Xieng Khouane Buddha Park | LAOS

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Xieng Khouane, meaning 'spirit city', is a sculpture park located near Vientiane, capital of Laos. Forget the typical Buddha images seen in temples across Southeast Asia; the Buddha Park near contains over 200 sometimes-menacing statues. A 390-foot-long reclining Buddha is the crown jewel of the collection.

(Thank you SANDD for adding this beautiful non-removable-label!)

Xinjiang Tianshan | China

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The Tianshan mountain system of Central Asia is one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. Xinjiang Tianshan presents unique physical geographic features and scenically beautiful areas including spectacular snow and snowy mountains glacier-capped peaks, undisturbed forests and meadows, clear rivers and lakes and red bed canyons. Its name translate into something like 'heavenly mountains'.

Xinjiang Tianshan is a Unesco World Heritage site.

Carcassonne | France

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Carcassonne is a fortified town in the south of France, famous for its medieval fortress.
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne is a Unesco World Heritage site.

According to Unesco, Carcassonne in its present form is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive defences encircling the castle and the surrounding buildings, its streets and its fine Gothic cathedral.

Sarek National Park | Sweden

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Sarek National Park is part of Unesco World Heritage site "Laponian area", a large mountainous wildlife area in the Lapland province in northern Sweden.

Monte San Giorgio | Switzerland

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This mountain has a truly rich inner life: rising just under 1100 metres in height, the Monte San Giorgio has been a Mecca for fossil scientists since the 19th century. 

Thousands of fossilised fish and marine saurians of up to six metres in length have already been unearthed here by palaeontologists. And for good reason: 230 to 245 million years ago, this was the site of a 100-metre-deep ocean basin. Today, at the southern end of Lake Lugano, the Monte San Giorgio rises like a pyramid – inside, filled with all manner of fossils.

Monte San Giorgio is a Unesco World Heritage site (Swiss - Italian).

Flags of the World | Armenia

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The red stands for the Armenian Highland, the Armenian people's continued struggle for survival, maintenance of the Christian faith, Armenia's independence and freedom. The blue stands for the will of the people of Armenia to live beneath peaceful skies. The orange stands for the creative talent and hard-working nature of the people of Armenia.

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra | Indonesia

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Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The 2.5 million hectare site comprises three national parks. The site holds the greatest potential for long-term conservation of the distinctive and diverse flora and fauna of Sumatra, including many endangered species.

Ban Chiang Archaeological Site | Thailand

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Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and technological evolution.

The site presents the earliest evidence of farming in the region and of the manufacture and use of metals. source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/575

Pillar tombs at Xanthos | Turkey

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Southwest Turkey, along and inland from the popular "Turquoise Coast", was home to the ancient Lycians. One of the most interesting features of the Lycians is their funerary culture, as seen in the incredible tombs that they built.

The least common form of Lycian tombs is the pillar tomb (as can be seen on the upper right picture). These are the oldest form of Lycian tombs, and were used primarily for important persons.

Xanthos-Letoon is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Old Town Hall in Levoča | Slovakia

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Levoča is a town in eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The origins of the old Town Hall in Levoča dates back to the 15th century. The gothic building was destroyed almost completely in 1550 during a fire.

The historic town-centre of Levoča is part of UNESCO World Heritage site Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monument.

Flags of the World | Alderney

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Alderney is the third largest of the Channel Islands, which is a British Crown Dependency lying in the English Channel close to the coast of Normandy. The other two Channel Islands are Jersey and Guernsey.

The flag of Alderney was adopted in 1993. The flag is St George's Cross defaced with Alderney's coat of arms, a lion rampant holding a sprig on a green background with a golden border.

The Sentinal of Semaphore | Australia

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Semaphore is a suburb located in north-west of Adelaide. The Sentinal of Semaphore’ is a solid stone structure that was built in 1875. At 1pm daily, the black ball drops, signalling ships to rate their chronometers, vital navigation instruments. Similar towers were set up in many cities around the world.

Time Ball is a, today obsolete, time-signalling device. It consists of a large, painted wooden or metal ball that is dropped at a predetermined time, principally to enable navigators aboard ships offshore to verify the setting of their marine chronometers.

