Sacred City of Kandy | Sri Lanka

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Kandy is a mountain city in Sri Lanka. was home to the Sinhalese kings from 1592 to 1815. It is also the site of Sri Dalada Maligawa, also called the Temple of the Tooth, as a special container holds a tooth of the Buddha. Over the years, the relic came to be very important politically; the belief was that the holder of the sacred tooth was the one who would have power over the Buddhist population.

Sacred City of Kandy is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

thx SL!

Flags of the World | Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein's flag was officially adopted on June 24, 1937. The golden crown is symbolic of its independence, and its recognition as a principality. The blue and red have been representative of Liechtenstein since it was part of the Holy Roman Empire in the 17th century.

Gros Morne National Park | Canada

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Gros Morne National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Situated on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, the park provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth's mantle lie exposed.

"It took 485 million years for Mother Nature to create Gros Morne National Park, a place unlike any other on earth. A UNESCO World Heritage Site covering 1,805 square kilometres, the park is a never-ending series of wonders and delights, and a demonstration of the spectacularly raw and enigmatic beauty of the physical world. "

www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/top-destinations/gros-morne

Church of Saint Nicholas in Budești | Romania

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Wooden Churches of Maramureş is a UNESCO World Heritage site. According to Unesco the eight insrcibed churches are outstanding examples of a range of architectural solutions from different periods and areas.

The church of Saint Nicholas in Budești Josani is one of these eight wooden churches. Six of the other churches you see here.

New Caledonia - vue du ciel

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New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The population is 252,000. The main island of this archipellago is the third largest island in the Pacific after Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, located 'only' 1,500 km east off the coast of Australia.

Bas-relief of Bisotun | Iran

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Bisotun is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia. The principal monument of this archaeological site is the bas-relief and cuneiform inscription ordered by Darius I, The Great, when he rose to the throne of the Persian Empire in 521 BC.

The inscription consits of 1119 lines in three languages and measures 15m high by 25 m wide.

Flags of the World | Madagascar

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The flag of Madagascar was adopted on 14 October 1958 preparing for a referendum on its status in the French Community.

Madagascar gained independence from France on June 26, 1960.

Slovak Karst National Park | Slovakia

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Domica Cave is the most known and longest cave of the Slovak Karst National Park. As a special experience the Domica cave offers to its visitors an attractive boat trip on its underground river.

Domica is part of Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage site.  The Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst are outstanding for the large number of complex, diverse and relatively intact caves concentrated into a relatively small area. The 700 caves are located at the north-eastern border of Hungary and the south-eastern border of Slovakia.

Mariehamn, capital of Aland

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Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty.

With a population of about 12,000, 40% of the population of Åland lives in this city.

Elephants in Kenya

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With a spectacular backdrop of the snowy peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park is just under 400 km² in size. The second most popular game viewing destination in Kenya, after the Masai Mara.

The Park is most famous for its elephant population, where herds of up to 100 can be found drinking at one of the swampy springs.

Map of the Isle of Man

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The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.

The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. Defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. 

Whenever you planning a visit to this island, just take a look at this map and find the best sights. 

Thank you James!

Stonehenge | United Kingdom

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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England. It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone about 4 m high, 2m wide and weighing around 25 tons.  One of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom.

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Historic Hotels - Adelaide | Australia

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Adelaide is known globally as the city of churches but the history books show the South Australian capital is just as much a city of grand old pubs.

From corner to corner, the city streets are dotted with some of the oldest and best-known pubs and hotels in Adelaide. The card shows some of these historic hotels: Newmarket Hotel (est.1847), The Stag (1849), The Botanic (1876) and The Austral.

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Three of Australia's nineteen finch species are featured on the second of Australia Post's Finches of Australia series.

Thx a million Steve!

Takayama Matsuri | Japan

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The Takayama Festivals (Takayama Matsuri) are held every spring and fall in Takayama, Japan. These festivals are famous for the large ornate floats, or yatai, which roam around the city at night. The floats date back to the 17th century, and are decorated with intricate carvings of gilded wood and detailed metal-work.

Takayama is one of the 33 Float Festivals added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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International Letter Writing week.

thx Gian Luca!

Aquileia Basilica | Italy

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Aquileia is an ancient Roman city in Italy. Once it was one of the largest and wealthiest cities of the Early Roman Empire. Destroyed by Attila in the mid-5th century. Most of it still lies unexcavated beneath the fields.

Among the jewels of this city is the Patriarchal Basilica, built c. 1000, and brilliant with its magnificent 4th-Century mosaics.

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Flags of the World | Greece

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The flag of Greece in its present form was adopted in 1822. The flag originated during the uprising against the Turks in 1821, when a blue flag with a white cross was raised in order to oppose the Ottoman crescent. The cross symbolizes the Greek Orthodox Church. The blue stands for the sky and the sea and white for clouds and waves, symbolizing perpetual progress

Voroneț Monastery | Romania

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The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voronet.

Together with seven other churches they comprise UNESCO World Heritage site Churches of Moldavia.













- Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist of Arbore
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin of the former Monastery of Humor
- Church of the Annunciation of the Monastery of Moldovita
- Church of the Holy Rood of Patrauti
- Church of St Nicholas and the Catholicon of the Monastery of Probota
- Church of St George of Suceava
- Church of St George of the former Voronet Monastery
- Church of the Resurrection of Suceviţa Monastery

Miguasha National Park | Canada

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Miguasha National Park is considered to be the world's greatest palaeontological record of fossils from the Devonian Period, known as the 'Age of Fishes'. Five of the six main fossil fish groups from this period (dating from 370 million years ago) can be found here.

Miguasha National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Colosseum | Italy

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The Colosseum is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome. It is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is within the boundairies of UNESCO World Heritage site Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura.

The property includes
- monuments of antiquity (like the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the complex of the Roman and the Imperial Forums),
- fortifications built over the centuries (like the city walls and Castel Sant’Angelo),
- urban developments from the Renaissance and Baroque periods up to modern times (like Piazza Navona and the “Trident” marked out by Sixtus V (1585-1590) including Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di Spagna),
- civil and religious buildings, with sumptuous pictorial, mosaic and sculptural decorations (like the Capitoline Hill and the Farnese and Quirinale Palaces, the Ara Pacis,
- the Major Basilicas of Saint John Lateran, Saint Mary Major and Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls), all created by some of the most renowned artists of all time.

Fenghuang Ancient City | China

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Fenghuang is a small county town renowned for its natural beauty, rich history, colorful ethnic customs, and photogenic night scenery. 'Fenghuang' is Chinese for 'Phoenix', the mythical bird of good omen and longevity that is consumed by fire to be re-born again from the flames.

Fenghuang was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008.

Rømø Island | Denmark

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Rømø is the southernmost of Denmark's Wadden Sea Islands. The island has about 650 inhabitants.

Rømø is located about 3 km from the neighbouring German island of Sylt, to which it is connected by ferry. From 1864 until 1920, Rømø belonged to Germany.