Map Monday

US-5743614

Sent by Demaris in Alamo, Texas, U.S.A-

on 29 Dec, 2018

Murcia, Spain

A memory from the trip to Spain

Croatia

 Sent by Kirsi on her vacation to Croatia

on 14 Jun 2019

India

Hampi Stone Chariot,  Karnataka, India

Hampi or Hampe, also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in east-central Karnataka, India. The chariot is actually a shrine dedicated to Garuda, built inside the Vittala Temple Complex. It is the pilgrimage centre of the Hindu religion.

Sent by Janvi in Mangalore, India

 on 21 Sep, 2014

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 6,882 km

Gujarat, India 1996,  Portraits Steve McCurry, 1999

Sent by Ely on 14 Aug, 2014 from Netherlands

Lakshmi: The Hindu Goddess of Wealth and Beauty.  by Indra Sharma

Sent by Smith on 4 Mar, 2020 from Vancouver, Canada

Sloth Bear (Melursus Ursinus) Sloth bear is found wild within the Indian subcontinent.  It lives in open scrub forest having outcrop of rocks, tumbled rocks and caves as shelter. It mainly feeds on fruits, tubers, honey, insects and termites.It is very fond of mahua (Mahuca Indica) flowers.Sometimes they turn violent following excessive consumption of these intoxicating flowers. They usually hunt for food during night and rest during the mornings. 

Sent by Rishabh from Mumbai, India

Balearic Islands

Greetings from Ibiza

Sent by Dolors in Cornella, Spain 

on 3 Jun, 2018

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 2,709 km

Lluc Alcari on Mallorca. Spain 

Sent by Dani in Bochum, Germany
 on 22 Mar, 2015
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,510 km

Map Monday

NL-4446923

Sent by Thari and Hops in Kerkrade, The Netherlands

on 11 Aug, 2019

Scenic Sunday

 Western Redcedar 

Hoh River Valley in Olympic National Park

Washington State, U.S.A.

Sent by Mary in Everett, Washington State

on 31 Mar, 2017

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 7,309 km

 Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

Sent by Müller and Hanrè in Cape Town, South Africa

13 Mar, 2015

travel time 60 days

distance travelled 10,719 km

Altai, Dawn above the North-Chuya Ridge, Russia

Sent by Lena in Nižnevartovsk, Russia
on 20 Oct, 2014
travel time 14 days
distance travelled 2,771 km

Taiwan

Eternal Spring Shrine, Hualein, Taiwan

Sent by  Venus in Taichung, Taiwan

 on 21 Feb, 2017

travel time 42 days

distance travelled 8,065 km

Castles of Ireland

The island of Ireland contains a number of castles of various sizes, ages and conditions. The most notable date from the medieval Norman period of Irish history (1169-1500).

Sent by Kasia in Dublin, Ireland

 on 7 Apr, 2015

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,937 km

Map Monday

South- Polar Map

TW1984661

Sent by Jamie in Taipei 

on 25 Jun, 2016

Scenic Sunday

Canadian Rockies

Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks

And Moraine Lake's Ghost :) 

Valley of the Ten Peaks is a valley in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, which is crowned by ten notable peaks and also includes Moraine Lake.

Sent by Christie in Montreal, Canada

 on 11 Jan, 2020

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 5,887 km

 Biosphere Reserve

Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain 

The main characteristic of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve is the diversity characteristic of nearly all Mediterranean island ecosystems. The most notable habitats are the gullies, caves, wetlands made up of ponds, lagoons and marshes, dune systems, coasts and islets Some 220 species of birds, and 1000 species of plants (60 of which are endemic) have been recorded.

Bought on my trip to Menorca Island.

New Zealand Tongariro National Park

New Zealand's oldest national park, Tongariro National Park is a dual UNESCO World Heritage area. This status recognises both the park's Māori cultural and spiritual significance, and its unique volcanic features.

