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Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

Sunday, 19 October 2014

#17: Second postcard from French Guiana

Views of French Guiana

Rabbit stamp

Received from Cheryll from Paramaribo, Suriname.

French Guiana is home to Ariane, an important space centre.

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

#17: First postcard from Martinique

Road track sunset

Diamond Rock stamp and label

Received from Patty from Basse Pointe.

Martinique is directly north of Saint Lucia, northwest of Barbados, and south of Dominica.

Friday, 9 May 2014

#17: Second postcard from Réunion

Saint Denis

Cape Houssaye and Dolomieu Crater stamps 

Received from Shamia from Saint Pierre.

Réunion was claimed by the French in 1643 and named as Bourbon.

Monday, 21 April 2014

#17: First postcard from Guadeloupe

Map of Guadeloupe

Marianne and cartoon stamps

Received from Olga from Petit Bourg. See the postcard I sent her in return here.

Guadeloupe's nearest neighbours are Montserrat and Antigua and Barbuda to the northwest and north and Dominica to the south.

Friday, 21 March 2014

#140: First postcard from Saint Pierre and Miquelon


The statues

Christmas stamps

Received from Bénédicte from Saint-Martin-d'Heres, France.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is located in Fortune Bay, off the southern coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

#17: Second postcard from France

Cathédrale Saint Jean-Baptiste

Triplettes de Cherbourg stamp

Received from Axel from Fournival. Please check out his blog here.

From southwest to northeast, France shares a border with Spain, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium. France also borders Suriname to its west and Brazil to its east and south, by way of the overseas region of French Guiana, which is considered an integral part of the republic.

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

#17: First postcard from French Guiana

Fruits of French Guiana

Cartoon stamps

Received from Balwan from Kourou.

French Guiana borders Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west.

Friday, 8 November 2013

#17: First postcard from Réunion

Takamaka waterfall

Europa stamps

Received from Shamia from Saint Pierre.

Réunion is a French island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 120 miles southwest of Mauritius.





Monday, 26 August 2013

#17: First postcard from France

Lac d'Annecy

Marianne stamp

Received from Sandrine from Chico, United States.

From southwest to northeast, France shares a border with Spain, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium. France also borders Suriname to its west and Brazil to its east and south, by way of the overseas region of French Guiana, which is considered an integral part of the republic.