Taiwan and Thailand

Taipei, Taiwan

Sent by Yi-Fan on 25 Dec 2022 from Taipei 

Historic building in Kimmen, Taiwam

Sent by Pin on 22 Dec, 2014 from Nantou

Chikanlou. Dashi-Temple, Tainan 

Sent by Veronika on 14 Oct, 2014 from Tainan 

Green Stone Trench ofLaomei, North Coast

Sent by Ting on 13 May, 2017 from Tainan 

Jim Thompson's House in the Klong, Thailand

 

Temples

 Gate to Yazidis's tempple, Southern Kurdistan, Iraq

Sent by Mehmet on 12 Jan, 2022 from Southampton, United Kingdom 

Wat Benchamabophit

A  Buddhist temple (wat) in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand.

Sent by Nuthannah on 24 Jan, 2021 from Thailand

The Garden of Kikakuji Temple

Kyoto, Japan 

Sent by Hirami on 30 Dec, 1992 from Kyoto  

Kaohsiung Confucius Temple, Taiwan

Sent by Shao Jung on 8 Oct. 2016 from, Taipei

Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia

TAIWAN

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Yushan National Park, Taiwan

Sent by Jean on 8 Jul, 2015 from Taiwan

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Beimen Crystal Church

Occasionally used as chapel for weddings

Sent by Emma on 8 Oct, 2016 from Taiwan 

THAILAND

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Ko Chang, Trat

The largest island in the Gulf of Thailand

Sent by Vitavat on 14 may, 2015 from Bangkok

TUNISIA

Coucous.

A Tunisian Gastronomic specialty.

My collection  - Tunisia

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Tamerza, The Waterfall

Tamerza is surrounded by steep and wild area country and is renowned for its clear water cascades and springs that irrigate the towns park. 

Sent by Salmai on 28 May, 2018 from Tunis

On the beach

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View of the beach, Positano, Italy

Sent by Lamberto on 24 Jan, 2012 from Belluno

Pigadia, Karpathos, Greece 

My travels 2018

Liepaja, Latvia

Sent by my nephew and family on 23 Jul, 2008 from Liepaja

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Sea Beach, Krabi, Thailand

Sent by Mint on 3, Nov, 2016 from Bangkok, Thailand

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Vlissingen beach,  Netherlands, Photo Riet Lieferink

Sent by Jeanine on 2 Sep, 2016 from Huist

Pefkari, Thassos, Greece

8 Aug, 1992

Map Monday

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Greetings from Thailand

Sent by Pawarisa on 22 Oct, 2021 from Chiang Rai, Thailand

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Netherlands

Sent by Berry on 17 Jan, 2022 from Uithoorn

Travel time 9 days 

 

 

Bangkok

Mural Painting inside Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand

Sent by Chalita in Bangkok, Thailand

 5 Apr, 2019

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 8,065 km

received on 15 Apr, 2019

Sawasdee - Mailbox today

 Thai people greet people by saying "Sawasdee" (Hello).

Sent by Suraphon in samut Prakan, Thailand

received on7 Feb, 2020 

sent on 11 Jan, 2020

travel time 27 days

distance travelled 8,086 km

Traditional costumes

Faces of Nepal. Photo Narendra Pradhan

A Newari girl dressed in traditional Jyapu attires for festive occasion.

travel time 40 days

distance travelled 5,721 km

sent by Ayub, Kathmandu, Nepal

Newar are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Newars form a linguistic and cultural community of primarily Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman ethnicities following Hinduism and Buddhism with Newari as their common language. Newars have developed a division of labour and a sophisticated urban civilisation not seen elsewhere in the Himalayan foothills. Newars have continued their age-old traditions and practices and pride themselves as the true custodians of the religion, culture and civilisation of Nepal.

Akha Hill Tribe, Northern Thailand

travel time 8 days
distance travelled 8,086 km
sent by Kitty, Thailand

The Akha are an indigenous hill tribe who live in small villages at higher elevations in the mountains of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Yunnan Province in China. They made their way from China into Southeast Asia during the early 20th century. Civil war in Burma and Laos resulted in an increased flow of Akha immigrants and there are now some 80,000 living in Thailand's northern provinces of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, where they constitute one of the largest of the hill tribes. Many of their villages can be visited by tourists on trekking tours from either of these cities.

