Puerto Rico

San Juan : PUEURTO RICO .

Thank you Arnold for this card from your trip o San Juan  and for thinking of me.. This is a greetings from card  and a nice one for my collection.. Thank you so much 

Aland Islands

 Aland Islands.  SWEDEN
A lovely Greetings card from the Aland Islands.. a surprise card from Inge  thank you so much for this card with all the relevant information of the Aland Islands..from a postcrossing meet up there ..thank you also to all the attendees that also signed the card.

Kyrgyzstan

KYRGYZSTAN.

Bishkek: KYRGYZSTAN:

 Thank you for this great card today a Greetings From card and another for this now.. large collection of these GF cards. This card although a little battered in the mail is sent from a good friend there.
Posted Bishkek.: January 15 : Arrived Sydney February 27 : Traveled 43 days.

GREETINGS FROM KYRGYZSTAN : 
KYRGYZSTAN : Covers an area of some  199,951. KM2
CAPITAL CITY  : is Bishkek
POPULATION : of Kyrgyzstan is 6,019,480.inhabitants.
LOCATION : of Kyrgyzstan is in Central Asia..
NAME :The name Kyrgyzstan comes from the word "KYRG" the old turkic word for 40 which is thought to refer to the original 40 tribes that formed the country.
MOUNTAINS : Known as the "Switzerland of Central Asia" the mountainous "Tian Shan region" covers 80% of Kyrgyzstan its highest point is Jengish Chokusu at 7439 meters.
SPORT : KOKU BARU,: One of the most popular Kyrgyz sports is and remains Koko Boru or Ulak -Tartysh a horse mounted game that resembles Polo except the ball is a headless goat.
LAKE : The Issyk-Kul Lake.is the worlds second highest altitude lake , it is 182 Kilometers long and  60 kilometers wide and reahes a depth of 608 meters .
EPIC : Kyrgyzstan has the lengthiest epic in the world "MANAS" A lengthy Kyrgyz epic poem with 500,000 lines. !!
NATIONAL  ANIMAL : in Kyrgyzstan is The Markhor Goat.
FAMOUS : Peoples of Kyrgyzstan.::Chinghiz Aitmitov , Kasim Tynystanov , Kanatbek Begaliev , Bubusara Beyshenalieva.
POSTCROSSING :  There are over 80 Postcrossing members in Kyrgyzstan.

Cuba

CUBA .

Havana : CUBA :

Thank you Manqui for this postcard swap for this another "Greetings from" card.. this one from Cuba and a great addition to my collection Xie Xie Manqui for this card,
Posted Havana 07 November 2018  : Arrived Sydney 07 January 2019 : Traveled  61 days.

GREETINGS FROM CUBA.:
CUBA : Covers an area of some 109,884 KM2.
POPULATION : of Cuba is 11,239,224 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Cuba is Havana.
LOCATION : of Cuba is in the Caribbean Sea.
ISLANDS,: Cuba is the largest of all the Islands in The Caribbean. The country also includes more than 4,000 other much smaller islands and cays in the group.
RETRO CARS :Until 2011 there was an import ban on cars in Cuba hence many of the cars on the road are icons from the 50's.
SUGAR : Sugar from sugar cane is the main crop grown in Cuba , followed by tobacco which is used in the making of hand crafted cigars, that are famous for being the finest cigars in the world.
SPORT : Baseball is the most popular sport in Cuba by far ...other sports include box voleyball, cricket and football.
FAMOUS CUBANS. Gloria Estafan , Dany Garcia , Celia Cruz , Teofilo Stevenson.
DANCE : is very important in Cuba and is known as the birthplace of classic dace , Bolero , Mambo and Cha Cha
POSTCROSSING : There are over 40 Postcrossing member in Cuba.

Seychelles

Victoria : SEYCHELLES :

Thank you once again dear Rosmarie for getting me this GF card from The Seychelles.. A card that I did not have much hope of receiving Thank you so much  for doing this for me. hugs 

Posted Victoria :7 September : then to Switzerland Posted 18  November : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 72 days.. but its here !!!