Direct swap sent by Lynn in Pinehaven, New Zealand

Cities

Greetings from Amsterdam

Sent by Joost
on 19 Aug, 2019
travel time 4 days
distance travelled 1,525 km

Münster, Germany
Evening in Prinzipalmarkt

Sent by Sebastian in Bonn, Germany
 on 24 Jul, 2019
travel time 10 days
distance travelled 1,601 km



St. Petersburg, Russia
View of the St Isaac's Cathedral, the Alexander Column and the Admiralty

Sent by Nastya in St. Petersburg
on 5 Apr, 2020
travel time 64 days
distance travelled 538 km



 Cathedral of the Intercession
Vladivostok, Russia

Sent by Elena in Dalneretšensk
 on 17 Jan, 2015
travel time 11 days
distance travelled 6,511 km



Greetings from Scenic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Philadelphia City Hall

Sent by Suzanne in Philadelphia
 on 1 Apr, 2017
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 6,472 km

Alice

Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll

"You're thinking of something, my dear" 

Illustration - Harry Rountree (1878 - 1950)

Sent by Mandy in Evessen, Germany

Buildings

Hualien Pine Garden Annex

sent by Zi-Yi Li in New Taipei City, Taiwan .

on 19 May, 2018

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 8,012 km

Ancient town, Suzhou, China

Sent by Winnie, Daliang, China

sent on 28 Jul, 2017

travel time 26 days

distance travelled 7,807 km

Corvey Castle / Monastery 

(UNESCO World Heritage Site) Germany, Photo by  Jörg Mitzkat

sent by Christa in Detmold, Germany

 on 28 Apr, 2020

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 1,424 km

Festivities

Sent by my childhood friend in 1960

National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet 

Theatre of the Republic of Belarus

Iolanta - Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Honoured Artist of the Republic of Belarus Anastasia Moskvina 

Sent by Sasha in Minsk, Belarus

on 2 May, 2020

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,083 km

S chöne Grüsse aus dem Schwarzwald

Traditional Bavarian costumes

Sent by Bodo in Karlsruhe, Germany

 on 7 Aug, 2018

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 1,732 km

Map Monday

World  map, 1626

RU-7544295

Sent by

 Igor in Moscow, Russia

 on 2 Sep. 2019

Scenic Sunday

The Putorana Plateau, Kutarameke Lake , Russia

The Putorana Plateau or the Putorana Mountains is a mountainous area in the Russian Federation. It is a large massif or plateau crossed by mountain ranges. In July 2010, the Putorana Reserve was inscribed on the World Heritage List as "a complete set of subarctic and arctic ecosystems in an isolated mountain range, including pristine taiga, forest tundra, tundra and arctic desert systems, as well as untouched cold-water lake and river systems".

Sent by Nadia in  Novodmitriyevskaya, Russia

 on 18 Sep, 2016

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 2,258 km

Elbe Sandstone Mountains and Bastei bridge, Germany

The Elbe Sandstone Mountains is a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic.  In both countries, the mountain range has been declared a national park. The name derives from the sandstone which was carved by erosion. The river Elbe breaks through the mountain range in a steep and narrow valley.

Sent by Klaus in Meissen, Germany

 on 7 Apr, 2015

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,378 km

Spring and poppy field

Sent by Olly in Roth, Germany

 on 7 Nov, 2013

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,643 km

Randoms

Picked from my card pile with the help of random generator :)

In the Train with Uncle Mac - A Ladybird Book by derek McCulloch, illudtrstion W.C. Watson

sent by Ske in Rotterdam,Netherlands

sent on 16 Jul, 2014

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,581 km

Postcardbook: Harmony. Photo Udo Hafke

Sent by Katja in Munich, Germany

sent on 5 Feb, 2014

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,752 km

Statue of Pythagoras, Pythagorion, Samos

Sent by my daughter and her family on their vacation to Samos in Greece, July 2019

Art by Ivan Shishkin, 1832-1898 (Russian)

Sent by Augustus in Hong Kong

sent on 10 Jan, 2020

travel time 21 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

Alice

 Alice by Galina Egorenkova (Russian)

Sent by Ilia in Madrid, Spain

sent on 19 Sep, 2018

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 3,003 km

Alice by  Elena Bazanova (Russian)

Sent by Olga in Krasnoarmeyskaya, Russia

sent on 14 Feb, 2019

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 2,183 km