Australia: Rottnest Island

This week, I received four postcards from Russia, Hong Kong and Australia.

It’s been a great week receiving all these beautiful postcards in mail. 

Rottenst Island is an island located off the coast of West Australia. It is a popular tourist destination and has about 500,000 tourists annually. The Basin, which is featured on the postcard, is one of the most beautiful and popular swimming spots on the island.

<Postcrossing ID: AU-462960>

Happy Holidays :)

:: WalaGemini 12/24/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan (Taipei) :: China (Shanghai, Zhuhai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Ellensburg, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

Hong Kong: Tai O

This week, I received four postcards from Russia, Hong Kong and Australia.

It’s been a great week receiving all these beautiful postcards in mail.  

This postcard features the city of Tai O in Hong Kong. Tai O was a old fishing village located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is very famous for the stilt houses (Pang uk) which are illustrated in the picture; and also for their seafood, shrimp paste and dried salty fish.

Happy Holidays :)

:: WalaGemini 12/24/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan (Taipei) :: China (Shanghai, Zhuhai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Ellensburg, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

Russia: Evgeny Tonkikh "Carnival" (oil on canvas) / "Пейзаж Новороссийской" (Novorossivsk Sea Port)

This week, I received four postcards from Russia, Hong Kong and Australia.

It’s been a great week receiving all these beautiful postcards in mail. 

When I first received this postcard, I felt like it was rather an artistic piece and I wasn't sure what it was trying to bring out. But it seemed to be bring different cultures and religions into one postcard. It says on the card that it is the Evgeny Tonkikh "Carnival" on canvas. Sender mentioned that she also enjoy learning new languages and it's a way of opening windows into a foreign culture.

<Postcrossing ID: RU-4197653>

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This second postcard features a beautiful port in a nice sunny day. Sadly, the name of this place was only written in Russian and I was not able to understand or read it,,, It says "Пейзаж Новороссийской" and sender commented on it saying that is the Novorossivsk Sea Port. I could have never figured it out without her help :)

Sender also added a cute cat sticker on the card :) How cute !!!!

<Postcrossing ID: RU-4059338>

Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful holiday season. 

:: WalaGemini 12/24/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan (Taipei) :: China (Shanghai, Zhuhai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Ellensburg, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

France: City of Metz

Hello :) How's everyone enjoying their day?
For the last two weeks, I've received four postcards: France, Germany, Czech Republic, and The Netherlands.

A beautiful multi-view card from city of Metz. Sender said she enjoys eating ice cream at the lack in the summer. I mean...that definitely sounds fun doesn't it? I'd totally do that too I also very much appreciate the Totoro drawing she attempted on the card.

<Postcrossing ID:  FR-604050>

:: WalaGemini 12/24/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan (Taipei) :: China (Shanghai, Zhuhai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Ellensburg, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

Germany: Ruf doch mal an!

Hello :) How's everyone enjoying their day?
For the last two weeks, I've received four postcards: France, Germany, Czech Republic, and The Netherlands.

A wide mailbox postcard from Germany. I couldn't figure out what the phrase on top means... Anyone?
Send was the weather was cold and rainy, but she still enjoys walking her dogs.

<Postcrossing ID: DE-4713643>

It also came with a cute kittens stamp, which apparently is my favourite creature on Earth :D

:: WalaGemini 12/24/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan (Taipei) :: China (Shanghai, Zhuhai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Ellensburg, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

Czech Republic: Greetings from... Czech Republic

Hello :) How's everyone enjoying their day?
For the last two weeks, I've received four postcards: France, Germany, Czech Republic, and The Netherlands.

My very first Greetings from card from Czech Republic. One of the most interesting facts that was listed on the card was that soft contact lenses were invented in 1959 by Czech Chemist Otto Wichterle. Thanks to him that I do not have to wear glasses all the time :)
Sender also said the weather was rather tough and rainy... Hope you guys are doing okay there :)

<Postcrossing ID: CZ-749323>

:: WalaGemini 12/24/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan (Taipei) :: China (Shanghai, Zhuhai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Ellensburg, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

The Netherlands: Lavender Field in France

Hello :) How's everyone enjoying their day?
For the last two weeks, I've received four postcards: France, Germany, Czech Republic, and The Netherlands.

Sender bought this card from France during her travel last summer. This is a absolutely beautiful card due to the fact that I LOVE purple and lavender. I could almost smell that wonderful scent out of this postcard. 

< Postcrossing ID: NL-3227978>








:: WalaGemini 12/24/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to

:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan (Taipei) :: China (Shanghai, Zhuhai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Ellensburg, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

USA: Alaska Aurora

Today I'd like to share with you some postcards I bought back when I went on a cruise to Alaska
All three postcards features views of the Aurora Borealis.
It is a shame that I haven't been able to seem them myself because they are beautiful and look miraculous to me. I hope that in the near future, I'll be able to check this off my to-do list :)

Hope you liked them :)
Have a great weekend

:: WalaGemini 12/20/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan(Taipei) :: China (Shanghai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

Hong Kong: Urban Sketching

Hello everyone :) WalaGemini here. Is everyone anticipating their Christmas holiday and presents?
I just finished my last 3 final essays...It was a stressful and long week..
Hope everyone is having a better week than me :)

Today I would like to share with you some postcards I bought online.
Some of you may probably have heard of it.
It is called The Art of Urban Sketching.


The box contains 100 postcards that have different drawings of cities views on them. While most of them are paintings, some are black and white and some are drawn with ball pens.
(photo credits: amazon.com)








The ones I'd like to share with you are postcards with Hong Kong illustrations on them.
They are all very beautiful postcards and made me realize how awesome my city actually is.

A street view of Wing Lee Street. Although the houses seemed to be old, there are still people living these apartments.

A Star Ferry that runs on the Victoria Habour everyday. Its a rather short ride but you're guaranteed to get a nice view of Hong Kong on a sunny day.

View from the Peak. Hong Kong is definitely a city that is packed with buildings.

 

An older fisher's boat that is still in use. Usually spotted in Sai Kung and Quarry Bay areas where people fish for a living.












What do you think? Do you think these gives a realistic representation of Hong Kong today?
Would you like to visit this city if you knew nothing about Hong Kong but these pictures?
Tell me what you think :)

Hope you enjoy these postcards :)
Have a fabulous day :)

:: WalaGemini 12/18/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan(Taipei) :: China (Shanghai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

South Korea: Bright Moon

Hello everyone :) Did everyone in the American world enjoyed Thanksgiving and gained a few pounds because of all the turkey and sweet potato?

I personally didn't enjoy it very much because I had this really bad cold since three weekends ago.....And I'm still coughing day and night til this day because it just wouldn't leave me alone... For those of you out there...Stay warm and take care :)

I received this postcard earlier this week from a postcrosser from South Korea and I like this card A LOT. Like....a 11 out of 10 it I had to rate it.

Although it's just a simple card with a moon on it....I could feel the calm and peacefulness from the card...

I could probably just stare at it for hours :)




So how do you like this card?
Do you like moon postcards?

Hope you are all enjoying your day :)

:: WalaGemini 12/02/2015 ::

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Countries/Places I've been to
:: Japan (Sapporo) :: South Korea (Incheon, Seoul, Daejeon) :: Singapore :: Thailand (Pattaya) :: Indonesia (Bali) :: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) :: Taiwan(Taipei) :: China (Shanghai) :: USA (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Hoover Dam, Seattle, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::