ALASKA - Dog Sled and Cabin

Thanks to Laurel for the swap.

Dog musher Martin Buser runs his team during a spring training run on a lake with Mt. Mckinley and the Alaska Range in the background Southcentral, Alaska.

NETHERLANDS - Horses

Thanks to postrosser Raymanda for the card.

SAINT LUCIA - Saufriere

My first Saint Lucia card came from my penfriend,  Jan.  Thank you for the wonderful card and stamps. 

"Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. Originally founded by the French it was the original capital of the island."

GERMANY - Poel

Thanks to postcrosser Time for the card.

"Poel, is an island in the Baltic Sea. It builds the natural northern and eastern boundaries of the Bay of Wismar on the German coast. The northern coast of the island is also on the south side of the large gulf known as the Bay of Mecklenburg, which Wismar Bay enters into. Insel Poel thus forms on its northern side the unofficial latitude of the northern boundary of the Wismar Bay."

CHINA - UNESCO Pule Temple

Round coffered ceiling in Hall Xuanguang Pule Temple (Universal Happiness)

Round Pavilion, Pule Temple.

Pule Si outer temple dating from 1776, Chengde city, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hebei Province, China

PANAMA - Cover

KENYA - Kenya Coast

Another nice card from Rosyline showing Kenya Coast.

NAMIBIA - Old Bushmen Woman/San Tribe

Thanks to Georine for the swap. The card said; "Bushman woman, precious colorful adornments contrast with wrinkled skin." and this card  reminds me of the movie, 'God must be Crazy'..

AZERBAIJAN - Hotel JW Marriott Absheron, Baku

Thanks to Maryam for the swap.

GUAM - Carabao in Umatac

I was wondering what is Carabao means until I check with google.  It was actually Kerbau in my language (Malay). The spelling might be different but the sound is the same. Kerbau was introduce to Philippines by Malay immigrants and since Guam is near Philippines they adopt the word. Thanks to Vee for the card!.

"The carabao is a swamp type domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) found in the Philippines. Water buffaloes were probably introduced to the Philippines by Malay immigrants around 300 to 200 BC."

MACAU - Senado Square

I hope someday I could visit Macau! This card is a swap with Amber from Macau.

"The Senado Square, or Senate Square (Portuguese: Largo do Senado; Chinese: 議事亭前地), is a paved town square in Macau, China and part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site."

GREECE - Traditional Bread making

Thanks to Voula for the swap.

LEBANON - 1969. Beirut - Martyrs Square

Thanks to Daniela for the old view postcard of Beirut. My first card from Lebanon!

"Martyrs' Square (Arabic: ساحة الشهداء‎ Sahet el Shouhada, French: Place des Martyrs) is a square in the heart of downtown Beirut, Lebanon, next to the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque."

LEBANON - 1943. Beirut - Avenue des Francais

The second card from Daniela, showing the Avenue des Francais.

"Avenue des Français was a wide, palm-lined, seaside street in Beirut, Lebanon, and now part of the pedestrian promenade, the Shoreline Walk.

Avenue des Français was created out of the widening of the former Rue Minet El Hosn during the period of the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon as part of an urban renewal project planned for the capital. It was Beirut's first seaside promenade. The levee along the waterfront was enlarged with the wreckage from the old town and a retaining wall was erected from the ruins of a Byzantine basilica.[4] Due to its broad sidewalks, palm trees, and chic hotels, the avenue quickly became the favored esplanade for the prominent families of the city."

SWITZERLAND - Zermatt, Matterhorn

Thanks to Vanessa for this wonderful card.

"The Matterhorn (German: Matterhorn, Italian: Monte Cervino, French: Mont Cervin) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a huge and almost perfect pyramidal peak in the Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe."

SLOVAKIA - Castles of Slovakia

Thanks to Adriana for the nice castles card of Slovakia.

SOUTH KOREA - Topokki

Topokki is Stir Fried Rice Cake.  Thanks to Juyeon for the card.

HONDURAS - Mahogany Wood Carvers, El Progreso

Thanks to Wilmer for the wonderful swap.

HONDURAS - Aerial View of San Fernando De Omoa Fortress

The second card from Wilmer shows the Fort of San Fernando of Camoa.

"The fort of San Fernando of Camoa - it was the largest fort in the region and it guarded one of the most important ports in the Caribbean. The fort of San Fernando was built between 1745 and 1778, using slave labour. The fort housed a garrison of 365 Spanish soldiers and was equipped with enough cannons to effectively repell naval attacks from the bay."

SCOTLAND - The Isle of Cumbrae

Today 4 cards come to my mailbox.  The first card is a swap with Maya.  It shows the aerial view of the Isle of Cumbrae and it was sent from Jersey! Make my day!  - doesn't get better than this.

"Great Cumbrae (also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland.  "