Postcard Traveler:明信片旅者:葉書旅客

Sapporo, Japan

2010-08-11T01:11:00.000-07:00

Aug. 11, 2010

Again, hi, Sapporo. Again, hi, the convention center. I heard that as long as there's a conference being held in Sapporo, it is definitely the convention center :)
What a great season to visit Sapporo with Beer Festival but a little bit late for beautiful lavender in the vicinities.
I visited several different places I was not familiar with such as the Sapporo Beer Museum and U. Hokkaido. Time is always insufficient to do check every place...
-- Very delicious meal --

-- The Republic of Ramen --

-- Sapporo Beer Museum --

Beijing, China

2010-07-22T01:03:00.000-07:00

Jul. 22, 2010

I finally have the chance to visit mainland China, but is only a 3-day-2-night trip.
We were visiting Tsinghua University to look for collaboration chance. We arrived on the 1st day PM and leave on the 3rd day AM with a whole-day meeting on the 2nd. So I only visited one place in Beijing - Tsinghua University :)
-- Great banner and slogen --

-- Interesting uncle fisherman--

-- Beautiful campus --

-- Beautiful campus --

-- The southeast gate --

Sydney, Australia

2010-07-10T19:01:00.000-07:00

Jul. 10, 2010

After the conference in Perth, I went to Sydney to meet my mom and also for sightseeing. Becuase I already have some cards from Sydney, so I chose this interesting one. I also forgot that I was once in the restaurant on the top of the tower, but it's under remodeling and looks like a ruin. Instead, the OZtrip was quite funny!
-- Blue mountain and the three sisters --

-- The barracks museum --

-- Dream car at the corner of "Boomerang Place" --

-- The best seat inside the opera house --

-- Opera house with mayor's (?!) house on the opposite side --

Nasu, Japan

2010-07-07T18:57:00.000-07:00

Jul. 7, 2010

Angela went to Nasu area to avoid the hot summer with our homestay family. She's really a princess...
Celebration for the 20th anniversary of Emperor?! Now is Heisei 22th year, where did she find this old card?!
Yes, I do miss the beautiful Japanese girls :P

Perth, Australia

2010-07-06T03:51:00.000-07:00

Jul. 6, 2010

Amazing! I didn't have any postcard in Apr. and Jun.! This is the first time that I don't receive any postcard for the whole month... I have to try to collect at least one from for each month from now!
I didn't expect too much for Perth or UWA but actually it is an extremely beautiful city with proper population. The first day of the conference was a shinny day so I took the chance and took some pictures. Perth's downtown area is very small with a few blocks but the local say: "it's enough!" Isn't it!?
-- A beautiful ART college --

-- A beautiful corner in front of the library --

-- A monument (?!) at a corner near the soccer field --

-- Jane Brook Winery, we did purchase a lot T_T --

-- Banquet of conference, see how happy Cagatay is! --

-- Blue sky, green grass, clear Swan river, all inside UWA --

-- The church of UWA --

Beijing, China

2010-05-05T03:40:00.000-07:00

May 5, 2010

Angela has so many business trips to mainland China owing to the economy boom and incredible GDP growth % every year. This time, she shipped an amazing car (too amazing that she cannot remember its maker and model). It costs tens on millions and couldn't find a buyer in Japan but was sold on the second day of Beijing motor show.
Amazing car, amazing people, amazing economy boom!

Palau

2010-03-29T02:41:00.000-07:00

Mar. 29, 2010

My previous Japanese teacher in Kyoto, Ms. Yasumoto (now Mrs. Shimuzu), spent her great honeymoon in Palau! This kind of traditional place is super good for honeymoon in my opinion.
安元（清水）先生、新婚おめでとう！
Sorry, Angela, we were in Ikebukuro for our 1-day-tour honeymoon, but I compensated you in Finland, France, Greece, UK, and Germany, didn't I?!

St. Pierre and Miquelon

2010-03-26T02:34:00.000-07:00

Mar. 26, 2010

Again, a small French territory! But the card is wonderful because the population is less than 100000. It's so close to Canada and once they use Canadian dollar as their official currency. Interesting! Thanks, Agnes (I know many Agnes :)); thanks, Wikipedia!

Baghdad, Iraq

2010-03-24T06:08:00.000-07:00

Mar. 24, 2010

Sorry, MZ, I forgot to tell you that I moved back to TW from JP so I missed your postcard. Angela was always on business trips so nobody informed me about the arrival of your postcard. Thank you, you contributed a lot. Now I have planty of cards from Baghdad!

Banjul, Gambia

2010-03-21T06:05:00.000-07:00

Mar. 21, 2010

As I mentioned before, a good friend will pull more good friends toward you. This is a great collection from A, who's also a friend of MH! I've got the key person! Yeah! Thanks MH, thanks A!