GREETINGS from THE SEYCHELLES : 

AREA : The Seychelles covers an area of some 459.KM2

POPULATION : of The Seychelles is : 94,228 inhabitants,

CAPITAL CITY :  is Victoria.:

LOCATION :  The Seychelles is in the Indian Ocean

NATIONAL ANIMAL : of The Seychelles is the striped Dolphin

ISLANDS : Known as the 115 Island country of which 43 belong to the Inner Islands and 72 belong to five Coral Atolls and the reefs of the Outer Islands .

PIRATES :  Also known as The Land of Pirates the pirates used to seek out these Islands as a hideout and it is believed that a treasure worth more than $160,000 dollars was hidden by Olivier Levasseur at the time 

GIANT TORTOISE : The Aldabra Giant Tortoise is one of only two species of Giant Tortoise on the planet and dwell only in The Seychelle Islands.

JAMES BOND : Ian Fleming came to The Seychelle Islands in 1958 to find inspiration for the next saga in his next spy novel ." FOR YOUR EYES ONLY "

LODOICEA : Also called a sea coconut is a symbol of The Seychelles and also endemic to the Seychelles is the largest seed on earth its fruit is 50-70 cm long while male and female Lodoicea  have different shapes.

POSTCROSSERS : There are only 9 Post crossers in The Seychelle Islands.

FAMOUS SEYCHELLOIS: Magie Faure -Vidot ,  Alan Julie , Jean -Marc Volcy.

Peru

Lima : PERU.:

What a surprise Arnold.!!  Thank you so much fro this Greetings from card from Peru .I have been after this card for some time now and will ad this one to my collection...great card and also the great stamps that you have also added .Thanks for taking the time out to send this as I know you have a busy schedule...Thanks mate.
Posted Lima : 31 August : Arrived Sydney 13 September : Traveled 14 days.  Thanks again Arnold.

GREETINGS FROM PERU
PERU : covers an area of 1285,216 KM 2.
POPULATION : of Peru is :31,151,643 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Peru is Lima.
NATIONAL BIRD : of Peru is The "Cock of the Rocks "
PERUVIAN AMAZON: 60% of Peru is covered by Amazonian Rain Forrest.
NATIONAL ANIMAL: of Peru is The Vicuna.,and is the smallest member of the Camelid family and is thought to be an ancient ancestor of The Llama Alpaca.
WONDER OF THE WORLD. : Machu Picchu .The ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu was discovered in 1911 by the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham.
NATIONAL PARK: The Huascaran National Park has 27 peaks that are over 6,000 meters above sea level. The highest of these is El Huascaran at 6768 meters.
THE CONDOR : is the worlds largest flying bird standing up to 1.2 meters high.,with a wingspan of over 3 meters despite weighing up to 12 kilograms The bird can fly for hours without using its wings on "thermals".
FAMOUS PERUVIANS :Mario Vargas Llosa , Sofia Mulanovich,  Mario Testino.  Gaston Acurio.
POST CROSSERS.: Peru has over 80 Postcrosser members.
LOCATION : of Peru is  Central Eastern South America

Thailand

Bangkok. THAILAND

What lovely stamps that are on this card.Thank you so much Tomoko for thinking of me on your holiday in Thailand. This is a "Greetings From" card from Thailand  (The Land of Smiles ) showing all that facts and figures of the country..such nice informative cards. Arigato Tomoko..
Posted 11 August : Arrived Sydney : 04 September : Traveled 25 days..

Germany

GERMANY.

A Greetings from card "Germany"" this is the second card I have of this GF German card in this series of cards...and is different as it is some years since the first one,  and I see a lot of the facts are much different ie: the population figures...amazing..Thank you Anya for this Postcrossing card..
Posted Rostock :31 July.: Arrived Sydney 13 August : Traveled 16,124 kilometers in 14 days.

Faroe Islands

Torshavn,: FAROE ISLANDS.:

Thank you so much Rosmarie for organising this swap for me a very difficult card from this location...Thanks again..This is a Greetings from card from the Faroe Islands giving all the Islands relative information..
Posted Torshavn :15 March : Arrived Sydney 14 May. Traveled 72 days...Thank you Rosmarie.

