .  come on Trang !



Singapore



 Singapore.:

 Another great Map ofthe World card  (MOTW ) for my collection..  I really like this series with country map and just so much information and statistics of the place named  Thank you so Much Adriana for this card .  This is a surprise card. love it !Another for my collection of this series.
 Posted  Singapore 28 April : Arrived Sydney 28 May .: Traveled 31 days.

Sunday 29 May 2022

Finland



 Rauma. FINLAND : 

 Thank you dear Tarja for this surprise card from Rauma in Finland . You mention that this old townof Rauma is one of  seven UNESCO Wprld Heritage Sites located in Finland  looks to be a lovely colourful  old town.  Thank you Tarja for this nice card .
Posted  Helsinki : 02 May : Arrived Sydney :18 May : Traveled 16 days Kitos Tarja..

Germany



 Wurzburg : GERMANY.:

 A most welcomed Postcrossing card from Germany showing this lovely UNESCO World Heritage site . The Eurzberger Rezidence" This impressive Palace today witholds several Museums and is Part of this UNESCO W.H.S..  The sender of thais card is attending this now University that contains many lecture halls ..  Thank you so much Johanna for this Unesco card and is a great addition to my Unesco w.h.s. collection.  Vieirlen Danke Johanna.
Posted 03 May : Arrived Sydney 19 May. Traveled 16,404 kilometers in 16 days..

Friday 27 May 2022

Germany



 Bavaria. GERMANY :

 A lovely large colourful card fro The Schwarzwalde  showing the famous "Cuckoo clock "  This is a Postcrossing card and a nice surprise with a nice message Thank you Tatiana. for this nice card .
Posted :Bavaria. 03 May : Arrived Sydney 24 May : Traveled 16,625 kilometers in 21 days..

Vietnam



 Saigon VIETNAM.:

  This is another  great card recently received with many othres from my great friend Trang..  Thank you so much.  This is a series of cards called "The street story " Hanoi .showing this man that repairs bicyles and card says  "permanent economy ! Thank you so much Trang for doing this.! Postcards from Vietnam are just the best !
 Posted Saigon :22 February : Arrived Sydney  22 may : Traveled 63 days,.

Thursday 26 May 2022

Finland



 Tampere : FINLAND.:

Being a bird lover I always like to receive cards of the different birds of te world.  This card has arrived from Finland but there is no name or description of the bird pictured on the card.  nevertheless I love it  and is such a lovely colured bird . Thank you  Iris for this Postcrossing card .  
Posted Tampere 03 May : Arrived Sydney 20 May.: Traveled 15,225 kilometers in 17 days.

Vietnam



 Saigon : VIETNAM : 

 Better late than never!!  my Christmas card from  a good friend that was caught up in a late postal  delivery ..among many other cards .  Thank you so much Trang for your kind thoughts and wishes for me for Christmas.   I love your thoughtfulness  .  hugs
Posted Saigon  January . Arrived Stdney May 22.. traveled a long time..  Thank you dear Trang !

Wednesday 25 May 2022

Czech Republic.


Brno : CZRCH REPUBLIC :

Ilove to receive cards that show a UNESCO site as they are always so special sites in the world and if possibe to ever see are just so worthwhile. This multi view card shows various scenes of "The  Kromeriz " site  Thank you dear Lenka for this card and will gladly add to my collection of UNESCO World Heritage sites of the world. I onece again thank you and take care there  .  I really enjoyed my time in the most beautiful Czech Republic.  HUGS ! This is a Postcrossing card  Thank you.! Lenka.
Posted Brno : Czech Republic 03 May : Arrived Sydney 22 may : Traveled 19 days.
 

New Zealand



 NEW zEALAND.:

  A lovely and thoughtful card in a series of endangered species showing these lovely dolphins enjoying their wonderful environment . Thank you Aaron for this colourful card  This is a surprise card  . and a nice one for my postcard collection.
Posted 29 April.Arrived Sydney  19 may : Traveled 21 days.. 

Vietnam



 Saigon :  VIETNAM.:

  Another great card for my great friend Trang..  I thank you so much for getting this card stamped on 22-2-22 a "Palindrome day " with great postmarks and cancellation stamps  This is a celebration of wonderful Vietnames coffee.  Vietnam is one of the largest exporters of coffee in the world and this card also has a matching coffe stamp and cancellation .. This is  so wonderful my dear for going to all this trouble for me..  I love it !I know I really enjoyed the coffees that I drank on my various trips in and around Vietnam..wonderful ..also wonderful bread to start the day with te coffee . I hope to once again return to Vietnam a great place to visit and enjoy.
 Posted Saigon 22-2-22  : Arrived Sydney 22-5-22.  amazing !! Traveled 62 days..

Abu Dhabi



 ABU DHABI.
  A nice surprise in my latest mailbox delivery . A nice "Postcrossing  meet up" surprise card from a fellow member.  Thank you so much dear Weny for thinking of me at this latest Postcrosing meetup held tere in Abu Dhabi on the 06 May 2022.. (a really fast delivery 6 days ) thank you so much Weny and also to all who took time to sign the card .A nice card for the collection. 
Posted Abu Dhabi : 12 May : Arrived Sydney 18 May : Traveled 6 days..  