Split Rock Lighthouse | USA

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Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, USA on the on the rocky coast of Lake Superior. The events that took place in November 1905 prompted the construction of this lighthouse.

The Mataafa Storm, is the name of a storm that occurred on the Great Lakes on November 27–28, 1905. The storm, named after the steamship Mataafa, ended up destroying or damaging about 29 vessels and killing 36 seamen on Lake Superior. 

Greetings from Maputo | Mozambique

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It has already been 5 years since I received my first card from Mozambique! Very happy to show this second card depicting Maputo.

Maputo is the capital and, with over 1 million inhabitants, most populous city of Mozambique. The city is located on a hill in the south of the country, on the shores of the Indian Ocean.

Hydra Island | Greece

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The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland. Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands.

Perhaps the most unique aspect of this stunning little paradise is that there are no cars or motor vehicles on the island, aside from garbage trucks and ambulances. The main method of transportation here are the delightful mules and donkeys, as well as the water taxis. 

Muscat, the capital of Oman

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Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city with a population of over 630,000.

A special aspect of Muscat is surely the Corniche (boulevard) along the deep blue water and the rugged rocky mountains.  A walk of about 3 kilometers. Lined with 19th-century merchants' houses and punctuated by colourful minarets, Muttrah's sweeping seafront is the city's old commercial centre. It remains one of Muscat's most vibrant areas, especially at sunset when families come out to stroll. 

Flags of the World | Myanmar

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The current flag of Myanmar was adopted in 2010 to replace the former flag in use since 1974. The new flag was introduced along with implementing changes the country's new name:  Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Rietveld Schröder House | Netherlands

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"The Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht was commissioned by Ms Truus Schröder-Schräder, designed by the architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, and built in 1924.

This small family house, with its interior, the flexible spatial arrangement, and the visual and formal qualities, was a manifesto of the ideals of the De Stijl group of artists and architects in the Netherlands in the 1920s, and has since been considered one of the icons of the Modern Movement in architecture."

source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/965

Harar Gate | Ethiopia

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Harar is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia, about five hundred kilometers from Addis Ababa at an elevation of 1,885 meters. The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and savannah. The walls surrounding this sacred Muslim city were built between the 13th and 16th centuries.

Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Schönbrunn Palm House | Austria

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Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Austria. This card representing the gardens-part. The Palm House is located on the site of the former Dutch Botanical Garden and was established in 1881. The Schönbrunn Palm House was the last of its type to be constructed in continental Europe.

According to UNESCO, It is impossible to separate the gardens from the palace, of which they form an organic extension. This is an excellent example of the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk, a masterly fusion of many art forms.

Rath Yatra Festival | India

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Ratha Yatra is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha, India.

The famous festival that is celebrated usually in the month of June or July commences when the chariots of Lord Jagannath accompanied by his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra are brought out on to the Main Street of Puri known as Bada Danda. The Chariots are then taken to the Shri Gundicha Temple to their aunt’s house where the deities enjoy a nine days stay and are served with sweet pancakes.

Church of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca | Mexico

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The city of Oaxaca de Juarez was founded in 1529 in a small valley on the foothills of the Sierra Madre, Mexico. The Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán  was founded by the Dominican Order in 1575.

Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

San Agustin Church | Philippines

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San Agustin Church is a Roman Catholic church located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila.

Along with their search for wealth, the Spanish colonizers made it a top mission to spread Catholicism in the Philippines. And to broaden the reach of Christianity, a place for worship is needed to bring the congregation together. As a result, churches were built around the country for Christianity to thrive. One of these churches was the San Agustin Church.

Baroque Churches of the Philippines is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The other three churches are: Church of La Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, Church of San Agustin (Paoay) and Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva.

The Vega Archipelago | Norway

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The Vega Archipelago (Vegaøyan in Norwegian), is a group of islands in the Norwegian Sea. This cluster of around 6,500 small islands in Nordland county, just south of the Arctic circle, surrounds the main island of Vega and has been inhabited since the Stone Age.

Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Kvarken Archipelago | Finland

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The Kvarken Archipelago is part of UNESCO World Heritage site High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago.

The steep High Coast, located in Sweden, and the flat Kvarken Archipelago (the low coast) are topographical opposites. The distance between the areas is 150 kilometres and consists of 7000 skerries and islets.