USA: State map of New Mexico

After all the holiday craziness and traveling, I received four postcards in my mail few days ago from Switzerland, USA, Poland, and Germany.

This postcard features a cartoon map of the state of New Mexico (NM). New Mexico is located in the southwestern region of US, and joined the country as the 47th state in 1912. Although the state capital of NM is Santa Fe, the largest city is Albuquerque, which is also the city where Breaking Bad took place.

Other than showing the cities, the lower left hand corner of the card also introduce other state facts. Road runner as the state bird; Black Bear as the state animal, and the yucca as the state flower.

This is such a colorful card showing this beautiful state. It makes me want to collect all other state map that's in the country.

<Postcrossing ID: US-3753434>

This card also had two very special stamps that seem to be from awhile ago. The slogan on the stamps say "Save Woodland Habitats" and "Save Mountain Habitats" respectively.

:: WalaGemini 01/06/2016

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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 (San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Multnomah Falls, Seattle, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

Switzerland: ‘Starry Sky in the Music Room at the Villa Stuck'

After all the holiday craziness and traveling, I received four postcards in my mail few days ago from Switzerland, USA, Poland, and Germany.

This is a beautiful and really cool postcard that shows the horoscope cycle. I love this postcard because it has the sign Gemini on it and that is my horoscope :) This is also the first card I've received with Gemini on it :) So excited about this card

<Postcrossing ID: CH-270917>

The sun transits Gemini between May 21 and Jun 20. People say that Geminis are kinda crazy and never know how to calm down...which I agree to some extent..haha

:: WalaGemini 01/06/2016

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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 (San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Multnomah Falls, Seattle, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

USA: Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Hello everyone :) How was your winter break and New Years? Did you did anything exciting? 

I had a great vacation and traveled quite a bit over the holidays. In those 10 days of my vacation, I did a little road trip with my boyfriend to different places in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Although most of the places we went were to visit family and friends, the highlight of the trip was Multnomah Falls in Oregon that's located along the Columbia River.

From Lewiston, Idaho, we drove a few hours til we reached the Columbia River, and traveled along the Historic Columbia River Highway westward towards Portland. The Columbia River serves as the boarder between Washington State and Oregon State. It is a very scenic drive along the river and there are streams and other waterfalls along the way.

Located in the Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in Oregon State, and also the second tallest year-round waterfall in the US. At the bottom of the waterfall, there is a small lodge that serves as a information center and gift shop. If you follow the trail behind and walk 0.2 miles, you'll reach the Benson footbridge that is 32m above the lower cascade.

The day I went was super cold and windy....After the walk up the bridge, my boyfriend and I ran down to the lodge for some hot coffee and cocoa...

 The Princess Legend

A legend is told of a terrible sickness that threatened the Multnomah people. An old medicine man revealed that the sickness would pass if a maiden threw herself from a high cliff on the Big River to the rocks below. When the Chief's daughter saw the sickness on her lover's face, she went to the cliff and plunged to her death. Now when the breeze blows through the water, a silvery stream separates from the upper falls. The misty stream fashions a from of the maiden, a token of the Great Sprit's acceptance of her sacrifice.

Lastly, an Oregon State shaped card with the beautiful Multnomah Falls on it :)

Do you agree that this place is beautiful also?

Would you consider visiting if you had the chance to? 

:: WalaGemini 01/04/2016

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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 (San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, San Francisco, Yosemite, Portland, Multnomah Falls, Seattle, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Washington D.C.) :: Canada (Toronto, Victoria) :: Macau ::

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 ::

Hong Kong: Water Paint Animals

Hello Everyone :) How's your Thursday going?
I've been feeling stressful about my midterms at school and life lately...
Just a little lost and confuse but I decided that maybe sharing a few postcards with you all will make me feel better :D

I wish I could just yell at my negative feelings and have them go away....

Or maybe making a nonchalant face would help me feel less anxious about my exams ....

Or pretend that I'm smart enough to get an A on everything....

Or become fat and weird like this green pigeon.....?
















I hope that everyone this enjoying their Thursday despite what you have to do or where you have to be :) Enjoy yourself and maybe grab a cup of coffee to brighten up your day and be ready to embrace to weekend :D

What's your plan for the weekend?
Anyone going to be traveling?

:: WalaGemini 11/05/2015 ::

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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 ::

USA: Coca Cola Store, Las Vegas, Nevada

Hello everyone :) It's been awhile since I've updated my blog...
Sorry to those who follows this ...I've been busy with school work and....being lazy :P
Hope everyone is enjoying their Monday :)

Today I'd like you share with you some postcards I bought from the Coca Cola store in Las Vegas when I visited in Spring Break, 2013.
These postcards show some of the Coca Cola advertisements from the 20th century.

I'd like to buy the world a Coke (1971)

A group of people singing while holding a bee....Coke...? (I'm not sure to be honest)

Always Coca Cola (1993)

Two cute and adorable polar bears enjoying their moment with a Coke.

Coke refreshes you best (1960)

A vintage picture with a sexy lady sitting on the beach.

Have a Coke and a smile (1980)

Just a realistic picture of a cup of Coke you would get at any fast food restaurant.

Coke adds life (1976)


This one has more of a comic book style with a slogan on top that says "Always the real thing ... Always Coca-Cola".













My favorite one is Always Coca Cola (1993), the one with two Coca Cola bears on it. It's just very cute and adorable, and it actually makes me want to share a coke with my loved one. :)

What about you? Which one did you like the best?

:: WalaGemini 11/02/2015 ::

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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 ::