GREETINGS FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS.:
FAROE ISLANDS : Covers an area of some 1,399 KM2
POPULATION: of The Faroes is 50 ,322 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY :is Torshavn.
NATIONAL BIRD of The Faroe Islands is the Oyster catcher.
LOCATION.: The Faroe islands lie northwest of Scotland and halfway between Iceland  and Norway.and consists of 18 individual Islands.
EARLIEST SETTLERS.: The Irish hermit Monks are now thought to be the earliest settlers on the Faroe Island and they arrived in the sixth Century bringing with them sheep as well as the very early Irish language.
BIRDS.: A total of 305 bird species have been recorded in The Faroe Island as of January 1st 2012of these around 50 different species breed regularly o the Islands and another 60 are regular visitors.
WEATHER,:The weather here is so shifty that there is a local saying: if you don't like the weather just wait five minutes.!!
FISHING.: is the islands single most important industry providing more than 97% of the export industry.
FAMOUS PEOPLE : of the Faroes are : William Heinesen , Gunnar Neilsen , Neils Ryberg Finsen
POST CROSSING : There are only 11 Postcrossing members on the Faroe Islands.

Puerto Rico.

San Juan .: PUERTO RICO.:  USA.

Thank you Arnold for the Greetings from Puerto Rico card..I was wondering how I would get one of these...and another for my collection now of GF cards..
Posted San Juan.;13 April : Arrived Sydney :27 April.: Traveled 14 days...Thanks mate.

GREETINGS FROM PUERTO RICO.

PUERTO RICO:  covers an area od some 9,104KM2.
CAPITAL CITY: of Puerto Rico is San Juan .
POPULATION: of Pueurto Rico is 3,411,307
COFFEE.:  Puerto Rico produces some of the best coffee in the world .There are 10,000 + coffee farms producing more than 20 million pounds of coffee annually
RADIO TELESCOPE:..The Arecibo Radio Telescope which is the largest Radio Telescope in the world is situated in Puerto Rico. and is used to observe asteroids in space.
NATIONAL ANIMAL:  in Puerto Rico is the "Coqui Frog."
FROGS.:  Coqui Frogs This inch long amphibian has a very powerful and melodic voice its high pitched chirpy song can be heard for miles and they sing from dusk to dawn.
HISTORY : The Island was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 one year after he discovered the Americas.He named it San Juan Bautista after John the Baptist.
BEACHES: Puerto Rico has several blue sandy beaches.and the sand appears blue due to its high content of iron.
FAMOUS PUERTO RICAN'S: Benicio Del Toro, Ricky Martin ,Miguel Pinaro , Monica Puig
POSTCROSSING.:There are over 170 Postcrossers in Puerto Rico.

Monaco

MONACO.

Thank you for this swap card ..and another Greetings From card to add to my collection.
posted Monaco : 06 January : Arrived Sydney 22 January.: Traveled 16 days..

GREETINGS FROM MONACO :
MONACO : is a principality
AREA.: Monaco covers an area of 2.02 KM2
CAPITAL  Monte Carlo...city is the same ..a city state..
MONACO.has a population of 38,400 residents
NATIONAL ANIMAL : is the Rabbit.
SIZE :  Monaco is the second smallest country in the world.The smallest is the Vatican City.as Monaco's total area is only two square kilometers.
FLAG : The flag of Monaco is red and white and looks exactly the same as Indonesia's flag only the flag of Monaco is wider.
CASINO de MONTE CARLO. : is the cities biggest attraction however citizens are not allowed to gamble or even enter the casino.
FILMS.: more than 50 films have been made in Monaco including Iron Man IIand Madagascar.
GRAND PRIX. The Monaco Grand Prix has been run since 1929and is one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world.
FAMOUS MONOGASQUES : Rainier III , Olivier Beretta , Princess Stephanie of Monaco.
POST CROSSING  : Monaco has only 8 Post crossing members.

Russia

Moscow : RUSSIA.:

 Thank you Euginya for this "Greetings from " Russia card.. This is another series of cards that I like for their information on the various countries that they represent.Thank you + 2 degrees C in Moscow...that's a bit too cold for me...Spasiba Eugeniya.
Posted  Moscow 27 October : Arrived Sydney 13 November : Traveled 14,496 kilometers in 17 days..

