#122: Second postcard from Vietnam

Ha Long Bay

Building stamps

Received from Mu from Ho Chi Minh City.

‘Nguyen’ is a one of the most common Vietnamese surnames.

#49: First postcard from Australian Antarctic Territory

Kronotskaya Volcano, Kamchatka, Russian Far East

Echidna stamp

Received from Cally from New Zealand.

Australian Antarctic Territory is bounded by Queen Maud Land in the West and by Ross Dependency in the East.

#144: First postcard from Saudi Arabia

ad-Dir'iyah Castle

Flower and Royalty stamps

Received from Ian from Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen in the south.

#116: Second postcard from Trinidad and Tobago

Pitch Lake, La Brea, Trinidad

New National Library Building stamp

Received from Nalini from La Romain.

The Northern Range of Trinidad and Tobago is part of the Andes mountain Range.

#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.

#106: Third postcard from the Philippines

Banaue rice terraces UNESCO site

Sealife stamps

Received from Roselyn from Quezon City.

The Philippines are neighboured to the north across the Luzon Strait by Taiwan; west across the South China Sea  by Vietnam; southwest is the island of Borneo across the Sulu Sea, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia; while to the east it is bounded by the Philippine Sea and Palau.

#105: First postcard from Oman

Bahla Fort

Dagger stamps

Received from Cresalde from Qurum.

Oman is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest and also shares a marine border with Iran.

#59: Second postcard from the Dominican Republic

Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la menor

Children's drawing stamps

Received from Carmina from the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola and shares a border with Haiti.

#42: First postcard from Suriname

Nature multiview

Bird stamps

Received from Cheryll from Suriname.

Suriname is bordered by French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.