These two wonderful postcards come from Wendy C in Nevada. She writes: My family has been here in Las Vegas since the 1800's! It is very hot and dry here in the desert. We get many visitors too. I am 47 years old married with 3 children. I love exchanging postcards like you do and learning about the world and my own beautiful country. Expect more!!!   ღ Wendy C.

Postcard #2 Reads:  Greetings from the Grand Canyon! We are lucky in Las Vegas to be so close to the incredible Grand Canyon. The northern rim is in Utah and the mountains while the southern rim is in Arizona in the desert. Many tours by helicopter or bus leave from Las Vegas everyday. It is amazing!!! There is and Indian (Native American) tribe that lives at the bottom of the Canyon. From Wendy C.


Many thanks Wendy C!

More Facts about this tribe:

Havasuw `Baaja, the people of the blue green waters, are the traditional guardians of the Grand Canyon. Related to the Yuman, the Havasupai have from the beginning, inhabited the Grand Canyon and its environs.
By 1919 with the establishment of the Grand Canyon National Park, the Tribe was restricted to 518 acres, 5 miles wide and 12 miles long in a side canyon. The Tribe has since had returned to them 188,077 acres of their former homelands which makes up their reservation today.
The Havasupai Reservation is located in Coconino County, at the southwest corner of the Grand Canyon National Park. The nearest community to the Reservation is Peach Springs, 64 miles southwest from Hualapai Hilltop.
The Havasupai Reservation consists of plateau country, dissected with deep, scenic canyons characteristic of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. Notable geographic features include "The Great Thumb," Long Mesa, and Tenderfoot Mesa, which converge on the Coconino Plateau at the south end of the reservation.
Havasu (Cataract) Canyon, now the permanent home of the Havasupai Indian Tribe, is internationally known for its blue water and spectacular water falls adorned with travertine columns, shelves and skirts. Topography of the plateau areas varies from rolling, gentle slopes, to escarpments of outcrops of the Kaibab Limestone.
The population for the Havasupai Tribe is 639 with a median age of 24.8 years. The largest employer of the tribal members on the reservation is the Tribe. The main occupation of individual members is packing and working for tribal enterprises (tourism).
The Havasuw `Baaja, draw their strength from the land, which is sacred. Visitors are asked to preserve the magnificence of the Havasupai homeland and respect their natural resources which contribute to their spiritual direction. All visitors are asked to leave their liquor, drugs, weapons and pets at home and to take their trash out of the canyon.
The best way to reach Havasupai is from Highway 66, six miles east of Peach Springs, onto Indian Route 18, a 64 mile road to Hualapai Hilltop. From the Hilltop parking lot there is an eight mile trail to Supai Village. This trail may be traveled either by foot or horse.

http://www.grandcanyon.com/havasupai.html

We received two beautiful postcards from Mustafa B in Turkey. He writes: Hi! How are you. I promised to send you two postcards. I hope you like them (we do). Turkey has very historical places and sea tourism. All year more than 2 million tourists visit here. Best wishes. Your facebook friend Mustafa B.

This postcard comes to us from Christophe S. in Switzerland. He writes: Hello...thank you for your last postcard. Here is a multiview of a touristic mountain river in Zermatt ( South of the country). The sound of this river among the cliff is wonderful!Have a nice day.

What is a Gila Monster you might ask? The Gila Monster can be found in the Sonoran Desert in Phoenix, Arizona area. The Gila Monster's bite, although rarely fatal to humans, serves to overpower animal predators and prey. The poison is not injected like that of a snake, but flows into the open wound as the lizard chews on the victim. Our postcrosser Sue says she has never seen one even though she enjoys hiking through the dessert, which is very hot and very dry with an average of 7 inches of rain per YEAR. Happy Postcrossing! Thank you Sue

This is a wonderful postcard from a fellow postcrosser named Mr. Lu. He sent us a surprising package of Chinese goods. Enclosed in the envelope was a translucent sheet with Chinese symbols written by Mr. Lu. Also a postcard and a fancy envelope containing a coin from China.

The postcard reads: Dear friend, This is Lu from China. Have you ever been to China? ( No not yet) This way I send you a coin, and handwriting of me. Hope you'll enjoy! Best Wishes! Mr Lu.

