Another card from Maria’s trip to Qatar — this represents one of the prizes of my collection since Qatar is not an easy country from which laptop travelers like me can get cards! I love the city view in the background as well, showing how contemporary Doha is, at least architecturally!
Can you believe this card is from Qatar? Yes, my sister went there, as well, and picked up this very cool art card!
This card and the NZ cards that follow come from my sister Maria — thanks! 🙂 According to Maria, this is where New Zealanders come for holiday! From the back of this card: “Named after hot springs which seep through the beach. Visitors can scoop out their own hot pools in the sand to relax in.” Would love to visit here one summer!
Had I purchased this card, I would only have been able to tick two of the boxes: Auckland and Rotorua! Obviously there is much more of NZ left for me to see! 🙂
Another lovely view on the Coromandel Peninsula.
“The Cathedral, a gigantic arched cavern which gives an air of grandeur to the whole of the beach, is about 20m wide by about 10m high and was formed by sea action.”
This neat card shows lots of the sights in the Auckland area! Very neat!
This interesting and beautiful card shows the topography of New Zealand, including the large lake on the North Island, which I think is Lake Taupo, about an hour south of Rotorua.
I still have yet to find the right piece of pounamu, or greenstone, jewelry for me … although I did pick up an inexpensive non-Jade piece symbolizing “eternity” like the middle piece shown here. From the back: “New Zealand is famous for its greenstone, mainly found on specific rivers in the South Islands. The carvings have become iconic treasures and souvenirs.”
I love how the word Aoetearoa rolls off your tongue: Ah – o – tay – ah – row – ah. This is the Maori word for “New Zealand,” meaning Land of the Long White Cloud.
