Transport

Queen Elizabeth 2

Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British ocean liner converted into a floating hotel. Originally built for the Cunard Line, the ship, named as the second ship named Queen Elizabeth, was operated by Cunard as both a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship from 1969 to 2008. She was then laid up until converted and since 18 April 2018 has been operating as a floating hotel in Dubai.

 

Black and White

Girona, Costa Brava, Spain 

Sent by Nuria on 3 May, 2017 from Girona

Volkswagen. The accident  - Pictures of the northern German countryside from the '60s

Sent by Sabine on 3 Oct, 2+15 from Oberhausen, Germany

Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Sent by Maarit on 29 Sep, 2014 from Kontiolahti, Finland

Prague Astronomic Clock

Sent by Annie on 8 Jun, 2022 from Prague, Czech Republic

 

Ocean Liner, July 1960 

Photographed by Don Honeyman. Dress by Susan Small. British Vogue. 

Sent by Tam on 30 Jul, 2014 from Kitimat, Canada 

 

 

Hong Kong

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The Star Ferries in green and red

Sent by seesee on 24 May, 2014 from Hong Kong

Ocean Park, Aberdeen

Ocean Park Hong Kong, a theme park that offers roller coaster rides, shows, tours, family & kids attractions and activities.

Rickshaw

Rickshaws are disappearing from Hong Kong's streets as the government issues no new licences. They were however a vital and sometimes only means of transportation in Chinese seaports.

 

Random five

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Country house with two windows

Sent by Lena on 29 Sep, 2018 from St. Petersburg, Russuia

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Cologne on the Rhine, Germany

Sent by Dirk on 21 Apr 2022 from Cologne   

Chania, Crete, Greece

Seny by my family on their vacation to Crete on 2020

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Dock at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany

Sent by Gabi on 9 Jul 2015 from Bitterfeld Wolfen

 

Boats and Ships

FB-Swap "Summer Greetings"

4-masted steel bark. Painting by A.V. Gregory. Australia, 1867-1957

Sent by Tarja on 10 Jun, 2022 from Mariehamn, Åland

FB-Swap "Summer Greetings"

Maximum card no. 14, Date of issue 9Aug, 1995. 

The motifs of the card and stamp depict sailing optimist dinghies. 

Photo Sverker Ström

Stamp Peter Bergström

Postmark Peter Bergström 

Sent by Marit on 29 Jun, 2022 from Kirjala, Finland 

 

Ships

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Bluenose, Nova Scotia, Canada

Bluenose was a fishing and racing gaff rig schooner built in 1921 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sent by Brandon on 8 Apr, 2022 from Alberta, Canada 

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"Queen Mary 2" passing St. Pauli Landing Bridges, Hamburg, Germany

River Elbe and Sr Michaelis Church

Sent by Michelle on 14 Feb, 2015 from Hamburg

Travel Thursday

 

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Home Lines, s/s Homeric

Sent by John on 19 Apr, 2022 from Georgia

Travel time 19 days

Thursday Ride

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"The Thirst For A Ride" illustration  Tanya_Chuk

Sent by Liza on 12 Jan, 2021 from Kiev, Ukraine

Travel time 15 days

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Mail ship

Sent by Diana on 17 Jan, 2022 from Grozny, Russia

Travel time 38 days

 

Boats ans ships

Direct Swap 

The Queen Mary in all her glory, Photo by Veta Banks

Received on 16 Aug, 2013

Sent by Kimberly ( California U.S.A)  

Lisbon view, 2011

Received on q2 Nov, 2013

Sent by my friend Soili ( Paço de Arcos, Portugal

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Orient Line Via Suez Canal to Australia

Received on 24 Sep, 2014

Sent ny Lola (Pontferrada, Spain) 

Mailbox Today

Verboot Rottum

sent by Rineke in Barneveld, The Netherlands 

on 16 Sep, 2020

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,520 km

 Dutch Front Doors

sent by Nienke in Almere Stad, The Netherlands

on 16 Sep, 2020

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,513 

Illustration von "Ich bleibe immer bei dir" von Sjoerd Kuijper

Illustration by Marit Törmqvist

sent by Xaphy in Bilthoven, The Netherlands

 on 17 Sep, 2020

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,535 km

Facebook swap "Illustrated birds"

