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| Wow.. postcard from Kiribati sent by Narviking |
|  | POSTCARDS: 233 COUNTRIES NOW, 18 LEFT
My hometown is Penang Island in Malaysia.
I have also spent some years in USA and in China. Most of my travels are in Asia covering Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Nepal. My other major visited countries are European countries and New Zealand.
How did it all start?
"My first flight was on Pakistan International Airlines from Penang to New York John F Kennedy Airport - to go to school in America . PIA offered the cheapest air fare then. That flight had numerous stop-overs - Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, layover in Karachi, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Athens, Frankfurt, Paris and London. It was a great introduction to air travelling and going abroad. I got blocked ear and air sick too."
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| Card of Agra, India from RAJASTHANBYCAR |
| | TEN POSTCARDSFROMEVERYCOUNTRY
Like many, I will not be able to visit every country on earth. So on January 2006, I set a goal to receive a "real" postcard mailed from the place of origin of every country and territory with the nice postmarked stamp/s on the postcard itself - please do not mail postcard inside envelope.
Thanks to the help and generosity of fellow VTers, as of Nov 2, 2009, I have received postcards sent from 233 countries and territories with 18 more challenging less travelled countries left.
I have added two other concurrent goals to cover more diverse and unique locations of each country as well as the wonders of our world heritage:
- 10 different postcards sent from each country.
- Postcard of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The list of missing UNESCO WHS is found in my album below.
If you are travelling or know someone residing in a remote country or UNESCO World Heritage site, hope you can send a postcard to me.
My postal address is:
SL Liew
G-8-4 Taman Bukit Jambul
11900 Penang, MALAYSIA
Thanks so much. I will always be glad to send you postcards too.
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| Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India by RAJASTHANBYCAR |
| | EUROPE <MISSING COUNTRIES IN BLACK>
Aaland-1 postcard received <AKROTINI & DHEKELIA BASE CYPRUS>-0 Albania-1 Andorra-2 Armenia-2 Austria-10 Azerbaijan-3 Azores-4 Belarus-7 Bosnia & Herzegovina-2 Belgium>10 Bulgaria-10 Croatia-6 Cyprus-6 Czech Republic-10 Denmark>10 Estonia-10 Faroe Islands-7 France>10 Finland>10 Georgia-6 Germany>10 Gibraltar-2 Greece>10 Guernsey-3 Hungary-4 Iceland-8 Ireland-10 Isle of Man-5 Italy>10 Jersey-2 <KOSOVO>-0 Latvia-4 Leichtenstein-6 Lithuania-10 Luxembourg-9 Macedonia-10 Madeira-2 Malta-5 Moldova-2 Monaco-3 Montenegro-3 Netherlands>10 Northern Cyprus-1 Norway-10 Poland>10 Portugal>10 Romania-7 Russia>10 San Marino-5 Serbia-10 Slovakia-6 Slovenia-6 Spain>10 Sweden>10 Switzerland>10 Turkey>10 Ukraine-10 United Kingdom>10 Vatican City-1
<ADDITIONAL WANTED>
<Republika Srpska (Bosnia Herzogovina); Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijian), Transniester; Gagauzia (Moldova), Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Adjara (Georgia), Svalbard, Jan Mayen (Norway); Loch Ness, St. Andrew (UK); Busingen (Germany); Campione d'Italia (Italy), Kaliningrad, Sakhalin, Vladistock (Russia); Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera Island (Spain); Mount Athos, Paros, Kefalonia(Greece); Belfort, Calaise, Dijon, Orleans, Rheims, Tolouse, Toulon, Valence (France)> |
| UNESCO card Skellig Michael, Ireland by hcosgrave |
| | ASIA