About the postcard: Wulingyuan, located in Zhangjiajie in western Hunan Provance.The area is known for its beautiful mountains & rivers.In 1992,Wulingyuan was included on the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

(PS I do not know what the hand writing he wrote means but when I find out I will post here)

Hope K. thank you so much for sending us another great postcard from Ohio. This card reads: I thought since you had one of my city, I should send one of my state. Here's a little info:

1. State Tree: Buckeye
2. State Bird: Cardinal
3. State Flower: Scarlet Carnation
4. State Song: "Hang On, Sloppy"

Puerto Rico is our origin even though we were born in New York City. We love this island so much it calls to us and its enchanting sounds, and sights pull at our heart strings when it has been to long since our last visit. My loving sister Lei-Lani N sent us these amazing postcards from Puerto Rico. These are our first but I am sure they will not be our last postcards from Puerto Rico.

She lovingly writes: San Juan is the Capitol of Puerto Rico. It is also the most visited area in Puerto Rico by tourists because of all the attractions. Bayamon is the town right next to us. This stadium is used for concerts, special events and games. Every town has their very own baseball team. Baseball is very big in Puerto Rico.
The next card reads: There are beaches like this all over Puerto Rico. Guajataca beach, surrounded by palm trees and by the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most beautiful beaches of Puerto Rico. The final postcard from Lei-Lani N. reads This is Isla Verde which in English means green island. It is one of the most popular beaches in Puerto Rico. When people visit Puerto Rico this is one of the beaches that is visited the most.

Raven & William L. send us more love from the Big Apple, New York City. The first postcard is of the Statue of Liberty and she writes: Officially called Liberty Enlightening the World. It was a gift from France. 151 ft tall, and with pedestal and foundation 305ft. Can climb stairs to crown. Made Oct 28, 1886. Welcoming Immigrants visitors and returning Americans. Stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, and has the date July IV MDCCLXXVI in her left arm.

The Postcard facts state: New York - Statue of Liberty - Her face is more than 8ft tall (2.4m) and is made of copper 3/32in. thick (.24 cm).

The second postcard reads: Who was a Greek God who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals. The Prometheus Statue at New York's Rockefeller Center is surrounded by flags of the world. Prometheus was known for being intelligent . Its a complex of 19 buildings. 22 acres between 48th Street and 51st street (between 5th and 6th avenue). In 1987 this became a national landmark, it was named after John D. Rockefeller who leased it from Columbia University. Known for beautiful lights and a giant tree at Christmas and its great big ice rink. Many thanks again William and Raven L. We love the facts and postcards ;-)

Greetings from Torino, Italy. This postcards comes from Claudia R (from Crema Italy). She writes: Kiss from Italy. In this town there is the most famous Egyptian museum. I love it! [I am sure we would too] Many thanks for this new card with great facts ;-)

This new postcard is from Nelson C. He a wonderful friend and artist. He thought of us and writes: Hello, Greetings from Amsterdam! So needless to say, this country is infamous for many things... not all of them good but the little canals and boats are very pretty and it is one of the cheaper places in Europe ☺enjoy!
Many thanks Nelson for thinking of us and sending us another fantastic postcard!

This postcard is a new one from our new friend Trish L. She writes: Hi Ya, This postcard is of the Great Barrier Reef. Facts:

1. It is the only living thing on earth that can be seen from outer space.
2. It is apart of the World Heritage Listing
3. It has over 2,900 reefs and around 940 islands.
4. It stretches 2,300 kms along the Queensland coastline (1800 miles).
5. The Reef is one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World.
6. Not all coral is hard, some are soft and spongy.
7. The reef starts just out from where I live.

I hope you like this card. Your Aussie Mate - Trish L.

This postcard lovingly comes from a fellow postcrosser Mary J. Mary writes: This is the home of the Boston Res Sox. It's the oldest professional ball park still in use today.

The postcards facts read: Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts
There are only 34,182 seats in the old (1912) American League Baseball Park and they are usually filled! Over the renown left field wall are the Mass 'Pike, the landmark Citgo sign and the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge over the Charles River. Photo by Johnathan J. Klein
Thanks for the wonderful postcards but we are still for ever YANKEE FANS!

Jenna G. writes: Greetings from Jackson Center! Ohio's landscape is diverse; ranging from lakes and rivers to rolling hills, flat farmland to mountains. Autumn is beautiful ( and my favorite season). Columbus our capitol is a little over an hours drive and has many fun attractions. I live in a rural area and love the quiet but am about a 2 hour drive from 5 other major cities. ☺ Best Wishes ღ Jenna G.

