Vietnam

  Saigon  VIETNAM : 

 This is another wonderful card that I received recently in a large envelope with many other crads and was a wonderful Surprise .  This card is a celebration of the Vietnamese new Year "TET "  such a lovely embossed card of this cat. I love these cards as I always love the new Year celebrations from Asia .  Vietnam does not celebrate the "Year of the Rabbit 2023" as they do not have the Rabbit in theier Zodiac and  consequently  celebrates "The Year of The Cat "Thank you so mmuch my dear Trang for your kind thoughts ,,, may your period of Tet be most enjoyable for you and your family ,Always  such lovely cards and stamps.
  Posted Saigon 10 December 2022 :Arrived Sydney 04 January 2023 :TRaveled 24 days .

Vietnam

 Saigon : VIETNAM ; 


 Thank you dear Trang for this lovely embossed card of this cat  I thought that it may be the year of the cat ,,,smile but is year of the Rabbit,, This neverteless is a lovely card .. Thank you and Happy TET !..  
Posted Saigon  10 December ! Arrived Sydney 04 January .  Traveled 24 days.

Australia

                                                     YOU HAVE GOTTA LOVE THIS !   

Ireland

County Kildare :IRELAND : 

  A lovely surprise from a friend in Ireland .. How nice ,  a Happy Birthday card .. Thank you so much Lynda for your very kind thoughts and wishes and thinking of me at this time.  I love it.!!
  Posted Ireland 04 April :Arrived Sydney 04  May.: traveled 30 days  thank you so much lynda !

Australia

 Sydney :  AUSTRALIA.:

 A recent first day release set of cards depicting the great work that is being done by the R.S.P.C.A.  (The Roal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals.) Australia wide . . A most respected group that ensures the safety and protection of all animals  and wildlife . and is a wonderful dedicated group of people and a wonderful lifeline Australia wide for all animals. A large team of Inspectors do their best to ensure the welfare of all animals. Being a big animal lover myself  I love and support this organisation. 
These first day release "Maxi cards " were released 19 October in Burwood East Victoria 3151.

Top left card   Pigs and all farm livestock                      Top  right card : All dogs and puppies 

Bottom left card  :  all Horses                                           Bottom right card all Ctas and kittens.

Isle of Man.

 Barry : ISLE OF MAN :

 Thank you Mandy once agin for a nice surprise card from The Isle of Man.. The card shows the native  animals of the Isle of man ! love the manx cat !  but what is that wallaby doing there !!  Thanks again Mandy for thinking of me  hugs !

Posted Isle of Man :95 February : Arrived Sydney  21 February : Traveled 16 days .. 

Australia

 Burwod East  VICTORIA  AUSTRALIA.

This is the latest "first day "release by Australia Post Celebrating The R.S.P.C.A 's  150 Years of Caring and Protecting  !!  This is a first day Release maxi card series released in Burwood East Victoria on the 19th October 2021. This is a lovely set of cards and I beleive they will be very popular also.

Cards are top left Piggy :   Top right Dogs 

Bottom left,:  Horses        Bottom Right Cats .

SouthKorea

South Korea.:

 An  unusual card hs just arrived from South Korea.!! This is a Postcrossing card and show this super "Pussy Cat" as batman.!!. funny but a nice card  Thank you  Yein for this card.
Posted South Korea :06 July : Arrived Sydney 15 September . Traveled 8,102  kilometers in 71 days..

 

Taiwan

Kaochung : TAIWAN.::

A surprise card from a Postcard United  member from Taiwan showing this cat in the Alley way ..I wonder what he is looking at ??
 A nice and different card . (unsigned ) thank you for this card
Posted Taiwan 23 July : Arrived Sydney 20 August : Traveled 28 days.

United States of America

Houston TEXAS : USA.:

hank you Arnold for this another cat card .. I really had no idea that there were so many different breeds of cats in the world!!  .This is very interesting as I look through all the breeds and pick out some of the cats that we have had over the years ..Thank you Arnold. You can never know too much !!
Posted Houston.:24 March Arrived Australia 03 April : Traveled 10 days.  thanks mate !

England

London : ENGLAND.:

I seem to be getting a lot of cat cards lately and this from a good friend at the moment in England.. Hey ! Thanks Arnold for this card of the English British Shorthair Cat ..the "Cheshire Cat" famous for its role in the adventures of "Alice in Wonderland " Thanks for taking time out to send this I see you are on your way to Abu Dhabi as you send this card from Heathrow Airport,take care .. Thanks again for thinking of me mate and this great card with so many really nice stamps that you have added..always makes the card look so good.
Posted London : 01 April : Arrived Sydney 10 April : Traveled  9 days .. Fast trip !!

United States of America.

Houston  : TEXAS : USA.

Thank you Arnold for this cat card for swap.. I never realised that there was so many different breeds of cats and this is only one of two cards showing all the different breeds.Thanks for this swap card mate..Lso lunar new year stamp also..
Posted Houston  TX. :24 March : Arrived Sydney 07 April.: Traveled 14 days..Thanks Mate.

