THAILAND - Sea Gypsy

Card from my travel to Satun and Pak Bara.

THAILAND - Mural Painting at The Temple of Emerald Buddha

Card from my travel to Hua Hin, Thailand, shows the mural painting at the temple of Emerald Buddha, Bangkok. Thailand.

INDONESIA - Raja Ampat Islands

Card from my travel from Indonesia. And I thought it was lost. I asked the reception to mail this card for me on 15 April and it only arrived today.  Tooks 103 days to reach its destination and am glad it.

THAILAND - Satun

And I'm back to Thailand, this time - Satun, Thailand southern province near the Wang Kerian, Perlis border.  I can't get enough of Thailand and tomyam :P  This card was mailed on 18/2/18 and arrived 1/3/18, took 10 days to travel.

"Satun (Thai: สตูล, pronounced [sā.tūːn]; Malay: Setul) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Trang, Phatthalung, and Songkhla. To the south it borders Perlis of Malaysia."

VIETNAM - Hoi An

One of the most fun thing to do when on vacation is to sent card to myself and friends.  I'm curious to how long the postcards takes to make their journey, this card took about 11 days. (posted on 19/12 at the airport and arrived today).

I really like postcard from Vietnam, I think they are gorgeous and I like the fact that they are a bit bigger than your standard postcard.

This wrap-up cards received for 2017. I know it's only the 30th but with no new mail until Tuesday 2nd January. these cards are it - the final batch.  2017 has been a very challenging year, filled with heartache, tears, deep sadness intertwining with proud moment, joy and laughters.  I hope I'll have the strength to let go of this past year and look forward to a promising new year to come.

"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 history is reflected in its architecture, a mix of eras and styles from wooden Chinese shophouses and temples to colorful French colonial buildings, ornate Vietnamese tube houses and the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge with its pagoda."

THAILAND - Som Tam Thai

The card that I sent to myself from our yearly family vacation to Phuket. The card took 7 days to arrived! (Mail on 30/11, arrived 7/12/17)

"Thai green papaya salad, which in Thailand is known as as som tam (ส้มตำ), is one of the most commonly available and popularly consumed dishes in Thailand. 

Som tam (ส้มตำ) originates in the northeastern part of the Thailand (Isaan), which is on the border of Laos, where the same dish is a staple as well. You’ll now find green papaya salad everywhere throughout Thailand, and on just about every street corner in Bangkok."

INDONESIA - Bandung Conference

A card that I sent to myself on my recent trip to Bandung Indonesia, shows President Suharto leaving the conference.

The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference (Indonesian: Konferensi Asia-Afrika) —was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on April 18–24, 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia. The twenty-nine countries that participated at the Bandung Conference represented nearly one-quarter of the Earth's land surface and a total population of 1.5 billion people. The conference was organised by Indonesia, Burma, Pakistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and India and was coordinated by Ruslan Abdulgani, secretary general of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The conference's stated aims were to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation and to oppose colonialism or neocolonialism by any nation. The conference was an important step toward the Non-Aligned Movement.

THAILAND - Farmer

I mail this card from my recent holiday to Bangkok last week and it only took a week to arrived!

THAILAND - Kohfour-Kohfive, Koh Samui

Card from our family vacation to Koh Samui, Southern Thailand.  Such a beautiful place to be.