Tanzania

2010-03-17T06:01:00.000-07:00

Mar. 17, 2010

This is a good postcard because the card's theme is the same with the stamp. Some collectors are very stringent on the details. But I welcome any kind of combinations. Thanks, T!

Amsterdam, Netherlands

2010-03-07T05:55:00.000-08:00

Mar. 7, 2010
-- NL-305067 --

My postcard activity slowed down because I collect more and more countries. Recently I restarted it again just for fun - the original idea of postcrossing.
But sometimes it is difficult to know where it is or what the theme is on the front side if there's no explanation on the back. Anyway, what a surprise with good stamps!

Solomon Islands

2010-02-23T01:18:00.000-08:00

Feb., 23, 2010

Old word says "An apple a day, keeps the doctor away."
My new word says "A good and important friend a lifelong, brings you treasurable friends and postcards!"
Thanks to MH for introducing me "The Master". But his character was too hard to be recognized, so I have to confirm with MH his real nickname! Thank you, my Master!

Netherlands

2010-02-22T01:14:00.000-08:00

Feb., 22, 2010

-- NL-297151 --

The interesting thing is that an ID for two postcards! The sender must be a good guy who wants to promote this activity and to introduce his place. These are high quality self-printed cards. Thanks!

Netherlands

2010-02-21T01:11:00.000-08:00

Feb., 21, 2010
-- NL-296621 --

Thanks for the postcard, but I have to say that this kind of image doesn't make me feel good. I know The Netherlands is famous for its contemporary pop art creation. But this one, ...

Sanaa, Yemen

2010-02-14T01:06:00.000-08:00

Feb., 14, 2010

What a great Valentine's Day gift for me from K from Yemen. This is my first postcard from Yemen and I always hear that Yemen is a fruitful place for tourism. Is this kind of building also a kind of Islamic art? I love Islamic art, especially the decorations on the facade of buildings!

Tarawa, Kiribati

2010-02-12T01:01:00.000-08:00

Feb., 12, 2010

By the same friend, Ms. Wang sent me this treasurable postcard from Kiribati. Her words recalled my memory of army's mosquito tents. We usually felt like sleeping in the swiming pool. But we were so tired everyday thus all guys could easily fall asleep in 3min!
Common, AUD80 a night is nothing... to my lovely Angela. But maybe she will definitely not welcome the mosquitoes!

Dominica

2010-02-12T00:52:00.000-08:00

Feb., 12, 2010

One of my most important friends introduced me DL, who is currently living in Dominica. I now know the difference of Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica) and the Republic of Dominica!
I like wood coloful house, they appear a lot in northen Europe, but unfortunately owing to the high humidity and land cost, it's impossible here...

Turku, Finland

2010-02-09T00:48:00.000-08:00

Feb., 9, 2010
-- FI-741924 --

Finland is my... maybe 3rd home, but I am not familiar with Turku though. They have some good rock and pop bands and one of them is extremely famous even to other countries. They are too famous that I cannot remember the band name :P
Happy Valentine's Day!

Helsinki, Finland

2010-02-03T23:04:00.000-08:00

Feb. 3, 2010

-- FI-737470 --

This little bear and little girl remind me my sister's little Jane. Baby is always so cute!

Turku, Finland

2010-02-03T23:01:00.000-08:00

Feb. 3, 2010
-- FI-738569 --

A rare combination of red and green for aurora!

Lithuania

2010-02-03T00:43:00.000-08:00

Feb., 3, 2010
-- LT-62957 --

Even though I visited Lithuania by myself before, I still miss this beautiful country (and also another two Baltic countries)! But I just stayed inside downtown thus I counldn't check this kind of natural scene. Maybe next time! Always next time!

Padova, Italy

2010-02-02T04:54:00.000-08:00

Feb. 2, 2010
-- IT-73456 --

We had a plan to visit Rome in 2008, well, it's an old story.
I used past sentence which means the trip was finally cancelled. But anyway, travelholic people like us will definitely visit Italy someday!

Chicago, U. S. A.

2010-02-02T04:50:00.000-08:00

Feb. 2, 2010
-- US-605766 --

So many people paid attention on the election of US present here in Asia but I don't know why. I personally have no interest on politics no matter where it is. But this is interesting because the card was from Chicago - one of my most favorite and one of I've never been cities. What is the relationship of Obama and Chicago?! I could not tell...

Sao Paulo, Brazil

2010-02-02T04:45:00.000-08:00

Feb. 2, 2010
-- BR-92985 --

Brazil gained so much attention in these years for its rapid economy growth and abundant resource. I am recently so interested in why old German generals fled to Brazil after WWII?! Do they had good relationships?! Because it's a long way from Germany!
I will find answers from novels!
-- BR-92984 --