#191: Second postcard from Tunisia

The flag of Tunisia

Building stamp

Received from Mehdi from Hamman-Lif. Please check out his blog here.

Tunisia is divided into 24 governates (wilayat), of which Tataouine is the largest and Tunis is the smallest.

#83: Second postcard from North Korea

Propaganda

Sculpture, flag and landscape stamps

Received from a friend of Jill from Yuli Township, Taiwan.

The local name for North Korea is Choson-minjujuui-inmin-koughwaguk or Choson meaning “Land of Morning Calm”.

#90: First postcard from Latvia

Map of Latvia

Flag/map, coat of arms and lighthouse stamps

Received from Oksana from Riga.

Latvia is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania, to the east by Russia, and to the southeast by Belarus and by a maritime border to the west with Sweden.

#110: First postcard from Uzbekistan

Mir Arab madrasasi

Architecture and flag stamps

Received from Shukhrat from Tashkent.

 Uzbekistan borders Kazakhstan and the Aral Sea to the north and northwest, Turkmenistan to the southwest, Tajikistan to the southeast, and Kyrgyzstan to the northeast.

#38: Second postcard from Poland

Flag and Coat of Arms of Poland

Alice in Wonderland and cartoon stamp

Received from Grzegorz from Dobra. Please check out the postcard I sent him here.

Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Russia and Lithuania to the north.

#101: Second postcard from Nagorno-Karabakh

Flag, coat of arms and national anthem of Nagorno-Karabakh

Building and flag stamps

Received from Sergey from Stepanakert.

Nagorno-Karabakh shares borders with Armenia to the west and Iran to the south.

#101: First postcard from Nagorno-Karabakh

Gandzasar Monastery

Flag and monastery stamps

Received from Sergey from Stepanakert.

Nagorno-Karabakh shares borders with Armenia to the west and Iran to the south.

#94: First postcard from Macedonia

Map, flag and views of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Received from Ana from Skopje. Please check out her blog here.

Macedonia is bordered by Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west.

#90: First postcard from Latvia

Vintage map of Latvia

Map and flag, lighthouse and coat of arms stamps

Received from Oksana from Riga.

Latvia is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania, to the east by Russia, and to the southeast by Belarus and by a maritime border to the west with Sweden.

#83: First postcard from North Korea

Propaganda postcard

Flag stamp

Received from the kind people at Koryo Tours. One day I hope to go on one of their tours, they look pretty amazing.

North Korea is bordered by Russia and China to the north and the Korean Demilitarized Zone forms the boundary between North Korea and South Korea.

#80: Second postcard from Iceland

Flag of Iceland

Post delivery vehicle

Received from Arnold from Bellaire, Texas.

Iceland marks the juncture between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

#33: First postcard from Guam

Kan'uon Falls

Flag "forever" stamp

Received from Cecilia from Hagåtña.

Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean.

#68: Second postcard from Greenland

Flag of Greenland

Seaweed and flag stamps

Received from Arnold from Bellaire, Texas.

The Atlantic Ocean borders Greenland's southeast; the Greenland Sea is to the east; the Arctic Ocean is to the north; and Baffin Bay is to the west. The nearest countries are Canada, to the west across Baffin Bay, and Iceland, east of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean.

#64: First postcard from Georgia

Map and flag of Georgia

Visit Georgia and Georgian cultural heritage stamps

Received from Natia from Batumi.

Georgia is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan.

#62: First postcard from Estonia

Map of Estonia with coats of arms of Estonian towns

Horn and flag stamps

Received from Janne from Väätsa.

Estonia is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia.

#10: Third postcard from China

U.S. flag psotcard

Writing stamp

Received from Xiaoyaoyaoer from Beijing through the Postcrossing website.

Clockwise, beginning in the north, China is bordered by Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

#52: First and second postcards from Bangladesh

Bangladeshi flag

Bangladeshi flag

Sixty Dome Mosque and Port of Chittagong stamps

Received from Foysal from Tangail in an envelope.

Bangladesh is bordered by the Republic of India to its north, west and east, by the Union of Myanmar (Burma) to its south-east and by the Bay of Bengal to its south.

#51: First postcard from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Map and views of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coin and flag stamps

Received from Edin from Zenica.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast

#26: First postcard from South Korea

Christmas wreath 

Shell and flag stamps

Received from Seung-mi from South Korea through the Postcrossing website.

South Korea's neighbours are China to the west, Japan to the east, and shares a border with North Korea to the north.