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Showing posts with label Southern Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern Africa. Show all posts

Saturday, 1 November 2014

#89: Fifth postcard from Lesotho

Marakabei

Frog, flower and and football stamps

Received from Hape from Teyateyaneng.

Lesotho produces around 90% of its own electrical power.

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

#89: Fourth postcard from Lesotho

The Qiloane Falls

Frog, flower and and football stamps

Received from Hape from Teyateyaneng.

Khoisan hunter-gatherers were the earliest inhabitants of Lesotho.

Friday, 12 September 2014

#192: First postcard from Angola

Luanda Bay

Traditional ceramic stamps

Received from Paul from Luanda.

Angola is a country in Southern Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean.

Saturday, 26 July 2014

#182: First postcard from South Africa

Views of  Cape Town

Dinosaur stamp

Received from Jill from Saint Helena Island.

South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; and within it lies Lesotho,

Monday, 31 March 2014

#145: First postcard from Botswana

Hippopotamus

"All the stars in heaven" and rhinoceros WWF stamps

Received from Carlos from Maputo, Mozambique.

Botswana is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast.

Friday, 14 February 2014

#89: Third postcard from Lesotho

Maseru, capital of Lesotho

Mothoko and 'mametsana stamps

Received from Hape from Teyateyaneng.

Lesotho has the highest low point in the world (1,400 metres).

Thursday, 13 February 2014

#89: Second postcard from Lesotho

Mahealea Lodge and pony trek Centre

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and Bubbling Kassina stamps

Received from Hape from Teyateyaneng.

Lesotho is completely surrounded by its only neighbouring country, South Africa.

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

#118: First postcard from Zambia



Victoria Falls

Blacksmith Plover

Received from Liz through the "Starring You" project. Check it out and participate to get nice cards like this from around the world.

Zambia's neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.

Saturday, 14 December 2013

#111: First postcard from Zimbabwe

Safari 

Bird stamp

Received from Dominic from Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Zimbabwe is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east.

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

#100: First postcard from Namibia

Namib Desert

Bird stamp

Received from Wendy from the Hague, Netherlands.

Namibia borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. 


Monday, 18 November 2013

#89: First postcard from Lesotho

Makhaleng Valley

Stamps showing Moonyane and Mothokho

Received from Hape from Teyateyaneng.

Lesotho is completely surrounded by its only neighbouring country, South Africa.