Spain

  Palma de Mallorca : SPAIN : 
  a great card from a good friend once again travelling   I am jealous Inge..  Thank you for this lovely colourful card  from Mallorca..  many memories for me here also, from  when I worked there ..  a lovely place to spend time  also anywhere in those Balearic Islands . The card shows many colourful attracions and great little beaches to catch a "few rays "  I loved it there .. Thank you for once again thinking of me on your travels..   Vierlen  Danke  Inge.. 
Posted Mallorca : 30 May : Arrived Sydney 26 June : Traveled 27 days..  

China.

 Fushan Guangdong : CHINA.
  This is a postcard United card from the same swappr that I received a card from most recently...strange  The card shows a concert of some kind of celebration maybe  not sure as thereis no information that I can understand ..  Thank you icecap once again for a colourful Post card United card .  Xie Xie ..
P osted Fushan Guangdong ,: 18 May : Arrived ydney 29 June : Traveled 42 days.

England

 Somerset : ENGLAND : 
  Alaways love to receive train cards  and thank you so much Jema for this lovely card ..  The card shows The West Somerset Railway ( part of ). This is in Cheddar in somerset a very interesting area in the west country,  fanous for its cheeses and many other things to see and enjoy I visited Cheddar and the caves some years back when I was living and working in Burnham in Somerset  a lovely place .. Thank you so much Jemma hope you enjoyed the visit as much as I did,, thank you..hugs ! 
Posted  Somerset 14 June : Arrived Sydney 26  June : Traveled 12 days..  

Japan

Hangzgou .: CHINA.:

 This is a nice  card from China  showing this "Finless Porpoise" of the Yangtze River , the last remaining  cetacean only found in this river in China..  I hope that these lovely  marine animals survive the current onslaught of wildlife there. What a lovely smile he has !! This is a Postcrossing card . Thank you Xie Xie Fong for this card . 

 Posted Guangzhou 03 May : Arrived Sydney 26 June.: Taveled 7,843 kilometers in 54 days. 

Croatia.

 Rijeka ,: CROATIA.:

 Thank you again dear Birgit for thinking of me on your many travels.  So,..  how was your trip to Croatia.. trust that it was lots of fun  for you.. Thank you  Vierlen Danke   for this card and thinking of me .Looks to be a great place to visit.. I am jealous  smile.. 
Posted Rijeka :!!! No stamp cancellation with date !!

China.

 Guangzhou CHINA.: 
  Just arrived . This lovely colourful card from China from a fellow swapper .  a Postcard United card swapper. Unfortuneatly this card has no description of the photo on the card of this drumming group.!!  A nice card ..  Xie Xie for this card .
 Posted Guangzhou : 18 May : Arrived Sydney 27 June. :  Traveled 50 days.  

Japan

Kyoto : JAPAN.: 

A welcomed surprise card from  dear Wu Jiaxin in Japan..  Thank you so much for this card showing the  "Masiko girl" in her very colourful dress ..she performs traditional Japanese culture songs , dance , and musical instruments ..  A lovely card to add to my collection of lovely cards  ..  Arigato Wu for this card 

Posted : Kyoto.June 12  : Arrived Sydney June 22 : Traveled 10 days..  Thank you ..
 

Italy

 Genoa : ITALY.:

 What a lovely colourful parrot on this car from Italy. Gazia. Laura, for this fine bird card for my collection of bird cards .  I really love birds and living in Australia we are certainly spoilt with lovely numerous coloured birds of all kinds and amazing wildlife in General.. Thnak you so much for this Postcard United swap card Laura.
Posted Genoa 19 May :Arrived Sydney 21 June : Traveled 32 days.

Lichtenstein

 vaduz : LICHTENSTEIN.

 Thank you dear Grace for thinking of me with this surprise card .  Another great "MOTW "..Map of the World card .. I really like this serues of cards and is another for my growing collection of these .. 
Posted Vaduz 30 May.: Arrived Sydney 20 June.: Traveled 21 days  Thank you Grace !

China

 Beijing  CHINA.:
  Just received this postcard from Beijing in China   and  most probably  the weirdest postcard that I have ever received  This is a postcard United card.  Thannk you Michael for this card .

Posted Being China 19 May.: Arrived Sydney 21 June : Traveled 32 days 

Video Music Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe"

The Refreshments / One Night With The Refreshments – Live In Concert

Georgia.

 Tbilisi  GEORGIA. 
 Thank you Khaty for this surpise card   and nice stamps.  This card that you have sent.

This card  shows The " Uplistikhe " literally in Georgian  means The lords Fortress .,is an ancient rock-hewn town in Eastern Georgia some ten likometers east of the town of "Gori, Shida Kartli." built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River it contains  many  various structures dating from the early  Iron Age  to the Late Middle Ages and is notable for its  unique combinations of various styles of rock -cut ciltures ogf "Anatolia" and Iran and  as well as the co-existence of paganand Christian Architecture.. This is the 9th / 10th century three nave Basillica.

