Map Of Trinidad

Trinidad is the bigger of the two island consisting the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad And Tobago. Country's pet-name is Rainbow Island because of its diverse cultural influences, and is only 11 kilometres away from the south american mainland i.e. Venezuela.

Many many thanks to Nalini :))

Silvered Leaf Langur, Malaysia

Silvered Leaf Langur or Silvery Lutung is an Old World monkey native to Malaysia. Baby langurs are incredibly cute with their bright orange fur! Since collecting animal postcards I am learning to like monkeys - such interesting creatures, I hope to meet some in the wild soon :) Thank you Erica for this swap!

Paddy Old Irish Whiskey

Paddy Whiskey is Ireland's third best selling whiskey, first produced in 1779 in Cork. It is distilled three times and matured in oak casks for up to seven years. Its high malt content ensures the smoothness that I'd surely love to try! Amazing shaped card that travelled straight from its country of origin, beautiful Ireland. Thank you so much Desiree!!

Map Card Of Spain

Thank you Letizia for new addition to my modest mapcard collection :)
Which reminds me - congrats to Spain on winning the Euro 2012!

Kentucky Bourbon Cellar

Ahh I am in love with this scene...as weird as it may sound, if you gave me one choice of a travelling destination in the US, I would choose Kentucky :)

95% of the world's bourbon is distilled and aged in Kentucky - though ironically the world's top-seller is Jack Daniels; but because JD insists on just being a sour mash Tennessee whiskey perhaps it is not counted in this statistics. Any other whiskey made by the same standards only outside the US is not allowed the bourbon name. Because its such a fiiiine product I will shut my eyes to this display of megalomania heh.

A new-found American friend is living just a few miles from the Kentucky border, and he told me yday he witnessed an opening of 40-y-o I.W.Harper, which is supposed to be one of the finest. I was and still am so envious! And he thought it tasted like **** hahhh :)

Thank you Craig for finding this awesome card..!

Charlie Chaplin Goes To War

I think this Charlie Chaplin portrait is from his 1918 silent movie Shoulder Arms. It was his biggest success up to that point, but of course was exceeded in the years to come by all those classics that the world knows.

I have for the 1st time participated in one of the special Facebook swap groups by Heather, and was really happy to find this movie card in my mailbox :) Thanks a lot Natacha!

Japan - Bunraku, Japanese Puppet Theatre

Bunraku or Ningyō jōruri is a form of traditional japanese puppet theatre - a play is accompanied by Jōruri music, a narrative form of singing to the music played on a traditional three-stringed instrument Shamisen.

I am positive it would be an amazing experience to witness such a performance, something to keep in mind :) Thanks so much nannie for introducing it to me via postcard! xD

Addition: As suspected, I found it on the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage list :))

UNESCO, Curonian Spit, Lithuania

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Curonian Spit, or Kuršių Nerija in Lithuanian, is an Unesco site shared by Lithuania and Russia because its southern portion lies within Kaliningrad Oblast. It is a long (98 km) curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast, and is home to the highest drifting sand dunes in Europe.

Such a thoughtful postcard, Unesco and with lovely Europa stamp :) I have been hesitant to participate further in the official Postcrossing because many users send random cards (but conveniently ask for special ones :/ ) This  one shows there is still hope for the official side of Postcrossing xD