United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi : UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

 What a surprise!!!  I have been waiting for this card and had forgotten all about it Thank you very much for the swap Kitz.for this GREETINGS  The United Arab Emirates. ( UAE .)
Posted ??? Arrived Sydney 04 October .
GREETINGS FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
AREA.The UAE covers an area of some 83,600KM2.
POPULATION : of The UAE is 5,779,760 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of the UAE is Abu Dhabi.
LOCATION : of The UAE is in The Persian Gulf.
NATIONAL SYMBOL of The UAE is The Falcon.
COSMOPOLITAN ::  Dubai is the mosmopolitan City in The World with more than 83% of its inhabitants are foreign born.
ARCHITECTURE:The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, with an architectural height of 828.0 meters tall, The building is three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower, and two times taller than the Empire STATE Building in New York City.
ARABIAN ORYX :The legend of The unicorn may have started with The Arabian Oryx as when you look at them from the side their two horns look like one.Their horns can reach 50 - 75 CM in length
FAMOUS : Ahlam, Hamdan Al Maktoum , Hussain Al Jassimi , Maitha Al Maktoum.
POSTAL SERVICE.: There is no postal delivery service , as Dubai has no street addresses and no zip codes or area codes. !!!!  how about that..
POSTCROSSING.: There are over 240 Postcrossing members in Dubai.

Finland

Mikkeli.: FINLAND :

A Greetings from postcard has just arrived from Finland. This is a series of cards that I have collected for some time now of greetings from the various countries along with a lot of their statistics.. Thank you so much Leena for this GF card..
 Posted 14 September : Arrived Sydney : 27 September : Traveled 13 days.  Kitos Leena..

Croatia.

Zagreb. CROATIA.
Thank you Carmen for this "Greetings from" card.. a nice swap and one more for the collection...thank you again...I look forward to the day I can visit this country..always loved the Dalmation coast.
Posted Zagreb 22 June : Arrived Sydney 06 July.: Traveled 15days..

Moldova

Chisinau MOLDOVA :

So nice to receive another GF cards.. I have been collecting these now for some time..nad the countriese that I receive now are some of th eharder to receive ones..This is a swap from  afriend in Moldova..Thank you so much Olga for swapping this with me and also others..
Posted Chisinau.: 24 July : Arrived Sydney 02 August : Traveled 9 days...quick trip !!

Greetings from MOLDOVA..
MOLDOVA  covers an area of some 33,845 KM2.
POPULATION : of Moldova is 2,998, 235.inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Moldova is Chisinau.
 LOCATION  of Moldova is in Eastern Europe.
SPORT : Trania is National sport of Moldova which is a type of wrestling.
CAVES.: The Emil Racovia Cave  is the largest cave in Moldova and is the 13th longest in Europe (3rd among The Gypsum Caves ) and 26th in the world .The Cave has a vast network of underground galleries stretching more than 98.000 meters.
WINE : The largest wine cellar is the wine cellars of the Milestii-mici wine making plant in Moldova and contain over 1.5 million bottles of wine. The bottles are stored in 55 kilometers of underground galleries excavated in lime mining operations.
MONASTERY :The Tipova cave Monastery is an orthodox cave monastery and is not only the largest in Moldova but in all of Europe.
FAMOUS MOLDOVAN'S: Maria Biesu ,Alexander Paley, Lev Berg , Olga Bolsova.
CHESTNUTS : Chesnut Alley.One of the longest Chestnut Alleys in Europe Ungheni around three kilometers and over six hundred trees.
TREE: The National Tree of Moldova is the Oak tree.
POST CROSSING : There are over 600 Post crossing members in Moldova.

Croatia

CROATIA.

CROATIA.:
 A long time since I have received a Greetings from (country ) card..This one from Croatia was a welcomed card to find in my mail box,,Thank you Hrvoje for this swap..lovely stamps also..
Posted : Zagreb 23 June : Arrived Sydney : 06 July : Traveled 14 days.Thank you..

