Valmiera is situated 110 km from Riga, close to the Estonian boarder, along the banks of the scenic Gauja River. The main tourist attractions are the local history museum and the Teutonic Knights’ castle ruins.
USA ~ Nāpali Coast - Kauai - Hawaii ~
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... A spectacular aerial view of kauai's north shore, the most beautiful
part of the island... the unique shapes and colors of the north shoreline
are capt...
Toronto - Canada
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Views of Toronto's downtown featuring the Roger's Center, CN Tower and the
Financial District. 3 of these cards were sent by Marie.
Photo by Buddy Moffet
...
Melbourne Tram, Australia - Wooden Postcard
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Gosh, has it been two and a half months already...I've been doing some
scanning, and so I shall have enough material to post when I go to
isolation, on...
Postcards from Country South Australia
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Over the years I have driven and ridden many thousands of miles in all
directions from the family home in Adelaide. Here you will find a selection
of post...
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Dear Friends,
After so many years I have to stop collecting due to health problems and
especially because I can no longer travel.
I thank everyone for ...
Spain - Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca
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*"Located on the island of Menorca in the western Mediterranean Sea, these
archaeological sites are situated in agro-pastoral landscapes. A testimony
to...
[Senegal] Scene of Traditional Life
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Pertama kali ngeh sama Senegal ini saat Piala Dunia 2002. Keren juga, sebab
timnya kuat. Nah ini dikirimin sama Ziwa kartu pos dari sana, seneng bener...
My Summer Holidays 2022
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The first event of my summer holidays was a short stop on my way to Austria
in Lützen, a town in Saxony-Anhalt. Back in 1632 a big battle of the Thirty
Y...
Rajasthani Women
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*Rajasthan* is the largest state in India but due to quite a huge part
being a desert, the Thar or Great Indian Desert to be specific, it is not
the m...
Postcard from Czech Republic.
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1997 Stamp-The 1000th Anniversary of the Death of St. Adalbert(956-997)
2003 Stamp-Nature Conservation - Rare Gryphon Birds
2022 Stamp-Mural Art of the G...
Tlemcen - Algeria
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* Africa-Algeria-Temcen Is in the Northern part of Algeria. Was our last
stop before making our way to Algiers and home. Algeria has been a great
countr...
Vietnam: Hội An
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Hội An is a city on Vietnam’s central coast known for its well-preserved
Ancient Town, cut through with canals. The former port city’s melting-pot
histor...
Casablanca, MOROCCO
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Just in time for their historic advance in the World Cup, I received this
striking card from Khouir in Casablanca, showing the iconic architecture of
the...
Neuschwanstein
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*From*: Germany
*Category*: collection
*Date:* August 2020
*Neuschwanstein Castle* is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged
hill above the villag...
POLAND - Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
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"The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica, the largest timber-framed
religious buildings in Europe, were built in the former Silesia in the
mid-17th cen...
Sri Lanka : Sigiriya Rock Fortress
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The Archaeological wonder of Sri Lankan City planing, Arts, Gardenscaping,
Engineering, Hydraulic Technology and Defense of the 5th century AD.
Sigir...
Nassau, Bahamas
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Hello May, still in lock-down. Well they are gradually lifting restrictions
here, trying to get back life to normal.. or to the new normal.
We still have c...
Monaco - Monaco City
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*Monaco City (French: Monaco-Ville) is the southcentral ward in
the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into
the Mediterranean Sea, ...
Countries of the World (COTW)
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https://houseofpostcards.pl/en_US/c/Countries-of-the-World/181
Updated: 5 March 2020
*Received (13/30) *
*Missing (17/30) *
*Looking for: Belgium, Croatia,...
What do you know about Thailand
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One more card for today. This one is from an Instagram swap with Lily in
Finland, from her adventures in Asia. I LOVED reading about them (and
looking at t...
A Cricket Postcard from a Non-Cricketing Nation USA
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With the vibes of ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup in the air, today I would like
to share one of my favourite postcards with you from my collection. The
gorgeou...
Melbourne, Australia
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Thanks Elizabeth for this atmospheric cityview of Melbourne. Reminds me of
my home city, Seattle. :)
[image: Melbourne]
Melbourne is the capital and larg...
