United States of America

Vista CA  USA.

What a great surprise this card is !!! one of my all time favourite classic cars.. This card has just arrived and is a surprise swap from a fellow swapper in California.. This most wonderful card shows this magnificent 1956 Ford Thunderbird  V8 hardtop with the"classic"  hardtop portholes , wheel skirts , and the spare tyre "Corondo back deck" and white wall tyres. what a wonderful piece of Americana heavy metal .
The 1956 Thunderbird recalls the early days of automobiling when cars were made for fun moreso than function ability..These Thunderbirds.. and other "two seaters" were were sold as personal cars and quite often second cars ! in which motorists really enjoyed just driving them for their own sake .This Ford Thunderbirds owner , Fords engineer William Burnett had a personal relationship with it as he supervised the developement of the first Thunderbird   Thank you William Burnett !! What a "Classic" this car is.
Thank you so much Helen for this most welcomed card and will go straight into my favourites "
Posted California 18 April : Arrived Sydney 29 April : Traveled11 days  

New Zealand

Bay of Plenty  NEW ZEALAND :

What a great scene.. just love ocean beaches wherever they may be..This card shows the lovely Mount Maunganui Ocean Beach in New Zealand . Thank you Heather for this card from your most recent visit .
Mount Maunganui Ocean Beach is located in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand and is a favourite summer playground for swimmers and surfers alike also a very popular destination for locals and visitors alike.
Posted 28 March : Arrived Sydney : 04 April : Traveled 7 days  Thank you Heather .

Malaysia

MALAYSIA.:

Such a nice card has just arrived showing this playful Orangutan  such wonderul primates to watch and most loveable  but,  like most now they look like heading for extinction due to loss of habitat due to palm oil exploitation.
Thank you Monie for this lovely colourful card ..and stamps.This is a surprise card ..Terima kasih.
Posted 19 April : Arrived Sydney 30 April : Traveled 11 days..

United Arab Emirates

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.:

An initersting card has just arrived friom the United Arab Emirates  UAE .. showing this man with his falcon..am not sure if this is for hunting or just pleasure of owning such a magnificemt bird. Thank you Arnold for thinking of me on your travels recently to the UAE..great card   Many thanks.
Posted UAE.03 April : Arrived Sydney 30 April : Traveled 27 days.

Australia

Australia.:

 I like this card of a favourite Australian wildlife icon.. The Tasmanian  (Tassie) Devil..a fearsome looking fellow that has had many problems recently with a Facial fungal disease that was wiping them out in large numbers fearing they would become extinct.. and as they were not in Large numbers that it is was of great concern for scentists to find an answer .. This I beleive is an ongoing problem with great inroads being made in their defence..current programmes are in place by The Tasmanian Government to halt the impact of this deadly disease by initiating a build up of healthy "devils" in captivity isolated from the disease to save the species..
 The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial animal .once native to the Australian Mainland and only now found in Tasmania and some of East coast of Maria Island which has a small conservation project of disease free animals. The size of a small dog this carnivourous marsupial became the largest Carnivourous Marsupial in the world following the extinction of the "Thylacine" ( Tasmanian Tiger ).in 1936. ,,it is related to Quolls and distantly related to the Thylacine. The Tasmanian Devil is an iconic symbol and also made famous by the "Looney Tunes" Character of the same name.

New Zealand

Akaroa : NEW ZEALAND.

A lovely lighthouse card for the collection ,Showing the Lighthouse in Akaroa at dusk .. Thank you Heather for this nice card from your recent visit..
Posted 28 March : Arrived Sydney : 04 April : Traveled 7days.Thank you Heather.

Bhutan

BHUTAN:

 What a great card !! Another terrific card from Bhutan showing this magnificent Temple ..known as "The Tigers Nest " Such a magnificent Temple in Bhutan. This is one of the greatest" Top Ten" Temples in The World.. I would really love to be able to visit this site..  in my travels I have seen six of these" top ten" sacred .Temples and everyone is such an amazing piece of architecture..Thank you so much Poonam for this great card a card that I have always wanted... Thank you also for all the information on your seven hour trek to reach this Temple and return.. I imagine it was well worth the climb.!!
Posted Bhutan :27 March :Arrived Sydney 23 April : Traveled 27 days  Thank you Poonam !!