Postcard facts: There have been eight Presidents from Ohio, earning it the nickname, "The Mother of Presidents"

History of Madeira Island

When the Infante Dom Henrique, better known in English as Prince Henry the Navigator, gathered together the finest cartographers and navigators of Portugal at the beginning of the 15th century, his plan was to extend the knowledge of the coast of West Africa. Armed only with square-rigged ships, compass, hourglass and astrolabe, the initial sea captains were severely handicapped in their endeavors. But in the course of their ventures, the finest hour of Portuguese maritime history, luck brought greater riches than the purities of science and logic. Two young sea captains, João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, were blown off course on their journey around the African coast and after many days at sea found land on a small island that they named Porto Santo - the very first of the many discoveries made by Henry's school of navigation. On reporting to Henry they were promptly ordered to return and colonize the island. The year was 1419. Seductive as are the charms of the golden sands of Porto Santo it seems somewhat incredible today that it took a further year before the next discovery was made. The captains had reported a dark mass of clouds visible on the southern horizon. They were now encouraged to explore this foreboding mass. As theories to whether the world was flat had yet to be completely disproved, it took an enormous leap of faith to cross the traverse. As they approached, the huge Atlantic rollers breaking along the north coast and the boiling turbulence of the cross currents at the Ponta de São Lourenço cannot have eased the concern of the superstitious sailors. But on rounding the headland they discovered the bay of Machico, the threshold to the heavily forested island that they named Madeira. Prince Henry immediately organized the colonization of the island, with the first families coming from the Algarve region of Portugal. Today the statue of Zarco looks down on the descendants of the first colonizers as they navigate the corner in front of the Bank of Portugal building in downtown Funchal. As the Portuguese overseas possessions have shrunk, so the relative significance of this first of the great discoveries has gained in importance. To find a needle in a haystack can be trying, but to find Porto Santo in an Atlantic storm was a lucky prize indeed.

 


http://www.madeira-web.com/PagesUK/history-uk.html

Christophe D. from Switzerland writes: Hello, this is a card of what I can see 5 minutes walk from my home. I like all these little rivers in the forest. Have a nice day - Christophe D.

Lucy S. writes: Hi, How is the weather in NC? (it is ok but has been raining heavily the past few days, today is the fist day we had all sun all day in a while). It's the rainy season here soon all the green will be Dead by the second week (really wow) in June. How the postcard vacation? Well we are moving along swimmingly and thanks to you we have increased our United States collection.

Postcard facts: Utah The Beehive State
Settled by Mormon Pioneers: 1847. Entered the Union as 45th State: January 4, 1896, State Capitol: Salt Lake City. Area in square miles: 84,916. Population 2.1 million

A postcrosser by the name Pirjo send us a Santa with reindeer postcard from Finland very sweet, thank you.

Sara writes: Hi Thank you for your postcard. I thought you might like this Koala, they live on a diet of gum leaves. I adore them. I like your blog, best wishes xx Sara

Thanks to our friend Raven for this cool postcard of Wollman Skating Rink in Central Park New York City. She writes: a public ice rink opened in 1949 from October to April and used to hole concerts in the summer but now hosts the Victorian Garden Amusement Park. Now owned by Donald Trump and known as Trump Wollman Skating Rink. Fun place to visit. From William and Raven L

This is a postcard of the Eiffel Tower I hope you like it. Best Reguards. Aurelie B.

The second postcard reads: Here is a card of Carcassonne (Aude - France) , that is a medieval city in the South of France. It's really very attractive and very preserved. I send you all my friendship of France. I hope that you are going to receive many cards. ( Thank you we send our love from Charlotte, North Carolina USA and we are chugging along with our postcard journey thanks to wonderful people like you Cathy B and Aurelie B.)

Hello from New Zealand! This postcard shows Auckland city at night. Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and is in the North Island. Even though it's the biggest city, our capital city is Wellington. In this postcard you can see the sky tower, which is the tallest building in the Southern hemisphere. You can see all around Auckland from the top and it has glass floors which are really scary to stand on (how exciting!) Auckland is known as the "city of sails" because it has thousands of yachts and boats docked at Auckland's many marinas. New Zealand has a population of 4 million people which is quite small compared to the USA!! I live in a small town called Pukekohe (Pook-he-ko-ee) which is just south of Auckland and is a town known for growing vegetables. I hope you enjoyed the card from New Zealand (indeed we did) and it might inspire you to visit New Zealand one day - Ashley

Thank you Ashley I must say this card was loaded with facts about your home which we now love even more many thanks.