Information coutesy of Wikipedia !

Japan

 Kyoto.  JAPAN .: 

Another great card just received .  I have got to really like this series of cards .  This is another in the "Maps ofthe World " Series of cards This is from  kyoto in Japan but do not know who sent it !  shame really as I would like to thank them for this great card .  

Posted Kyoto.22 May : Arrived Sydney  10 June.: Traveled 19 days.   Arigato to sender !

United States of America

 Seattle WA.   USA.

 A surprise lot in my postbox yesterday..!! YAYYY...   The post these days in not as frequent and much more expensive ..  I am always just so pleased to receive my postcards  as they are a lot less in number than they used to be  mainly due to costs and also covid played a major role in that problem of distribution worlwide ! This is a lovely colourful lighthouse card fro A surprise friend in Seattle.  Thank you once again dear Stacia  as you always send such nice cards .This another for my growing lighthouse collection. A lovely card !
Posted Seattle 26 May : Arrived Sydney 15 Juve .: Traveled  21 days. Thank you Stacia.

The card shows "The Lime Kiln Light " Built in  1914 is among the San Juan Islands in Washington State USA.

France

 Premery : BURGUNDY : FRANCE : 
  This lovely locomotive train card has just arrive from France and is a Postcard United card. Thank you Chris for this really nice card showing The  "North Eastern Railway Locomotive # 1621. That is now preserved in The National Train Museum in York UK.Thank you Chris. I have visited this most wonderful Train Museum and have seen this particular locomotive.  This is the greatest train Museum one can visit !

Posted 18 May : Arived Sydney 08 June : Traveled 20 days.

United States of America

 Houston TEXAS .: USA.

 A lovely colourful card arrived yesterday..  What a surprise as it was posted 7 months ago ! There was a postal stamp. "Missent to Botswana " amazing !. Thank you fror this lovely card Arnold and am so happy that it has finally arrived after such a long and round about journey. . This is another card in the series of "World Fashion " and local and indigenous dress .  This being native American.
Posted Houston 13 November 2021, : Arrived Sydny 10 June  2022.: Traveled 279 days.  "WOW"

United States of America.

 Sacramento . : California  " USA.

 I have been lucky lately with so many train cards lately .A theme that I really love and this is another just arrived from Sacramento in California.  Thank you so much for this postcard showing  this Locomaotive Engine # 3  of the "Virginia and Trukee" Railroad . in the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento . California. Thank you for this card..
Posted Sacramento 10 May :Arrived Sydney :02 June.: Traveled 11947 Kilometers in 23 days.

Latvia

  LATVIA.: Jurmala. !

 A Postcrossing card from Edinbugh in Scotland but sent from Jurmala in Latvia .: ?  Thank you so much  Ali fot this card from your recent visit to Scotland trust that this message finds you well and smiling..  I will scan this card and add to my Travel / postcard blog..  hugs !! 

United States of America.

 Festoria : OHIO  USA.:

 A nice map card has just arived from Ohio USA and is a Postcrossing card . Thank you  Sandy for this nice informative card ..and also the lots of train information..  sounds like a great place  to visit for a "train buff"" like myself. . 

Posted Festoria . 19 May : Arrived Sydney 03 June. :Traveled  15 days. 

 

Italy

 Torino  ITALY : 
 I have just received this Postcrossing card from Torino in Italy and is a nice train card to add to my collection ..Thank you Silvano for this train Myseum card . The card shows various locomotives at the Train Museum in Piomontese. Garzie !!
Posted Torino 03 May : Arrived Sydney 06 June  : Traveled 16679 kilometers in 34 days.

India

  Another surprise cad fro Sikkim in northern India.  Thank you so much Poonam for tinking of me again while visiting this autonomous state of India high in the himalayas,,  This nice card shows local woman carring he child and all "Rugged up" due to the cold and altitude of the place.

Posted 25 April Gangtok : Arrived Sydney : 28 May :Traveled 33days..  Thank you Poonam.

Germany

 Germany:
  Thank you Doris for this colourful van Postcad to add to my transport collection.  This is a Postcrossing card . Yes I agree travelling by train is a great way to trval as you see so much more and meet many interesting travellers .
 Posted Amsterdam 13 May : Arrived Sydney :30 May : Traveled 16,548 kilometers in 17days.

Japan

 JAPAN.:

 I love these train cards and hard to beleive that I receive two in three days. This is an earlier model Shinkansen train fro mteh other card . I dedinately have this on my bucket list of Trains to ride and journeys to take  Than you Kazue fro this great card of this "Shinkansen fast train". Also thank you for all the train stamps that you have added .. womderful.!
 Posted Japan 21 May : Receceived Sydney 01 June. : Traveled 9 days ..  Thank you  Arigato Kazue.