Chile

CHILE

 Santiago: CHILE :
I am so lucky as two of my favourite "Greetings From" cards arrive yesterday togeather,,I have been waiting for this one for some time now..and love these cards and this is another for my collection of these "Greetings From" cards posted from country of origin. Thank you so much Carol for posting this card from Chile for me..
Posted Santiago 16 October : Arrived Sydney : 24 November : Traveled 38 days..Muchas Gracias dear Carolina.

"GREETINGS FROM" : CHILE :
CHILE: has a land area of 756,096 KM2. and is Located in South America.
POPULATION: Chile has a population of 18, 006, 407 inhabitants ,with over 300  POST-CROSSERS. CAPITAL CITY  is Santiago.
SYMBOL:   The National flower of Chile is the Copthune:
PENGUINS : Chile is the home of four different species of Penguins, Rock hopper , Macaroni , Magellanic, and Humboldt Penguins.
CHILE : is the longest country in the world and runs down the west coast of South America., from north to south it is 4,620 kilometers and extends across 38 degrees of latitude.
ISLAND : Easter Island : ( Isla Pascual ) is well known for its 867 Moais. huge stone faces, these sculptures of volcanic rock are believed to represent deceased Chiefs or gods and they stand as tall as 6 meters.
FAMOUS CHILEANS : Include Gabriella Mistral , Pablo Neruda , Fernando Gonzalez , Claudio Arrau
DESERT :  The Atacama desert is the driest place on earth some parts of the region have never ever received a drop of rain.
HIGHEST POINT : The highest point in Chile is Nevada Ojos Del Salado at 6,680 meters and is the worlds highest volcano.

Belarus.

Minsk : BELARUS :

 A lovely Christmas Maxi card for this year from a lovely woman in Misk..Thank you so Much Alena for thinking of me with this lovely Christmas card showing the tree and gifts for the Christmas celebrations. The card and stamps are a recent release from Belarus Postal service.Thank you for you kind wishes.hugs for you..
 Posted Minsk :09 November 2015: Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 15 days.: Spasiba Alena.

South Africa.

ZULU WOMEN  SOUTH AFRICA

Pretoria : SOUTH AFRICA :

A lovely colourful card showing  " Tribal Life "these local women in National dress with all their lovely coloured beadwork necklaces and dresses... This Zulu beadwork holds messages in its intricate and colourful designs.
 Thank you so much Leone for this lovely card.
.Posted  Port Elizabeth : 02 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 22 days...Thank you Leone...love this card.!

Chile.

Valparaiso : CHILE:
 A most welcomed card from my friend in Chile...sent me this card showing various scenes of The Historical Port city of Valparaiso. This Chilean City is a National Monument  Thank you so much Carol .
Posted 16 October 2015 : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 39 days. Muchas Gracias Carol.

Belgium

BELGIUM

Antwerp.: BELGIUM :
A "Greetings from" card in to-days post.. and as usual I always really like to receive these " Greetings From"cards with their information and statistics..Thank you Lara for this card swap.
Posted Antwerp: 14 November 2015 : Arrived Sydney : 24 November : Traveled 10 days ..Merci Lara.

 "GREETINGS FROM" BELGIUM :
AREA :The land area of Belgium covers 30,528 KM2. , is located in Western Europe and  is a member of The European Union.
CAPITAL CITY : of Belgium is Brussels.
POPULATION : of Belgium is 11, 198, 638.inhabitants  with over 3,800 POST-CROSSERS.
CHOCOLATE:  Belgium produces 22,00 tonnes of chocolate per year.
BEER : Belgium has over 800 different kinds of beer made in the country
NEWSPAPER :  The first printed Newspaper in the world was published in Antwerp in 1618.
SYMBOL : The Mannekin Pis is a famous Belgian fountain and is tiny and is only 61 CM in height.
FAMOUS BELGIANS :  Peter Paul Rubens , Audrey Hepburn , Hercule Poirot , Jean Claude Van Damme
MUSIC :  The Saxophone was invented by the Belgian music maker Adolphe Sax in the year 1840
B.M.I. The Body Mass Index, was developed between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet.

China.

China.:

A Postcard United card today .My first "Happy New Year Card ". with lovely stamps..Thanks Haley...
 Posted: 08 November 2015  Arrived : Sydney 25 November : Traveled 16 days. Xie Xie Haley.

United States of America.

 IOWA.: U.S.A.
 I received this missing map card from a good buddy in Texas...not many more to go now..Card shows a map of the State of Iowa.  Thank you so much Ruby for this missing card..
Posted 13 November 2015:  Arrived Sydney : 24 November : Traveled 11 days.. Thanks again Ruby..

IOWA : Located in Americas mid west the State of Iowa is referred to as " Americas Heartland " The State of Iowa is bordered by The Mississippi River to the east and The Missouri and  Big Sioux Rivers to the west and is the only  U.S. State that its eastern and western borders are formed entirely  by rivers Iowa is bordered by Illinois and Wisconsin to the east and Missouri to the south.Nebraska to the west and south Dakota to the west and North and Minnesota to the north.In colonial times Iowa was part of Spanish Louisiana and French Louisiana , its current flag is patterned after the flag of France.  After the Louisiana Purchase settlers laid the foundation for an agricultural based economy in the heart of the" Corn Belt "
Iowa is the 26th in most extensive land area and 30th most populous of the fifty States.The Capital and largest city is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live .
 Iowa was entered into the Union on December 28 1846 and was the 29th state to enter the union.