Equador

 

Galapagos Islands : EQUADOR .

    What a lovely colourful card of the "Blue Footed Booby" bird from The Galapagos Islands  .I am thrilled with this lovely card and thank you so much my dear Inge for thinking of me on you exciting visit to those amaxing Islands  . My thoughts and meemories of my visit there are still vivid and loved my visit through those Islands too be most memorable indeed .The Blue Footed Booby bird is just one of the many magnificent species that can be found there . and a Photographers dream of all the wildlife..  Thank you so much for this card and as you mentioned that the Equadorian Postal Service is bankrupt and this card had to posted from Geramany  Thanks again my dear friend.

Guam

 Guam:
  Thank you Arnold for once again thinking ofme on your travels  I know that it is for work and I appreciate you taking the time to send me these cards . This is a FOW  ( "Flag of the World " ) card  and a most welcomed Pacific Island Country to add to my collection..Thank you mate .
Posted Guam 05 July : Arrived Sydney 01 August .:Traveled  27 days..

 Guam :  Population 162,742 Inhabitants
              Area.:  540 KM 2
             Capital City : Hacitana
             Unique :  Coral Beaches and Roads : Surprisingly there are no roads on The Island of Guam. The beaches are covered in coaral instead of sand and the roads in Guam are made by mixing coral and cement 
             Duty Free Haven : All Major shopping malls are open 24 / 7 and carry most luxury            Products.
           Where the American  day begins: Guam is the first place where the sun rises on American             soil.and is about 14 hours ahead of the east Coast of the USA..
          Chamorro :  The indigenous poeples of Guam are called  the "Chamorros" and are the          oldest civiliation in the Northern Pacific.
          History :  1500 BC.The oldest  originalinhabitants of Guam and The Northern Mariana Islands are     The Chimorros .
         1898: Guam became a USA Terrotory  afterr the Spanish American war.
  

        

Marshall Islands

 What a great card to add to my collection of MOTW  (map of the World ) cards. Thank you so much Arnold for this great trip and also thank you for thinking of me on your trip !!  I love it ! also such a great stamp set  that you have added   .Thank you so much for being so thoughtful ! 
  Posted  Marshall Islands .28 April : Arrived Sydnet 02 August : Traveled 96 days.

Guam

  Hagatna GUAM 
   A nice surprise from a good friend and another MOTW  Map of the World card for my growing collection.  This is a great series of cards with many facts and figures of the country with its map.  Thank you Arnold for thinking of me and sending this card on your recent visit  I love it !!! thanks mate.
Posted  Guam 05 July : Arrived Sydney 26 july .: Traveled 21 days,  Thank you again ! 

New Caledonia

OUVEA  ISLAND   NEW CALAEDONIA.:

 What a great card !!  how good does this look..  This is a beautul card showing a  gorgeous beach scene o The island of Ovea in The New Caledonian group of Islands .. This is a souvenir card that I sent home.. from my visit.. I look at this card when its raining and cold    smile..:

New Caledonia

Nomea : NEW CALEDONIA.:

  A lovely card from the Pacific Islands  they always look so pleasant calm and relaxing .. This lovely card is from Noumea  and a recent visit on a cruise getaway from Australia.. Thank you Heather for this card for me...
 Posted Noumea 28 February.: Arrived Sydney 06 March : Traveled 7 days.. Thank you Heather.

United States of America

Honolulu : HAWAII : USA :

Thank you John for this card and trust that you are enjoying your trip. This card shows the Various Islands That make up the Hawaiin group of Islands ..Nice map card thank you.

Easter Island

Easter Island :
  Wow.!! What a great surprise card this one is !!..from a friend visiting the Island  and has taken time out to remember me..so chuffed by this card . Thank you so much Carol for this and your kind thoughts. The card shows some of the many Moais (statues ) to be found on the Island. Easter Island is also known as Isla de Pascua or Rapa Nui . This island has quite an amazing history of which I cannot cover here. My visit here was a brief one and always said that one day I would return..such an amazing place .please read Aku Aku by Thor Heyardahl...about this Island.an interesting read.
Posted Rapa Nui " 24 October : Arrived Sydney :03 December : Traveled 36 days..big hugs Carol..Muchas Gracias ..

Saipan

Saipan : MARIANA  ISLANDS :

What a lovely scene that this card portrays.. I want to be there...smile..This is a great card from a good friend who always without fail sends me great cards from his travels..This card from Saipan in The Northern Mariana Islands is no exception.Shows Micro Beach at sunset.. certainly looks great Arnold..Thank you again for your kindness..
Posted Saipan August 25 : Arrived Sydney 05 September : Traveled 11 days...thanks mate love it !

