Bahia-Brazil

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Panoramic view of Frades Island

travel time 47 days

distance travelled 11,230 km

sent by Wagner, São José dos Campos

Malaysia

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Pulau Redang in Terengganu

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 9,173 km

sent by May, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pulau Redang, located 45 km off the coast of Kuala Terengganu, is the largest of a group of nine protected islands dotting the South China Sea off the Terengganu coast. The island offers crystal clear waters and numerous dive sites for enthusiasts. Sheltered within the Pulau Redang Marine Park, the waters here are rich in marine life. At midday when sun rays penetrate the sea, brilliant hues of coral, anemones and fish can be seen.

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Penang, Malaysia
Trishaws
travel time 15 days
distance travelled 9,164 km
sent by Pooileng, Klang, Malaysia

Trishaws are an important mode of transport for the locals and nowadays they become a must ride for tourists too. Seen here is a row of trishaws parked along Penang Road waiting for tourists. The trishaws are also known as "the king of the road" as  they command a sizeable part of the road when they are on the road.

Asturias, Spain

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Playa de San Lorenzo, Aerial view

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 2,765 km

sent by Julia, Gijón

Gijón is the largest city and municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. It is located on the Bay of Biscay, approximately 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Oviedo,] the capital of Asturias.

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travel time 12 days
distance travelled 2,787 km
sent by Bea, Zaragoza

Cascais, Portugal

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Cascais, Praia de Rainha

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 3,404 km

sent by Mat and Gab,  Lisbon

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Cascais late afternoon
travel time 29 days
distance travelled 3,375 km
sent by Caterina, Lisbon

Cascais is a municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. Cascais is a major tourist destination and has many international residents.

 Cascais' history as a cosmopolitan haven for the rich and famous originates in the 1870s, when King Luís I of Portugal and the Portuguese royal family made the seaside town their summer residence, thus attracting members of the Portuguese aristocracy, who established a summer community there. Cascais is famous for the numerous kings and royal families that have called it home, including King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and King Umberto II of Italy.

Cascais is one of the wealthiest municipalities in both Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. It has one of the most expensive real estate markets and one of the highest costs of living in the country.

Beach time

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Vintage travel poster. Artist: Alfred Lambart

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 8,110 km 

sent by Stefanie on her vacation in Naples, Florida

British Railway (BR) poster featuring Seaburn Beach, Co Durham.   Originally produced in 1953 for British Railways to promote rail travel to the Durham coast at Roker and Seaburn'  "For a day outing or a summer holiday" and to the "Mammoth Illuminations Every Autumn".

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Lake Annecy 1997, France
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 1,707 km
sent by Carine, Brussels, Belgium

 Lake Annecy is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France.
It is the third largest lake in France. It is known as "Europe's cleanest lake" because of strict environmental regulations introduced in the 1960s. It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports.

Map Monday

 Wisconsin, U.S.A.

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 6,798 km

sent by Jamie, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Map of Spain

Gift from Anna, a postcrosser friend

Cracow - Absurdalia

 Cracow ul. Grodzka 42, 

 Photos. Piotr Galus

Grodzka Street is one of the oldest streets in Kraków, Poland. The street fell along line a former north-to-south trade route.The street is part of the Royal Route, used by Polish kings to reach the Wawel Castle

Cracow, Poland

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St. Mary's Church, Cloth Hall, Wawel

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,385 km

sent by Patrycja, Sławków, Poland

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The facade of St. Mary's Church
travel time 16 days
distance travelled 1,382 km
sent by Anna,  Cracow, Poland

Cracow, The Market Square, Wawel Hill.
sent by my cousin in 2010

Landscapes

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Landscape view of green terraced rice field in Thailand on sunset time.

travel time 25 days

distance travelled 7,897 km

sent by "03043356",  China

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Evening was coming on....