Greetings from CROATIA.:
CROATIA Covers an area of some 56,594 KM2.
POPULATION of Croatia is 4,257,878 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Croatia is Zagreb.
LOCATION of Croatia is in the Balkans Eastern Europe.
OFFICIAL Flower of Croatia is the Iris.
ISLANDS.: Croatia has an indented coastline  1246 Islands islets and reefs only 48 Islands are inhabited.
CRAVAT The Cravat necktie is from Croatia as it was named from Croatian soldiers who served as mercenaries for the King of France.
DALMATIAN DOG :The Dalmatian dog breed originated from the southern Croatian region of Dalmatia.but is not the only Croatian dog breed another is the Croatian Sheep Dog.
KING'S LANDING.:Dubrovnik served as a double for the capital of The Seven Kingdoms of the Game of Thrones.
FAMOUS CROATIANS.:Slava Raskaj ,Goran Visnjic, Goran Ivanisevic , Janica & Ivica Kostelic .
HIGHEST : Point in Croatia is Dinara at a height of 1831 Meters is shaped like a human head and is made of stone
POST CROSSING : There are over 600 post crossing members in Croatia.

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.

Bermuda

BERMUDA.

Hamilton : BERMUDA.
This is a surprise although it is a swap card and is so long since I have had a "Greetings from" card ..This one is from Bermuda..that lovely North Atlantic  Island.surrounded by beautiful clear turquoise ocean. Such a lovely Island to visit..Thank you Leanore for this lovely card.
Posted Hamilton Bermuda  12 April : Arrived Sydney 01 May .: Traveled 19 days..great card..

"GREETINGS from BERMUDA"
BERMUDA : covers an area of just  52.2 KM2.
POPULATION : of Bermuda has 64, 237 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : is Hamilton.
LOCATION ..in The North Atlantic.
NATIONAL SYMBOL:  is The Bermudiana flower.
BERMUDA : is  a British Overseas Territory, self Governed and located in the North Atlantic Ocean and not in the Caribbean as most think !!
FAMOUS PEOPLE : of Bermuda are :Gena Swainson , Clyde Best , Clarence Hill , Collie Buddz.
HORSESHOE BAY: The pink sands of Horseshoe Bay are the result of millions of tiny red creatures such as clams, molusks, as well as other invertibrae that have been crushed by the many powerful waves of the mid Atlantic Ocean.
THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE.: This is a triangular shaped area in the North Atlantic Ocean from Bermuda Island to Miami Florida and Puerto Rico.Hundreds of people and numerous boats,ships, and planes have mysteriously disappeared inside this area.
SHORTS : Bermuda shorts has it that the expression was first recordered in 1953 for these knee length shorts.
ISLANSA : Bermuda consists of 181 Islands that are coral covered and lava based .
POSTCROSSING :  Bermuda has just 15 Postcrossers .

Iceland

ICELAND.

Reykjavik: ICELAND :
Surprise...another for the collection in this Greetings from"series of country cards.. I like to collect these and add them to m y blog  . I find them most informative with facts and figures on the various countries.. This was a swap card and have waited a long time for this card ..Thank you Margit for sending this card..
Posted Reykjavik. : 08 January : Arrived Sydney 27 January : Traveled 19 days.Mange Tak  Margit.
 GREETINGS FROM ICELAND:
ICELAND : Has an area of 102,775 KM2:
POPULATION : of Iceland is 329,100 inhabitants.
 CAPITAL CITY: of Iceland is Reykjavik.
NATIONAL SYMBOL : of Iceland is The Puffin bird.
BAY OF SMOKES : is the meaning of the name "Reyjkavik" and is the most northern capital city in the world.
LIGHTS : The Northern lights and Midnight sun..being located very close to the Arctic Circle Iceland experiences long winter nights and long summer days with almost 24 hours of darkness / twilight in December and nearly 24 hours of daylight in June.
VOLCANOES: Iceland is home to more than 100 volcanoes and contains more than one third of the lava flows found on earth.100% of the total land mass of Iceland is either covered by cooled lava beds or Ice glaciers.
HORSES.:The Horses in Iceland were bought by Viking Ships by settlers to Iceland in the 9th Century.
SURNAMES.: The last names of Icelanders are names of their parentsplus the word "son" for men and daughter for women.
FAMOUS ICELANDERS :are Bjork, Gunnar Nelson ,Jon Por Bergisson , and Haildor Kiljan Layness.
POSTCROSSERS.There are over 210 Postcrossers in Iceland.