Selamat from Brunei!

Selamat!

Today I feature a card I got from Brunei! Brunei is a small country amongst Indonesia and Malaysia. 

This card features one of the most memorable landmarks,  the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque. The dome is indeed made of pure gold. There is a boat in front of the mosque which makes it seem like it's floating on water. Thanks, Saedah!

Mosque card from Turkey

Hello everyone!

Today, I also feature I card I won from a contest about why Turkey would be a great place to visit. I won this card because I wrote how great it would be to see the mish mash of cultures, east meets west, and the stories I've heard about the locals being so kind. Houston also opened a major hub for Turkish Airlines, so it is very tempting to book a flight there!


Canan sent this great card. It's absolutely beautiful, thanks again!

Almost 20 days, but not three weeks! Featuring: I like to move it, a card from Madagascar.

Hello everyone!

I started a new job earlier this month (full time) so now I have very little time for swaps! I enjoyed being underemployed for as long as I was, but it's time to get on a stepping stone for the rest of my career. Anyway, in that time period, I received many wonderful cards. It's been three weeks and i'm now getting the hang of balancing work/life. The next few posts will be of cards I have received, mostly from hard to get countries, but I will get to the pretty ones from common countries soon!

Today's card came from Madagascar! I got really lucky one time because the sender (Haya) had not received any cards from the USA and she was looking for her missing countries. I was actually up at 4am (there are sometimes when I get woken up really easily, anyone else get that too? I think it might be between REM cycles, who knows). I agreed to swap and got an awesome shaped card! I also love lemurs, and they are endemic to Madagascar. Thanks again, Haya!

Mail from Qatar

Another addition to my Middle East collection came in today! This card came in from Qatar and features the olympic rings for hosting the Asian games, and the Aspire tower in the background. Great view, thanks for the card, Ivy!

Sunny postcard from Sri Lanka

Hello!

I was lucky enough to receive a card from Sri Lanka! I was contacted by someone on the postcrossing official site for a swap. Shimla mentioned she was new to swapping, so it was great to help someone out by expanding their collection. Thanks a million, Shimla! This is my first postcard from Sri Lanka, and I am expecting another one soon!

Ray of mail from Trinidad and Tobago

My mailbox was happy today with 2 letters, an envelope full of postcards, 3 official cards, and 4 swaps including one from Trinidad and Tobago. It only took two weeks to get to me, and I really needed the sunshine from this postcard since it's expected to rain all week! Thanks Reinelle, for the wonderful card! I hope someday you (as well as I) can make it to Tobago.

Greetings from the holy land

Sometimes I go out of my way to message many people on postcrossing to see if they are willing to swap. I have made a few good friends from this tactic and have gotten some beautiful cards. This card is from Israel, a city and meeting point of three major religions (christianity, judaism, and islam). I would like to visit it one day!

Guyana

A few years ago, I got a request for a swap from someone in Guyana. I didn't know what to expect. I did get a lovely card from Guyana even though the sender said they were tough to come across. It is one of the instances where I am glad the sender found me, since this is one of the more difficult countries to get a postcard from.

Postcard from Provence, France

A fellow postcrosser from Germany was traveling to France and Monaco and he was kind enough to send me a card from France. This card is from Provence, which is well known for its lavender fields. I can practically smell the flowers through the card! Thank you, Achim!

Stamp of Notre Dame. 

Info card from Bulgaria

A few weeks ago, I received my first official postcrossing card from Bulgaria. The sender, Liuba, writes that the first card she sent may have gotten lost, so she was kind to send another one my way. I am glad she did, because this is pretty much the definition of a multi-view card. Thanks for the lovely card, Liu

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