Finally our very first postcard from India from my sister-in-law Payal R. She is such a wonderful mother and understand our mission and helps in many ways we love you Payal & Family who helped with these stupendous postcards! She writes on the first postcard: Hello, This card comes all the way from India from titi Payal's mom. She sends you the postcard of the Himalayas located in the North of India. Himalaya's is a mountain range and is the mountain system that is the planet's highest and home to the world's highest peak Mount Everest, Hope you will look up more information on it ( we sure are titi Payal many thanks to you and your mommy for her wonderful help!)

The second postcard reads:To our dearest niece, This is one more postcard from titi (that means aunt in Spanish) Payal's Mom , and it's of Taj Mahal its located in Agra, India and is also one of the seven wonders of the world. It is all built out of marble and decorated with real jewels. Hope you enjoyed seeing it and will learn more of it! ( We sure did titi Payal we took a 360 tour online it is so amazing we must visit the Taj Mahal someday)

This is an interesting postcard from Skuld L in Taiwan. It is dark but we can see the pictures that show various angels of a child kind of hiding under a bed as though she may be using her imagination while at home. There are three photos. Skuld L writes: Hey, Nice to meet you. I'm Skuld L. I'm 20 years old. Hope you like this postcard. This is a video show in the (she writes the name in her language of the college, see below) . That is a good college. Happy Postcrossing.

Many thanks to a swapper by the name of Mrs. Amy B. We had a wonderful postcard exchange with you. This postcard you have sent us from Oklahoma features The Indian Version the the twenty- third Psalm:

Greetings from Arkansas! Tracy from postcrossing writes: I thought it was so funny when your address came up... I'm actually moving to North Carolina (NC) next week, Ashville! (Congratulations we hope you enjoy it be sure to visit the famous Biltmore Estates!) Anyway , the town I live in now is a small victorian town built into the hillsides in the Ozark Mountains. A fact about Eureka Sprinks, Arkansas... this town has been featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not more than any other US (United States) town! Peace, Tracy


Wow Tracy we have many things in common for one thing the fun fact about Myrtle beach, NC I always tell everyone I send a South Carolina postcard to is that they are home to a Ripley's Believe It or Not museum! Also we live so close I am sure one day we will meet. We haven't yet been to Asheville, NC which is a few hours away but my mother has been begging to see the Biltmore Estates a well known Vanderbilt Home http://www.biltmore.com/visit. George Vanderbilt’s 8,000-acre estate. Mr. Vanderbilt created Biltmore as an escape from everyday life. Now, his descendants invite you to enjoy his legacy of hospitality. Thanks again Tracy.

Carol S. from the United Kingdom has sent us a postcard showing the popular seaside of Bridlington. The postcards reads: Temp 19 degrees C... Greetings to you both from Bridlington, a small seaside town, population 35,000. Situated on the East coast of Yorkshire, once a thriving fishing providence but now the main industry is tourism. I work in a hotel (shown). Which overlooks the historic Harbour beach area and north sea. Kindest reguards toy uo both - Carol S. [Many thanks Carol]

This postcard is an interesting and charming postcard in black and white of a cat looking as though it is awaiting the next train so cute. Many thank from our postcrosser friend Willis (Wen wen) from Taiwan. On the postcards is written "I ♥ Taiwan".

Many thanks for these five postcards from Malaysia. I am unsure of who the sender is so we will happily thank you here. Thank you.
 Each of the postcards show something different in Malaysia. From a rubber tapper at work early in the morning on the plantation, to the city of Kuala Lumpur, the capital skyline, which is the financial and commercial center of the nation. Also shown adorned with painted roof resembling a horn, the bullock cart which was once a popular for of transport in Malacca; now you can still take a ride on it at Ayer Keroh. A giant leatherback turtle climbs ashore to lay eggs (This we learned on Go Diego Go but its even better to see a real one on our postcards, many thanks.) And finally we see the Orange Utan or " Man of the forest" found only on the island of Borneo, its an endangered species fully protected in Malaysia. Thank you mystery person for these very interesting postcards ;-)