Japan

Kyoto.: JAPAN.:

Another great cat card from my pal Arnold .This card is of the Japanese Bob Tail Cat...I didn't know of such a cat.!! Thank you Arnold for this swap  and trust this trip to Japan was eventful for you !
I see that this type of cat arrived in Japan at least a thousand years ago and obviously recognisable with its "Bob Tail" Thanks again mate another cat for the collection.
Posted kyoto 13 November : Arrived Sydney 21  November : Traveled 8 days.

United States of America

Houston : Texas : USA

Thanks again Arnold.. Love this card and thank you for the swap.. The card shows this very large cat..so big and fluffy ..my brother has one and they are huge..They are called The Maine Coon.and are apparently among the largest breeds of domestic cats. Known as the gentle giant they are one of the oldest natural breeds of cats in North America..Thanks again Arnold.also for the great stamps.
Posted Houston02 October : Arrived Sydney : 12 October : Traveled 10 days.

Brasil

Peiras. : BRASIL.:

So happy to receive this lovely card showing this magnificent shot of this Jaguar...such a magnificent animal..Thank you very Much Carla for this great swap card..also the lovely stamps.
 Posted 31 August : Arrived Sydney : 22 November : Traveled 83 days..The long way around.!!!

Australia

Sydney   AUSTRALIA.:

A  release by Australia Post ..first day release Maxi cards.in Balcatta Western Australia.6021..series of cats some really nice cards in the series.. I liked the ginger one..These were a very popular series of cards and so many people wanted to swap for them..I love the cancellation stamp..

Ukraine

Minsk : UKRAINE.:

A card from a fellow Postcrossing young girl in The Ukraine tells about her pet cat that lives in the city and and is a Siamese cat that sits at the window and watches all the birds and dogs ..Thank you Sofiya for this kind card.
Posted Minsk: 10 December 2016: arrived Sydney 12 January 2017 : Traveled 15,308 kilometers in 32 days.

Greece

 A SOUVENIR POST CARD POSTED HOME FROM GREECE...LOVE THE PUSY CAT ON THE ROOF.

POST BOXES MAIN POST OFFICE   ATHENS.

 LOCALS READING THE DAILY" BAD NEWS".   ATHENS

Athens : GREECE.:
The days were really hot as I expected when in Athens..Like most places I always like to go out on foot the first day and explore as much as possible..checking out the locals...coffee shops what people are doing.. I guess due to money restrictions so many people doing not a lot.. but enjoying the summer days..Being a foreign visitor with a foreign credit card I was not affected by money transactions and could withdraw what I wished.. Also,  like I have done in a few other cities I decided to get a "hop on" hop off" bus to see what sights were to see and found by previous trips that this is a good way to do it.. I stay on the first trip looking at all the places to visit..also how long it would take to do it with ease and also the photo ops..Then go around again and get off at a couple of the places on my "must see" list  as the tickets were valid for the next day as well this was a great opportunity to see quite a bit and also very good value..This I found was such a great way to see Athens.My accomodation was fair and the location was not too far to walk to and  from my Metro station...This made things easy also as the Metro was free due to industrial actions, like were the busses,  so ..with free transportation this was another way to get around to see what I wanted.

ATHENS MAIN RAILWAY STATION.

THE "MIDNIGHT FLYER " OUT OF ATHENS.

"GREETINGS FROM"   GREECE"

 I traveled to the Main Railway Station to book my ticket out of Athens..Here I was once again confronted with just hundreds and hundreds of people lined up for ticket with just two windows open for buisiness.The station was packed with people...I talked to some people after some hours and wondered what was the story and if worthwhile to stay...I got many conflicting answers as is usual so many people know nothing about where they live..
I lost patience and realised that it that it would be better to return early the next   morning as this was going nowhere..Having once again returned to The Station and waiting in line .. I was told finally that I could NOT book my ticket there as Main railway stations DON"T book international tickets..only tickets within the country and as I wanted to travel to Sofia in Bulgaria this was not possible..I could only travel to Thessalonika....HMMMMMMM...so I found out that to book International train journies I would have to go to a Special Railway booking office near the City..now I'm getting somewhere...This I did,  and found the International Railway Booking Office reasonably easily and The Man in charge that was looking after my booking was the MOST HELPFUL person that I could have wished for and was so apologetic for my extreme inconvenience and lost time in the Main Station.  I couldn't believe that he was just so nice and helpful...here he sold me a "Balkans Pass" available for about seven different countries valid for a month and explained to me all its and was cheaper than the bus ride to Sofia..The train left at midnight that evening..The train Station was a nightmare with hundreds and hundreds of illegal immigrants vying for a seat on the train.. I was happy that I had a recognised seat number and had little hassles with the overnight trip to Thessalonika although hugely overcrowded and noisey....These large  crowds of immigrants,  illegal or refugees, were in all the towns main squares and  train stations on my journey through Eastern Europe..