Greetings from Germany

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Kiel, Germany

Falkensteinerstrand

Sent by Enno from Kiel

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Greetings from Insel Langeoog

Sent by Aleda from Langeoog island

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Wasserschloss Ulemburg. Germany

Sent by Steffi from Löhne/Westfalen

Malaysia

Wonderful Malaysia 

Coconut palm trees are abundant along the East Coast of peninsula Malaysia and are source of livelihood for the villagers.

 

Beaches

La Panne 1959, Belgium

Campsite on the beach

De Panne is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders.  It is one of the most popular resort town destinations within Belgium

Sent by Petra on 27 May, 2017 from Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Pärnu Beach, Estonia

Tervitusi Pärnust!

Greetings from Pärnu

Sent by my sister and her family on 28 Jul, 2014 from Pärnu Estonia

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

Beach Time

Greetings from beach!

Illustration Mauri Kunnas 

Sent by my friend from Mikkeli, Finland

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Roker and Saeburn, Sunderland, United Kingdom 

Sent by Stefanie on 36 Oct 2018  from Naples, Florida U.S.A.

La Zenia, Torrevieja, Spain 

Sent by my grandchild on 17 Jun, 2017 from Torremolinos, Spain 

 

Beaches

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.A.

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travel time 13 days

distance travelled 7,240 km

sent by Arthur,  South Carolina

There's Room for You

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travel time 12 days

distance travelled 6,774 km

sent by Andrea in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Summer dreams

Happy girls ready to swim on Pärnu Beach, Estonia

Midday on Alcudia Beach, Mallorca,  The Balearic Islands, Spain

Lunch time on Menorca beach. The Balearic Islands, Spain

Sunny Beach

My family seems to love Sunny Beach and Bulgaria

Greetings from Bulgarian heat! 

The sea is warm and food delicious. And shopping is so fun! 

With sunny holiday greeting!

2002

From my  niece

2006

From my niece

2007

From my niece again

2011

From my sister and her family

2011 

From my nephew and family

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.

Costa Brava

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Costa Brava, Tossa de Mar

travel time 39 days

distance travelled 3,022 km

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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

Indonesia

Belitung Island, Big Rocks with White Sandy Beach

Yuni sends greetings from Java island and Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.

Lake Toba is a large natural lake occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is about 100 kilometres long, 30 kilometres wide, and up to 505 metres deep. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and also the largest volcanic lake in the world-

From Virli in Meedan, North-Sumatra, Indonesia

Donkies

Donkey riding on the sands, Exmouth, Great Britain, 1970

Mijas, Costa del Sol, Spain, 1970

On the Beach

1970, Brighton Palace Pier, England

The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier is a pleasure pier in Brighton, England, which opened in 1899. It is generally known as Palace Pier for short but has been ordinarily renamed Brighton Pier since 2000 by its owners.

1972, Benidorm, the Spanish Manhattan,  Levante Beach

Until the 1960s, Benidorm was a small fishing village; today it is known for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers. 

From my sister-in-law on her travels in the 70's.

Beaches and Hula Skirts

This card comes from Simon. 

He lives in California and had a short holiday in Hawaii -  the weather was perfect!

Distance: 8,692 km

Travel time: 10 days

Helen  Mellor poses in  a Hawaiian grass skirt, a gift from husband FC Donald Mellor upon his return home from the Pacific in 1945.

Reprint of a vintage card.

From Eliza Illinois, U.S.A.

Distance: 6,832 km

Travel time: 6 days

Glimpses of The Past

A girl in traditional Dutch clothes in Schagen, Netherlands

Monique in Alkmaar sent this pretty postcard.
Distance: 1,507 km
Travel time: 8 days

Ladies in traditional costumes of Walcheren knitting on the beach

Johanna in Zeeland sent this summer memory from1956.

Distance: 1,645 km

Travel time: 13 days

Bulgaria



Julialta, Sofia, Bulgaria

 From Julia, Sofia, Bulgaria

From Galina

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Galina ja Nevena asuvat molemmat Varnassa, Mustanmeren rannalla. Varna on tärkeä satamakaupunki ja suosittu turistikohde kuuluisan loma-alueen,  Kultahietikon vieressä. Kultahietikkoa pidetään yhtenä euroopan upeimmista rannoista.

Galina and Nevena both live  in Varna on Black Sea coast . Varna is a major port city and a popular tourist destination near Bulgarian Golden Sands, which is considered as one of Europe's most spectacular beaches.