Afghanistan-4 Bahrain-6 Bangladesh-5 Bhutan-3 <BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY>-0 Brunei>10 Cambodia-8 China>10 East Timor-1 Hong Kong>10 India>10 Indonesia>10 Iran-7 Iraq-2 Israel-10 Japan>10 Jordan-3 Kazakhstan-8 Kuwait-2 Kyrgyzstan-2 Laos-6 Lebanon-1 Macao-7 Malaysia>10 Maldives-3 Mongolia-3 Myanmar-3 Nepal-5 North Korea-6 Oman-2 Pakistan-3 Palestine-1 Philippines>10 Qatar-3 Saudi Arabia-5 Singapore>10 South Korea-10 Sri Lanka-6 Syria-6 Taiwan>10 Tajikistan-1 Thailand>10 Turkmenistan-1 UAE-9 Uzbekistan-2 Vietnam>10 Yemen-3
<ADDITIONAL WANTED>
<Andaman Island , Nicobar Island (India), Ajman, Al Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Qaiwain (UAE)>
AMERICAS
Anguilla-1 Antigua & Barbuda-1 Argentina-6 Aruba-1 Bahamas-9 Barbados-3 Belize>10 Bermuda-1 Bolivia-5 Brazil>10 British Virgin Islands-3 Canada>10 Cayman Islands-5 Chile-6 Colombia-2 Costa Rica-5 Cuba-5 Dominica-1 Dominican Republic-6 Ecuador-9 El Salvador-2 Falkland Islands-1 <FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARTIC LANDS>-0 French Guyana-1 Greenland-3 Grenada-3 Guatemala-2 Guadelope-1 Guyana-2 Haiti-2 Honduras-4 Jamaica-8 Martinique-1 Montserrat-1 Mexico>10 Netherland Antilles-4 Nevis-1 Nicaragua-3 Panama-2 Paraguay-3 Peru-5 Puerto Rico-4 <SAINT BARTHELEMY>-0 St. Kitts-2 St. Lucia-3 St. Martin(France)-3 St. Pierre & Miquelon-1 St. Vincent & Grenadines-2 South Georgia-1 Suriname-2 Trinidad & Tobago-3 Turks & Caicos Islands-2 Uruguay-5 United Nations-4 USA>10 US Virgin Islands-3 Venezuela-5
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| Second postcard of Skellig Michael from hcosgrave |
| | <ADDTIONAL WANTED>
<Bonaire, Saba, Sinti Eustatius (Netherland Antilles); Guantanamo Bay (USA), South Sandwich Island (South Georgia)>
<USA NATIONAL PARK - 4 WANTED>
<Katmai National Park (Alaska); Channel Islands (California); Great Basin (Nevada); National Park of American Samoa>
<USA STATE CAPITOL BUILDING - 2 WANTED >
<New Mexico Santa Fe, North Carolina Raleigh>
<CANADA - PROVINCE/TERRITORY MAP- 4 WANTED>
<Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, The Yukon>
AFRICA
Algeria-3 Angola-1 Ascension Island-2 Benin-1 Botswana-4 Burkina Faso-3 Burundi-1 Cameroun-1 Canary Island-2 Cape Verde-6 Chad-1 Central African Republic-2 <COMOROS>-0 <COTE D'IVOIRE>-0 Djibouti-2 <DR CONGO KINSHASHA>-0 Egypt-9 <EQUATORIAL GUINEA>-0 Eritrea-1 Ethiopia-6 <GABON>-0 Ghana-1 <GUINEA>-0 <GUINEA BISSAU>-0 Kenya-4 Lesotho-3 <LIBERIA>-0 Libya-9 Madagascar-3 Malawi-2 Mali-2 Mauritania-1 Mauritius-7 Mayotte-1 Morocco-6 Mozambique-1 Namibia-5 Niger-3 Nigeria-1 Republic of Congo-Brazzaville-2 Reunion-1 Rwanda-3 St. Helena-1 <SAO TOME & PRINCIPE>-0 Senegal-2 Seychelles-4 <SIERRA LEONE>-0 <SOMALIA>-0 South Africa>10 Sudan-2 Swaziland-2 Tanzania-3 The Gambia-1 Togo-1 Tristan da Cunha-1 Tunisia-4 Uganda-1 Western Sahara-1 Zambia-2 Zimbabwe-3 |
| Third postcard of Skellig Michael.Thanks hcosgrave |
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<Melilla (Spain), Ceuta (Spain), Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Somaliland (Somalia)>
OCEANIA
American Samoa-3 Antartica: British Antartica Territory-1 US Ross Island-1 NZ Ross Dependency-2 Australia>10 Christmas Island-1 Cocos(Keeling) Islands-1 Cook Islands-1 Federation of Micronesia-1 Fiji-2 French Polynesia-2 Guam-1 Kiribati-2 Marshall Islands-2 Niue-1 Norfolk Island-1 Northern Marianas Islands-3 <NAURU>-0 New Caledonia-2 New Zealand>10 Palau-2 Papua New Guinea-3 Pitcairn Islands-1 Samoa-0 Solomon Islands-1 <TOKELAU>-0 Tonga-1 <TUVALU>-0 Vanuatu-2 Wallis & Futuna-1
<ADDITIONAL WANTED>
<Antartica - Adélie Land (France), Australian Antarctic Territory, Queen Maud (Norway), Antarctic Chilean Territory, Argentine Antarctica, Antartica Great Wall Post Office (China), Torres Strait Islands (Australia), Chatham (NZ), Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)> |
| Card of Taj Mahal, India sent by RAJASTHANBYCAR |
| | THANKS TO ALL VTERS WHO HAVE SENT ME POSTCARDS! As of November 2, 2009, I have received postcards sent from following 233 countries and territories and remote islands - with 18 more to go.