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 644 km

sent by Linda, Kløfta, Norway

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Autumn magic, Schwellenburg, Germany

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,237 km

sent by Yvonne, Berlin, Germany

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 Springtime in Hudson River Valley

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 6,262 km

sent by Delia,  New York.

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Donautal - Danube Valley

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,737 km

sent by Tobias, Germany

Königssee and St. Bartholomew's Church

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travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,807 km

sent by Ischa, London

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travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,790 km

set by Dana, Schongau

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travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,677 km

set by Anja, Ingolstadt

The Königssee is a natural lake in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.

St. Bartholomew's is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in the Berchtesgadener Land district of Bavaria in Germany. It is named after Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of alpine farmers and dairymen. The church is located at the western shore of the Königssee lake, on the Hirschau peninsula. It can only be reached by ship or after a long hike across the surrounding mountains.

Romania- Bucovina

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Romania -Bukovina
travel time 9 days
distance travelled 2,046 km
sent by Luca from Bucharest

Bukovina is a historical region in Central Europe, divided between modern-day Romania and Ukraine, located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains.

Bucovina is known for its folk costumes, furniture, pottery, tapestries and carpets. The craftsmen continue the traditions inherited from their past generations. Masks, traditional costumes, painted eggs, carved wooden objects, embroideries and carpets are still elements of daily life.

UNESCO World Heritage

Among the most picturesque treasures of Romania are the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina. Their painted exterior walls are decorated with elaborate 15th and 16th century frescoes featuring portraits of saints and prophets, scenes from the life of Jesus, images of angels and demons, and heaven and hell.

Wildlife

African Wildlife.

 Impala

travel time 22 days

distance travelled 7,220 km

sent by Cornelia, Nairobi, Kenya

 Bako National Park, Malaysia

Proboscis monkey, Long-tailed Macaque, Silver Leaf Langur 

travel time 21 days

distance travelled 9,770 km

sent by Bel, Kuching,  Malaysia

Wildlife South-Africa

Warthog

travel time 55 days

distance travelled 9,900 km

sent by Shelly, Johannesburg, South Africa

Attractions in the Czech Republic

Plzeň  - Pilsen

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Pilsen attractions

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,570 km

sent by Pavlína from Mnichov

Plzeň, also called Pilsen in English and German, is a city in the Czech Republic. About 90 kilometres west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer, created by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll there in 1842.

 Castle Kašperk

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Castle Kašperk

travel time 23 days

distance travelled 1,473 km

sent by Coco and Bulva from Karlovy Vary

Kašperk Castle is a medieval castle placed in southwestern Bohemia (modern Czech Republic, former Kingdom of Bohemia). It is said to be the most highly located royal castle in Bohemia.

Prague

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Prague
Old town Hall, Old Town Square and Rudolfinum

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 1,473 km

srnt by Helena from Prague

Rudolfinum is an im­por­tant ar­chi­tectu­ral mo­nu­ment of Pra­gue. The Neo-Re­naissan­ce bu­il­ding on the bank of the Vl­ta­va is as­so­ci­a­ted with mu­sic and art sin­ce its ope­ning in 1885. To­day it is a seat of the Czech Philhar­mo­nic, as well as the Ga­le­rie Ru­dol­fi­num and the re­cent­ly re­no­va­ted Cafe Ru­dol­fi­num.

Prague Castle with Charles Bridge 

Prague Bridges

To my daughter from her friend in 1987

Prague. Malostranské Square, New Castle Stairs, St. Nicholas Church, Renaissance House At the Golden Well.

To my daughter from her friend in 1988

Traditions

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Hlinsko, Czech Republic. Town hall, Traditional Carnival costumes and historical cottage.

