Friday, October 31, 2014

Moldova


A direct swap from Moldova of some national dishes.  According to the card their national dishes are zama, mamaliga, brinza, placinta, and mujdei.  

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Spain


Private Swap from Darya on Mallorca.  The card is of the Spanish capital of Madrid.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

United Kingdom


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A card of he London 2012 Paalympic Games symbol over a Union Jack.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Malaysia


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George Town Street Art of Penang, Malaysia

Clockwise from the left:

No Plastic Bag Sculpture, Prangin Lane
Children in a Boat Mural, Chew Jetty
Little Children on a Bicycle Mural, Armenian Street

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Poland


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This card is from Poland but is a card acquired in Minsk, Belarus.  I don't speak Belorussian, so I'm not sure what it says.  I was told that it says "My love".

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Finland


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Koli National Park in the North Karelia region of Finland.  It's really beautiful.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014

The 200th Postcard Sent!: USA - Lithuania



The 200th postcard to arrive at its destination!


On Monday, my 200th card sent via the official Postcrossing website was registered.  The card was registered by Postcrossing member AustejaM on  20 October, 2014 and traveled a distance of 4,685 miles to travel to Zarasai, Lithuania in 15 days.  The card had been sent on 5 October, 2014.

The card picturing two horses and was purchased at one of my favorite places to get postcards, Von's Book store in West Lafayette, Indiana.  The reverse of the card reads: "Indiana horses vary from animals for sport an recreation to hard-working teams of the Amish Farmers."

For the first 200 official Postcrossing postcards I've so far sent, they've been sent from the following nations which combine for a total distance sent of 927,688 miles : 

The United States (28), 
Germany (27), 
Netherlands (22), 
Finland (13), 
Taiwan (13), 
Ukraine (11), 
Japan (10), 
Belarus (10), 
Russia (10), 
China (8), 
Poland (7), 
The United Kingdom (5), 
Hong Kong (4), 
Czech Republic (4),

Two postcards from each:
Latvia
Malaysia
Portugal
Italy
France
Turkey

One postcard from each:
Ecuador
Hungary
New Zealand
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Bulgaria
Indonesia
Spain
Thailand
Canada
Norway
Australia
Lithuania
Belgium


Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Hawaii


The Royal Hawaii hotel, known locally as "The Pink Palace" on Oahu, Hawaii.  It is a beautiful hotel.

This card thanks to my friend Cara on Livejournal.