Most recent new countries/territories received are:
191 - Senegal (postmarked July, 2007/MikeAtSea)
192 - Vanuatu (July 16, 2007 - postage 90c/mailed by Judz)
193 - St. Helena (July 14, 2007 - 35p/Junella)
194 - Madagascar (July 16, 2007/Sachara)
195 - Dominica (August, 2007- 90 cent/Wendy)
196 - Saint Pierre & Miquelon (August 7, 2007 - 75c)
197 - St Lucia (August, 2007/Edward)
198 - Federation of Micronesia (Sep 04, 2007 - 90c/Chris1275)
199 - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Sep 14, 2007 - 50c/Iris)
200 - East Timor (Aug 29, 2007 from Dili - 50c/Ruth)
201 - North Korea (Sep 3, 2007 - 140 won/DSwede)
202 - Mayotte (Sep 27, 2007 - 20g stamp/Aranfati)
203 - Niue (Oct 4, 2007 - $2/Meshu)
204 - Guam (Oct 23, 2007 - 90 cents/Christine)
205 - St Kitts (Nov 21, 2007 - $1.20/rw-bigfoot)
206 - Maldives (Nov 2007 - Rf 10/BigKnickers1961)
207 - Republic of Congo-Brazzaville (Dec 6, 2007 - 500f/Narviking)
208 - Djibouti (Dec 6, 2007 - 70 FD/DAO)
209 - Solomon Islands (Dec 2007 - $2.90/John)
210 - Nevis (Dec 12, 2007 - $2.40/TheTravelSlut)
211 - Montserrat (Feb 7, 2008 - $2.75)
212 - Grenada (Mar 19, 2008 - $1/DAO)
213 - St. Martin (Mar 2008 - 2 Euro/DAO)
214 - Falkland Islands (Feb 22, 2008)
215 - Turkmenistan (Apr 2008 - Orhene)
216 - Marshall Islands (May 2008 - $1.13)
217 - Niger (Jun 27, 2008 - 1060F)
218 - Kiribati (Aug 5 2008 - 30c/Gunnajo)
219 - Ascension Island (Nov 18, 2008)
220 - Turks & Caicos (Dec 5, 2008 - $1/bigfishdiveclub)
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| Wow. North Korea postcard from Pyongyang by Leonik |
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221 - Central African Republic (Feb 9, 2009 - 515F/Narviking)
221b - Central African Republic (Mar 12, 2009 - 515F/Chris1275)
222 - Western Sahara (Feb 25, 2009 - 15.50/Leonik)
223 - Mauritania (Feb 21, 2009 - 370UM/Leonik)
224 - Cameroun (Mar 14, 2009 - 200FFCA/Chris1275)
225 - Angola (Mar 7, 2009 - Narviking)
226 - Wallis and Futuna (May 20, 2009 - 103francs)
227 - American Samoa (Jun 25, 2009 - $1.28/Adam)
228 - Haiti (Jun 1, 2009 - 50gourdes/Abby)
229 - Burundi (July, 2009 - 810F)
230 - Palestine (July 7, 2009 - 250fils/agneszh)
231 - Chad (July 7, 2009 - 550F)
232 - Samoa (Aug 27, 2009 - $3/maril2)
233 - Guadelope (Sep 9, 2009)
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ONE WORLD, ONE DAY
"One day, one passport, one currency, one language, one world.
Let us enjoy our diversity and differences, enjoy the moment.
Travel today, build our bridges for tomorrow - one world, one day."
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SLLiew Thu Nov 5, 2009 04:15 UTC
Thanks Ulrike. I enjoy collecting more cards even if I have exceeded 10 from that country :) Have sent you an email. SL | ozulrike Thu Nov 5, 2009 02:04 UTC
I love your postcard collection. What a great idea. Would send you one, but looks like you already have enough from Australia :-) | unaS Mon Nov 2, 2009 03:40 UTC
Many thanks for visiting my Spain pages and for the ratings. Sorry they mostly are only just begun. Hope to get more info on them posted soon. | jumpingnorman Sun Nov 1, 2009 05:46 UTC
Hi SL! Glad u got the Ibiza card! I am going to Guatemala (Tikal and Antigua) in two weeks - do you already have cards from there? But I am not going to UNESCO's Quiriga..Thanks also for seeing my latest Euro trips (lol girl though you were Japanese) |
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