TURKS and CAICOS - The Cliff, Grand Turk

TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS on WIKIPEDIA

Thank you so much dear Cheryll of Suriname for sending me this postcard as a token during your Caribbean Cruise vacation! My first ever written and stamped postcard from TURKS and CAICOS! Maraming maraming salamat! ^-^

Where's Waldo Card from GERMANY!

Thank you so much for my first ever "Where's Wally" postcard, Sonja! ;)
Already found him! ^-^

 

PERU - Nasca Images

Thank you so much Katia for this surprise thank you card!
Thank you so much for sharing a glimpse of Nasca...

BANGLADESH - Historical Place in Sonargaon

"This is a folk art and craft museum in Sonargaon, established by Bangladeshi renowned painter Jainul Abedin...", shares Mashruf. Thank you so much Mashruf for this great card! I really wish to visit Bangladesh one day... =) 

Special thanks for the nice stamps... So happy it reached me after being mis-sent to Thailand!

KIRIBATI - Dancing Girls

Thank you so much Hugh for this surprise postcard!
My first from Kiribati! This really made my day! ^-^
Enjoy your stay there and I wish too that you can visit the Philippines one day!
You are always welcome here...
By the way, the girls from Kiribati look like Filipinas! Don't they? ;)

QATAR - Skyline by Night

From a fellow Filipina now residing in Qatar.
Thank you so much Ivy for this wonderful postcard!
This reminds me Hong Kong where you can witness the Symphony of Lights at around 8pm every night... ^-^
Enjoy your stay there!!!

BULGARIA - The town of Melnik and the Rozhen Monastery

"The town, the mediaeval fortress above it and the monastery (5 km from the town) are all located in an unusual surrounding of natural sand pyramids and a canyon of fantastically shaped eroded roc is a remarkable collection of architectural, artistic and archaeological monuments of major historical significance. Most important among them are the three-storey feudal castle, the mediaeval churches containing most valuable icons of the 13th to l9th century. The typical house architecture of the 18th and l9th centuries is notable indeed. Erected during the Middle Ages, the Rozhen Monastery has preserved its three portions added to it in the 16th, 17th, 18th and l9th centuries. The murals were painted from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Three unique wood-carved altars and over one hundred highly valued icons ha also been preserved. The monastery is a genuine masterpiece of art which was created in the course of several centuries." -http://whc.unesco.org

"Melnik is an architectural reserve and 96 of its buildings are cultural monuments.

With a population of 385, it is the smallest town in Bulgaria and retains its city status today for historical reasons only.

I have been there several times and it's really a wonderful place...", shares Nadezhda.

Thank you so much Nadezhda for this wonderful postcard! =)

TURKEY - Mardin Cultural Landscape

"Mardin is a city in a rocky region in southeastern Anatolia. The city is mainly medieval in origin and is situated on the slopes of a rocky hill, crowned by o fortress built on its citadel. This barren stoney region around Diyarbaklr and Mardin stretches as for as Sanliurfa and Gaziantep. The city as a whole with its traditional stone, religious and vernacular architecture and its terraced urban pattern is the best preserved example of Anatolian soil. Deyrulzafaran Monastery is one of the living religious center of Syriandacobites in Mardin, an impressive architectural complex in the Mesopotamian plain." -http://whc.unesco.org

"This is a view from Mardin, the city located southeastern of Turkey.

Mardin is full of history... It has mixed different religions.

You can find a Mosque next to a Church.", shares Deniz.

Thank you so much Deniz for sharing this postcard with me! =)

 

UKRAINE - Chembalo Fortress

Great view of the Fortress Chembalo in Balaklava.
Thank you so much Galyna for this wonderful card!

LATVIA - Kuldīga Old Town in the Primeval Valley of the River Venta

"Kuldīga is a rarity among the North-Eastern Europe provincial towns. For this particular area of the world, the old town of Kuldīga keeps the best preserved and least transformed heritage of the 18^th-19^th century town environment with characteristic landscape of clay tile roofs, historical building ensemble, picturesque street perspectives, outstanding nature and high assessment emotional values." -http://whc.unesco.org

From my thoughtful friend Zuzana of Slovakia.

Thank you so much Zuzana for remembering me during your trip to Latvia! =)

KAZAKHSTAN - Flag postcard

Thank you so much Dayana for sharing with me this postcard!
My first ever flag postcard.

FRANCE - Disneyland Paris

Thank you so much to my high school classmate Ruth Regalado-Bentel who's now residing in Germany. She went to Disneyland Paris with her family. I know they had a great time there! Thank you so much, Ruth for thinking of me during your vacation! =)

GERMANY - Water features and Hercules within the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

"With its water gardens and its statue of Hercules, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (hillside park Wilhelmshöhe) in the west of the Hessian city of Kassel is an outstanding masterpiece of the self-dramatization of absolutist rulers. Its exceptional topographical setting on the slope of a hill in Habichtswald forest made it possible for generations of rulers and master builders to stage the seemingly impossible: water flowing down the hill in several different artistic forms without previously having been channeled up the slope using technical devices such as aqueducts or water raising machinery." -http://whc.unesco.org

 Thank you so much for this postacard, Yvonne who resides in Kassel, Germany!

Nice place you have! =)

INDONESIA - Raja Ampat Islands

"The Raja Ampat Islands, situated near the Northwest coast of Papua, consists of about 1,500 islands, including several large, mountainous islands, the largest being Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. The land and surrounding sea occupy approximately 46,000 km2 or about 4.6 million ha. The islands are located in a region on the western boarder of the equatorial Pacific Ocean and at the Northeastern ‘entrance’ of the Indonesian Throughflow from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. The vast majority of the archipelago rests on the Sahul shelf. The wide distribution of small islands across the shelf edge creates a strong gradient from clear water, open oceanic conditions to sheltered and turbid bays, surrounded by krast limestone formations. Raja Ampat was declared as a new regency or district on 8 May 2003 and consists of 10 sub-districts with a total of 85 villages spread out in over approximately 6% of the islands in the regency. The census in 2001 showed that total population in Raja Ampat was 47,771 with an average increase rate of 0.32% (Pemda Raja Ampat, 2002). " -http://whc.unesco.org

"Raja Ampat or Four Kings Islands are located at the Northwest tip

of Bird's Head Peninsula (New Guinea), in West Papua Province of Indonesia.

It has the highest marine life diversity recorded on earth,

and the richest coral reef ecosystems", shares Shinta.

Thank you so much Shinta for sharing with me this postcard with amazing view!

HONG KONG - The Peak Tower

Thank you so much NGAN Tin Fuk for sending one of the postcards on my wishlist!
This makes me reminisce my visit to Hong Kong on my mom's 75th birthday 3 years ago. =)

Got to visit Hong Kong in 2010...