"The Cornet" by David Hurrel

Sent by Päivi in Lahti, Finland 

Silver fir - Abies alba

sent by Hartmut in  Hennigsdorf, Germany

on 15 Sep, 2020

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,230 km

Transport Tuesday

Sent by Livia and family in Zürich, Switzerland

on 21 Jul, 2014

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,879 km

received on 29 Jul, 2014 

Colorful Ladas 

Sent by Anna in Saint-Petersburg, Russia 

15 Jul, 2017

travel time 26 days

distance travelled 538 km

received on 11 Aug, 2017 

Blue train in snowfall

Sent by Natasha in Moscow, Russia

on 14 Feb, 2015

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 1,149 km

received on 27 Feb, 2015 

Transport Tuesday

VW Campers. Photos Richard Copping

Sent by Cardeaux in Bottrop, Germany

sent on 13 Nov, 2016

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,540 km

received on 21 Nov, 2016 

Glascow to the world

Posters for the Anchor Line by Odin Rosenvinge

Anchor Donaldson  Line, Canada 

sent by Lauren in Monmouth, Illinois, U.S.A.

on 10 Nov, 2014

travel time 23 days

distance travelled 7,069 km

received on 3 Dec, 2014 

Vitznau/Rigi Switzerland

Locomotive 7 overpass March 12, 1966

sent by Anna-Bella in Luzern, Switzerland

on 23 Aug, 2015

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,919 km

received on 28 Aug, 2015

My flickr  transport postcards here

Transports

White bicycles

Sent by Sara in Mittenwalde, Germany

 on 8 Jul, 2015

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,241 km

received on 14 Jul, 2015 

Hey Cupcake

Sent by Jon in Bremerton, U.S.A.
on 31 Mar, 2017
travel time 10 days
distance travelled 7,362 km
received on 1 Apr, 2017

Empress of Ireland

RMS Empress of Ireland was an ocean liner that sank in the Saint Lawrence River following a collision with the Norwegian collier SS Storstad in the early hours of 29 May 1914. Of the 1,477 persons on board the ship, 1,012 died. The number of deaths is the largest of any Canadian maritime accident in peacetime.

Sent by Roger in Le Goulet, Canada

 on 13 Nov, 2014

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 5,304 km

received on 3 Dec, 2014 

Penang Hill Railway

The Penang Hill Railway is a one section funicular railway which climbs the Penang Hill from Air Itam, on the outskirts of the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. 

Sent by Ai Teng in George Town, Malaysia

on 23 Aug, 2015

travel time 29 days

distance travelled 8,866 km

received on 21 Sep, 2015

History

2. May 1945,  Berlin 

Soviet soldiers hoist the victory flag on the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

Sent by Tobias in Jänickendorf, Germany

 on 15 Mar, 2020

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,236 km

received on 19 Mar, 2020 

25 May 1919,  Moscow

Lenin with a group of army officers inspecting troops of the nationwide military training service in Red Square. 

Sent by Larissa, Belarus

on 10 Jan, 2020

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 1,028 km

received on 30 Jan, 2020 

White Star Line. Titanic 1912 , Southampton- New York

Hit an iceberg 11:40 p.m. (ship's time) 14 April 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank 2 h 40 min later on 15 April 1912

Sent by Ria in New Braunfels, U.S.A

 on 14 Aug, 2014

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 8,486 km

received on 29 Aug, 2014 

Transport Tuesday

Bicycle parking

Sent by   Xiao feng Deng in Xi'an, China

on 30 May, 2016

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 6,520 km

 received on 18 Jun, 2016

William Cossens (1833-1905). Dominion Line, Liverpool to Canada, June 1904

Sent by Terri, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

on 31 Jan, 2015

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 6,494 km

2015 received on 18 Feb 

Black  locomotive

 sent by Kaja in Třebíč, Czech Republic

on 8 Jul, 2015

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,519 km

received on 14 Jul, 2015 

Vehicles

 Kaffee Karosse, Local coffee-service, Germany

Sent by Conny in Hagen, Germany

on 15 Oct, 2016

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,527 km

 Queen Mary 2, Hamburg Harbor, Germany

Sent by Sabine in Hamburg
on 22 Jan, 2015
travel time 5 days

1919 Whiting V4

Sent by Sandra in Melbourne, Australia

on 1 Nov, 2018

travel time 22 days

distance travelled 15,334 km

Greetings aus Ostfriesland

DE-7409209

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 1,153 km

sent by Jenny, Kiel, Germany

CZ-580381

Exploration of the New World

travel time 79 days

distance travelled 1,428 km

sent by Katka, Czech Republic