My First Postcard from Sudan
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السودان 苏丹共和国 Soudan Судан
Sudan is an Arabic country in Northern Africa.
*Nubian pyramids of Sudan.*
*My First Postcard from Sudan*
Total Solar Eclipse from the U.S.A.
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*Cool version of the stamp.*
*Heated version of the stamp.*
The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 was a total eclipse visible within a
band across the en...
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
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Hallo kawan-kawan! Apirak says hi again! Thank you so much, I love your
cards ♥ Can you believe I never had a scone in my entire life? The Cameron
Highland...
New Web Address
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Hello,
I had to change the name and address of 9teen87s Postcards - the entire
blog is still here... but it is now 'My Favorite Postcards'... at this
addr...
Why own a Gas Powered RC Cars
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What is the genuine difference between Gas Powered Remote Control Cars as
well as Electric Powered Ones? Now this one is a most interesting one!
Often when...
Элиста
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Golden Shedupp
17-06-2013 Elista, Russia
Elista s the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia
Elista was founded in 1865 as a small settlement;...
Saint Eustatius
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Saint Eustatius is part of the Carribean Netherlands and is known to the
locals as Statia. It's a special municipality of the Netherlands and the
capital...
[ ST. LUCIA ] The Pitons
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1. The Pitons are two mountainous volcanic plugs, volcanic spires,
located in Saint Lucia. The Gros Piton is 771 metres high, and the Petit
Pi...
Ethiopia
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A unique delivery indeed! As all of the postcard collectors know, receiving
a postcard from an exotic country such as Ethiopia is pretty rare, so I was
...
A postcard from Christmas island
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A beautiful postcard showing birds of Christmas island: Java Sparrow,
Christmas Island Goshawk and Christmas island White-Eye. The last two bird...
353. USA, Park Narodowy Wulkany Hawai'i
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Pocztówkę dostałem od Alyssy, studentki Uniwersytetu Hawajskiego. Kartka
przedstawia jeden z aktywnych wulkanów położonych na terenie Narodowego
Parku W...
Sunday Funnies
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This weeks theme on Sunday Stamps is 'faces' and I found the perfect stamp
to illustrate this theme: Lo and behold ... the great Calvin and Hobbes in
their...
Guinea
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*Hi there! Still a busy guy with no time for postcard swaps, thus the
reason for my absence.*
*However, yesterday I received this beauty and rarety of a...
0463 Macedonia
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private swap
There are around 70 various types of richly decorated traditional costumes
in Macedonia. Macedonian traditional costumes are devided into tw...
Sunday Stamps 090: Chocolove Stamp
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Now, now, I'm back again. Please forgive me for being an irregular
blogger.I may have all the time in the world since quitting work. The truth
is a lot and...
Monte San Giorgio, Switzerland (UNESCO)
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http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1090
The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano
is regarded as the best fossil record of mar...
Colombia - Bogotá
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*Bogotá, Colombia*.
Panorama, Monserrate, statue by sculptor Fernando Botero.
Sent by *Eduardo* from Bogotá, Colombia.
*Bogotá*, formally *Bogotá, Capit...
The Fault in Our Stars By John Green
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The Fault in Our Stars By John GreenThe Fault in Our Stars is the fifth
novel by author John Green, published in January 2012. The story is
narrated by a s...
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive
breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located atPinnawala village, 13 km
(8.1 mi) ...
Finlandia- Helsinki
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Na temat tej kartki już kiedyś wypowiadałem się na jednym z forum. To
właściwie bardziej przypomina ścierkę niż pocztówkę. Papier o mało co się
nie rozlatu...
Guinea-Bissau
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Hello everyone and a very happy New Year! I am very sorry for so much time
without update of my blog but I was extremely busy during last two months.
Thi...
Happy Hallowe'en
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[image: Happy Hallowe'en]
Pumpkin, vampire, ghost, cat and witch
Although I do not celebrate All Hallow's Evening, I would like to share
this postcard with...
Aurora Boreralis
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It's been too long since I've posted here. I've been trying to get back at
it for a while now, but it's amazing how difficult it is to regain momentu...
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