Vietnam



 Saigon VIETNAM.

 Wat a great card and stamp lockof "The Year of The Tiger " this years zodiac figure..  also the Year of the Tiger postmark..   I love it .!!  This is a theme that I like to collect from worldwide cards amd stamps.. Thank you so much my dear Trang for sending me this along with some other cards  even a Christmas card in a large envelope ..along the way it must have got held up.  I knew that you were concerned that it had nott arrived !! somewhere but at last it has arrived .What a lovely colourful block of the stamps  Thank you so much Dear Trang for all these..
Posted  Saigon  20 February. :Arrived Sydney 24 February. :Traveled 64 days..

Thursday 19 May 2022

Palau.



 Koror : PALAU..  Caroline Islands !

 Thank you nce again Arnold for sending me another FOTW (Flag of the World ) card for my collection and a really out of the way card  and unexpected. 
 Posted Koror PALAU.: 22 April : Arrived Sydney 17 Nay : Traveled 25 days  Thank yu so much Arnold !.
 PALAU: 
AREA is :Has an are of some 459 Sq. Kilometers .

POPULATION is : 21.503 inhabitants .
CAPITAL CITY is : Ngerulmud. and is al the least most populated capital in the world.with 391 inhabitants of sovereign state.
UNIQUE :   Palau was the first Shark Sanctuary was created by Palau in 2009.and it protects about 600,00 sq. kilometers of oean .roughly the size if France
FAMOUS :  Jelly Fish Lake ,A marine lake located on El Malik Island where visitorscab swim amongst millions of jelly fish because they are harmless.
UNESCO : The Rock Island Uneco site  2012. A collection of  between 250 to 300 forrest capped limestone uprises.
HISTORY :  First Map of Palau :28 December 1696 was drawn by the Czech missionary Paul Klein given on a description by Polamons ship that was wrecked on the Phillipine coast off Samar  Island .
INDEPENDENCE : from the United States of America in 1978.


                          

Germany



 Quedlinburg GERMANY.: 

 Thank you Frank for this surprise card from Quedlinburg.  This is recognised as a World Heritage city  in 1994.  Quedlinburg is a city  situated just north of  The Haatz Mountains , in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt. Famous for its Quedlinburg Abbey..St, Servatius Collegiate Church. also is famous for its 1200 half timbered houses that were  founded in 884 . one of which is the oldest house in Germany built in 1346 : Wordgasse  3. 
Thank you Frank for this fine historical Postcard.also nice stamp.!!
POsted Germany : April 22 ; Arrived Sydney 18 March : Traveled 24days.

Taiwan



 TAIWAN:

 A postcrossing card has just arrived .. always so good to receive and this card is from Taiwan. and shows The Formosa Aboriginal Culture vullage  by a recent visit of the sender,   A nice colourful card and Thank you . Xie Xie..Kerstin for this card. 
POsted Taiwan 04 May : Arrived Sydney 18 May : Traveled  7,191 kilometers in 14 Days. 

Tuesday 17 May 2022

Netherlands



 Zwolle NETHERLANDS : 

I love certain themes that I collect and lighthouses is one .  The are the same but all so different .This card from the Netherlands shows this lighthouse in Sylt Kampaen ( I hope that is correct ).   and is another for my lighthouse collection Thank you Maude for this Postcrossing card 
Posted : Zwolle 02 May: Arrived Sydney 17 May : Traveled 16,479  kilometers in  15 days .

Palau



 Koror : PALAU.

 A wonderful surprise card from The Caroline Islands state of Palau. What a nice card to receive .Thank you so much Arnold for this  card and also another..  A lovely card for my MOW  (Map of the World ) collection. I like these series of cards as the are full of the information of the  country.
Posted Koror Palau : 22 April : Arrived Sydney 17 May : Traveled 25 days.. Thanks Arnold.

Germany



 Germany:
   The mail from Germany is usually the fastest of all mail .  This card must have got caught up somewhere along the line taking 33 days to get to Sydney ...  The main thing is that it has arrived with lovely thoughts and wishes fo me fora Happy Eatser from a lovely friend in Germany .  Thank you so Much Andrea for this thoughtful card   vierlen Danke  hugs .!!

Posted 14 April> Arrived Sydney 17 May .:Traveled 33 days ..  more hugs !!

Saturday 14 May 2022

Norway.



 NORWAY :

  A lovely colourful card with multi views from A fellow swapper from Norway . Thank you so much Else for this surprise card.  The card shows multi views of the Lindesnes Lighthouse  and this lighthouse is the most southern lighthouse on the Nowegian mainland. Another great lightjouse card for my collection thank you so much Else   hugs ! Love the matching stamp.!!
      Posted  April 27 : Arrived Sydney 12 May : Traveled15 days.  

Thursday 12 May 2022

Australia.



 Sydney AUSTRALIA.

  I just had to add this lovely recently released card showing this beautiful pic of a Border Collie sheepdog  . This was one of a recently realeased series on Australian Working Dogs.
  My main reason for adding this card as it is such a favourite and reminds me of my beloved " Ammo"  that I recently lost to Cancer.... a wonderful friend, most loyal companion and  a great security dog.. I still miss him very much !

Australia

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