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,974 km

sent by Alena from Kruscica, Serbia

Every year, in the days when winter slowly gives way to spring, many villages in the Hlinecko Region hold colourful and merry carnival processions that travel from house to house, delivering joy, health and happiness to everyone they visit. Their history reaches far back into the past, and thanks to their strong tradition, which has been passed down from generation to generation, they have also been added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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Czech Republic national costumes
travel time 4 days
distance travelled 1,582 km
sent by Martin from Susice, Czech Republic

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Traditional costumes and instruments in the Basque region.
travel time 10 days
distance travelled 2,692 km
sent by Iñigo, Bilbao, Spain

The Basque alboka (albogue), is a single-reed woodwind instrument consisting of a single reed, two small diameter melody pipes with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn. Additionally, a reed cap of animal horn is placed around the reed to contain the breath and allow circular breathing for constant play. In basque language alboka player have the name albokari.

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Lithuanian folk costumes, Dzūkija region
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 861 km
sent by Lidija, Sakiai, Lithuania

Sceneries

travel time 29 days

distance travelled 10,901 km

sent by Agung, Indonesia

Lake Toba (Indonesian: Danau Toba) is a large natural lake in Indonesia occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.  It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.

Ishigaki-jima - a coral island, 

Okinawa, Japan

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 7,734 km

sent by Ishigo, Japan 

Ishigaki Island, also known as Ishigakijima, is a Japanese island west of Okinawa. Much of the island and surrounding waters including Mount Omoto and Kabira Bay are protected as part of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park.

Mount Tanigawa, Japan 

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 7,668 km

sent by Kana, Japan

Mount Tanigawa is a 1,977m mountain on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. Mount Tanigawa is not the highest peak in Japan—but it is the most deadly, it has claimed four times as many lives as Mt. Everest. 

The Bastei Bridge and Bastei rock formation  

 Saxon Switzerland, Germany

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,348 km

sent by Sabina, Germany

The Bastei is a rock formation towering 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres above sea level, the jagged rocks of the Bastei were formed by water erosion over one million years ago

The Bastei has been a tourist attraction for over 200 years. In 1824, a wooden bridge was constructed to link several rocks for the visitors. This bridge was replaced in 1851 by the present Bastei Bridge made of sandstone. The rock formations and vistas have inspired several well-known artists, among them Caspar David Friedrich ("Felsenschlucht")

Mediterranean Sea

 Greetings from Cyprus

sent by my niece

Cyprus, Ayia- Napa

sent by my cousins on their vacation to Ayia-Napa

Ayia Napa is a resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.

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Crete-Bali
travel time 41 days
distance travelled 871 km
sent by Daria, Polotsk Belarus

Bali is in Rethymno Prefecture on the island of Crete in Greece. It has several beaches of varying size and countless hotels and apartment complexes.

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Cap d'Agde
travel time 12 days
distance travelled 2,481 km
sent by Cendrine, Mazamet, France

Cap d'Agde is a seaside resort on France's Mediterranean coast.
 It is now one of the largest leisure ports on the French Mediterranean.

Cap d'Agde has a large family-style naturist resort. The Village Naturiste is a large fenced-off part at the north-eastern edge of Cap d'Agde, although it is accessible along the public beach from the east. It is a self-contained town (sometimes referred to as the "Naked City"), where nudity is legal and common in the whole resort. 

Costa Brava

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Costa Brava, Tossa de Mar

travel time 39 days

distance travelled 3,022 km

set by Francisco, Pontevedra, Spain

Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar

sent by my sister-in-law in the 70s

Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar, Playa de Canyelles

sent by my sister-in-law in the 70s

The Costa Brava "Wild Coast" or "Rough Coast" is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. 1950s, the Costa Brava was identified by the Spanish government and local entrepreneurs as being suitable for substantial development as a holiday destination, mainly for package holiday tourists from Northern Europe and especially, the United Kingdom and France. The combination of a very good summer climate, nature, excellent beaches and a favourable foreign exchange rate before the creation of the single European currency, which made Costa Brava an attractive tourist destination, was exploited by the construction of large numbers of hotels and apartments in such seaside resorts as Blanes, Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar. Tourism rapidly took over from fishing as the principal business of the area.

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Costa Brava
travel time 18 days
distance travelled 2,621 km
sent by Teresa, Grona