Australia

Fraser Island. AUSTRALIA.:

 A lovely card from Fraser Island...The biggest sand Island in the world..also a Unesco  World Heritage Site..Think I could live there...looks so peaceful..thank you for this card (unsigned )... 

Saipan

US Saipan.: Northern Mariana Islands.

This card was a surprise from a great swapper that always seems to remember to send me a card ..As he travels so much in his work..and the cards come from the most unlikely places..Thank you Arnold once again for a great surprise with this card from Saipan in the Northern Mariana group of Islands in the North Pacific Ocean. This Island was the scene of some of the most ferocious fighting between The USA marines and the forces of Imperial Japan in WWII. The card shows the remnants of a Japanese tank in Marpi, that was destroyed in this conflict. I see also the purple heart (medal ) stamp ...very appropriate for this card.. Thanks again Arnold for this great card..
Posted Saipan : 22 January : Arrived Sydney :04 February: Traveled 13 days.. lovely stamps.

Pitcairn Island

Pitcairn Island..
Greetings from Pitcairn Island the card says... Thank you so much Susan...This is just a great card for my postcard world blog .This is the first card that I have received from The Pitcairn Island.The card shows "The Landing" on Pitcairn.This is a PIF card # 22.. Thank you so much Susan.
Posted Pitcairn Island :19 July : Arrived Sydney 25 July : Traveled 6 days.

THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS.: officially are Pitcairn, Henderson ,Ducie , and Oeno make up the Pitcairn Island group of four islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean that form the last British Overseas Territory in the Pacific .The four Islands , Henderson, Pitcairn , Dulcie and Oeno are spread over several hundred miles of ocean and have a total land area of some 47 KM2  ( 18Miles 2). Only Pitcairn the second largest Island that measures about 3.6 KM2 ( 2.2 miles 2) from east to west is inhabited. The Islands are inhabited mainly by the descendants of nine "Bounty "mutineers or the Tahitians (or Polynesians) that accompanied them.an event that has been retold many times in stories and films.This history is still apparent in the surnames of many of the Islanders.With only about 50 permanent inhabitants originating from four main families, Pitcairn is the least most populous National jurisdiction in the world.

Australia

Queensland. North Stradbroke Island.:

 A lovely newly released card by Oz Post of North Stradbroke Island in Queensland.

 North Stradbroke Island. The native name for this Island is "Minjerribah" is an Island that lies within Moreton Bay in The State of Queensland 30 Kilometers  ( 19 miles ) south east of the Capital City of  Brisbane. Before 1896 This was part of The Stradbroke Island but in that year a fierce storm separated it from South Stradbroke Island forming The jumpinpin Channel . The Quandamooka People are the traditional owners of North Stradbroke Island.At 275.2 KM2 ( 106.3 miles.) it is the second largest sand Island in the world..Fraser Island being the first. Tourism and sand mining are currently the main industries.

Kiribati.

Kiritimati Is. TARAWA.: KIRIBATI.

 A nice surprise..a card from Kiribati. (pronounced Kira bas )This my first. Kiribati is now a sovereign State after becoming an independent nation from England in 1979.: Located in the Central Pacific Ocean the Nation comprises of 33 Atthols and reef Islands and one raised Coral Island named Banaba. with a total land area of 800 square kilometers the island group is spread out over 3.5 square kilometers  (1,351,000 square miles ) The population is just over 100,000 that live mostly on Tarawa Athol. The Capital and most populated area is South Tarawa. This is a part of what was the the previous" Gilbert and Ellice Islands" group.. Tarawa being in the "Gilberts".   Tarawa and other Islands of the Gilbert group were occupied by The Japanese Military Forces in the Second World War from 1941 to 1943.as a supply base and airfield on Betio Island.. This  became the scene for one of the first and most ferocious and bloodiest amphibious landings in 1943 by US forces that they had encountered . Tarawa was a costly and very gallant victory for the US Marines.
 Thank you so much Rianna for this lovely card that shows the Squeezing out and extraction of coconut oil in the traditional way on Kiritimati Island by local smiling Kiribati women..
 Posted Bairiki Tarawa: 02 December 2014: Received Sydney 03 January: 30 days. Xie Xie Rianna.

US. Saipan

Saipan : USA.


Thank you Karen for this great view from Saipan..You mention that it is famous for its diving and snorkelling..I can see why..Bird Island Lookout in this scene provides a spectacular view Bird Island and of the surrounding reef..