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

Merry Christmas from Thailand

Samlor by Nancy Chandler

The three-weeled Thai "samlor" , also knowen as the "tuk tuk" for the noice of its motor, is a unique form of open air transport valued for its ability to weave in and out of traffic carrying bulky items that don't fit in taxis, as well as its innate tourist appeal. 

American artist Nancy Chandler is best known for her shopping and sightseeing maps of Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Over the past 30 years she has also built up an extensive greeting card collection reflective of life in Thailand.

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 8,066 km

received on 14 Dec, 2017 

sent by Chrissy in Bangkok

Colorful Thailand

Bo Sang, umbrella village 

This card came from Audrey in Toulouse, France

Distance: 2,510 km

Travel time: 26 days

Bo Sang is a village in San Kamphaeng district in the outskirts of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. It is known for its handmade umbrellas and parasols, which are brightly coloured, and often decorated with floral motifs. Festivals are held every year and numerous decorated craft shops and stores exist along the main street in the village in the Lanna Thai style. 

 Buddha statue in Wat Si Chum temple, Sukhothai Historical Park

Received from Liliya in St. Petersburg, Russia

Distance: 515 km

Travel time: 22 days

The Sukhothai Historical Park covers the ruins of Sukhothai, literally "Dawn of Happiness", capital of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries, in what is now Northern Thailand. It is located near the modern city of Sukhothai, capital of the province with the same name.

Wat Si Chum has a massive mandapa in the middle of the complex which was built in the late 14th century by King Maha Thammaracha II. Inside the mandapa, there is a huge 11 meters wide and 15 meters high seated Buddha image called "Phra Achana"

Thailand

Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Grand Palace, Bangkok

 Wat Phra Kaew or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (officially known as Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram) is regarded as the most important Buddhist temple in Thailand. Located in the historic centre of Bangkok, within the grounds of the Grand Palace, it enshrines Phra Kaew Morakot (the Emerald Buddha), the highly revered Buddha image meticulously carved from a single block of jade.

This card comes from  Suchada in Bangkok

Distance: 8,043 km

Travel time: 14 days

The Grand Palace on suuri muurien ympäröimä temppelialue. Kuuluisimmat nähtävyydet tällä kuninkaallisella palatsialueella ovat Suuri Palatsi ja kaikkein pyhin temppeli Wat Phra Kaew (Smaragdibuddhan temppeli). Alue on noin neliökilometrin suuruinen ja pitää sisällään yli sata rakennusta. Rakennusten seinät ovat päällystetty kullalla, mosaiikeilla ja kaiverruksilla. Noin 150 vuotta sitten palatsialueella asui kuninkaan ja hänen hovinsa lisäksi myös koko maan hallituksen päättävä elin.

 Wat Phra Kaew on luultavasti tärkein buddhalainen temppeli Thaimaassa . Temppelin valmistustyö aloitettiin vuonna 1785, kun kuningas Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) muutti kaupunkiin. Temppelin päärakennuksessa sijaitsee Smaradgibuddha, joka pienestä koostaan (korkeus 45 cm) huolimatta on yksi tärkeimmistä ikoneista thaimaalaisille. Legenda kertoo, että patsas on alkuaan peräisin Intiasta, josta se ajautui Thaimaahan. Patsas ei ole nimestään huolimatta smaradgikiveä, vaan vihreää jadekiveä, joka on päällystetty kullalla.

Wat Phra Sri Sanphet,

 Old Buddhist Temple, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site

 From Amp in Bangkok

Distance: 8,066 km

Travel time: 12 days

Thailand post issued a set of commemorative stamps dedicated to the National Children's Day 2014. The stamps feature boy & girl cartoons with the greeting gestures and words from different nations. 

Wat Chong Kham, Lampang.

 The arcitecture of Shan or Tai Yai style in the northern part of Thailand.

Came from Tanawan in Thailand

Distance: 8,066 km

Travel time: 11 days

This stamp was issued on 13th November 1997, commemorating the Royal Barge Procession.

 Royal barges have been a tradition in Thailand for several centuries.