Adventures learning geography with two little girls and their mommy, through Google Earth, Postcrossing and Geocaching!

Monday, September 3, 2012

August Summary


Your August statistics:

The numbers

AugustEver
Postcards sent8197
Postcards received15193
Days your mailbox was happy: 5

Others:

Country ranking by sent:1703rd
Country ranking by distance:1576th


Country distribution: Sent postcards

Postcards sent


CountrySentAvg travel
Singapore157
Taiwan18
Ukraine142
Russia157
Netherlands112
Finland116
Malaysia112
Belarus114


Country distribution: Received postcards

Postcards received


CountryReceivedAvg travel
Russia224
United Kingdom212
Poland120
Taiwan111
Uzbekistan122
U.S.A.115
Netherlands118
Japan121
Belarus125
Canada115
China116
Germany122
Brazil117

August 12-31

We sent cards to Taiwan, Russia, and Germany.

Hurray! US-1805188 was received!

The postcard US-1805188 to Marleen1979 in Netherlands has arrived! It reached its destination in 12 days after traveling7,644 km!

Marleen1979 wrote you a message:

"Hello Christina,

Thank you for your wondeful card. I was very surprised to receive tea, thank you so much. I can't wait to try these, I love chai thea;)
Have a lovely Sunday

Cheers,
Marleen"

 

Hurray! US-1744162 was received!

The postcard US-1744162 to AlexN in Russia has arrived! It reached its destination in 57 days after traveling 7,722 km!

AlexN wrote you a message:

"Thank you for beautiful card!
Happy postcrossing!"

Hurray! US-1775885 was received!

US-1775885The postcard US-1775885 to KateN in Ukraine has arrived! It reached its destination in 42 days after traveling 8,708 km!

KateN wrote you a message:

"Hi)
Thank so much for your beautiful card!
Best wishes, Kate."

BY-536219

This card came to us from Belarus.  On this card you can see some symbols of Belarus.  First, the national red and white ornament (the elements of it are on the national flag).  And there’s a national dish “draniki” something like pancakes, but made of potatoes, served with sour cream.

CA-267128

This card came to us from Nova Scotia, Canada. 

CN-677005

This card came to us from Nemo in Beijing.  Dali located northwest of Yunnan Province, 300 im northwest of Kunning.  Dali City is the economic and cultural center of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture.  The area  is surrounded by mountains on the east, west, and south and has the Erhai Lake in its center.  Here you will find 25 ethnic minorities, which have created a unique cultural heritage amidst the area’s picturesque surroundings.  WOW, Thank you for all the information!

DE-1496441

Ruth sent us this card from Germany.  It is from the old Hanseatic city Weel in the west of Germany.  On the card the pictures show 1.  First Protestant Church, 2. Kotn Markt, 3. Cathedral, 4. Bridge of old citadell, 5. monument of Peter Minuitone of the founders of NY, 6. BerlinerTor with donkey, 7. new bridge crossing the river Rhine with old bridge in front.

JP-297942

This postcard is from Japan, the island of Rebun.  They have seaweed ice cream, and it is delicious (so says Carlee :) )

NL-1361292

This card is from The Netherlands. 

TW-626301

This card is from Taiwan. 

August 1-11

We sent cards to Germany, USA, Poland, Taiwan, Finland, Austria, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands.

Hurray! US-1784830 was received!

US-1784830The postcard US-1784830 to Yi-Shan-Cheng in Taiwan has arrived! It reached its destination in 8 daysafter traveling 10,143 km!

Yi-Shan-Cheng wrote you a message:

"Hi~thanks for the wonderful card!
i have a cousin who lives in Washington as well.
happy postcrossing:)"

 

Hurray! US-1775883 was received!

US-1775883The postcard US-1775883 to kajo in Finland has arrived! It reached its destination in 16 days after traveling7,544 km!

kajo wrote you a message:

"Hei

Thank you for your great map card.

Kajo"

 

Hurray! US-1718574 was received!

The postcard US-1718574 to sherylckx in Singapore has arrived! It reached its destination in 57 days after traveling13,276 km!

sherylckx wrote you a message:

"Thanks for the beautiful postcard! This is nature in its most majestic form. Happy postcrossing!"

 

Hurray! US-1784831 was received!

US-1784831The postcard US-1784831 to newrule in Malaysia has arrived! It reached its destination in 12 daysafter traveling 13,274 km!

newrule wrote you a message:

"Thanks so much for helping me with my map card collection. Appreciate it!"

 

Hurray! US-1784829 was received!

US-1784829The postcard US-1784829 to evnika06 in Belarus has arrived! It reached its destination in 14 daysafter traveling 8,193 km!

evnika06 wrote you a message:

"Hello, dear unknown postcrosser! :)

Thank you so much for beautiful card for my friends!

Wish you joyful heart every day because "a heart that is joyful does good as a curer" (Proverbs 17:22)

Lena"

BR-217483

These cards came to us from Brazil

GB-344876

This card came to us from the United Kingdom.

GB-347895

This card also came from the United Kingdom.  Karen in Glasgow, Scotland sent us this beautiful card.  This card shows Edinburgh castle, Edinburgh is the capital city.

PL-487585

This card is from Poland.

RU-1068498

This postcard shows Durasov Palace in Moscow. 

RU-1068498-1

This card is from Russia.

RU-1104457

This card is also from Russia.  Ksuska i s from Barnaul, Russia, she says Mt. Belukha is one of the most beautiful places in Russia.

Unknown

This card is our first postcard from Uzbekistan.  This postcard shows the monument of Hmir Temur, founder of the first Uzbek state.

US-1782433

This card is from Florida, USA. 

July Summary


Your July statistics:

The numbers

JulyEver
Postcards sent14189
Postcards received13178
Days your mailbox was happy: 3

Others:

Country ranking by sent:1787th
Country ranking by distance:1658th


Country distribution: Sent postcards

Postcards sent


CountrySentAvg travel
U.S.A.214
Taiwan220
Netherlands216
Finland222
Germany216
Ukraine116
Poland113
Switzerland112
France151


Country distribution: Received postcards

Postcards received


CountryReceivedAvg travel
Russia224
Poland19
Netherlands122
Taiwan120
U.S.A.16
France122
Finland120
Australia119
Belarus119
China122
Germany121
Austria1123

July 22-31

We sent postcards to The Netherlands, Belarus, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Germany.

Hurray! US-1744163 was received!

The postcard US-1744163 to espikaej in Germany has arrived! It reached its destination in 25 days after traveling 7,996 km!

espikaej wrote you a message:

"Thanks al ot for the nce postcard

Sarah"

Hurray! US-1775882 was received!

US-1775882The postcard US-1775882 to bookworm101 in United States of America has arrived! It reached its destination in 11 days after traveling 3,457 km!

bookworm101 wrote you a message:

"Thank you. Happy postcrossing."

 

Hurray! US-1775884 was received!

US-1775884The postcard US-1775884 to alex23 in Poland has arrived! It reached its destination in 13 days after traveling 8,296 km!

Hurray! US-1784827 was received!

US-1784827The postcard US-1784827 to krisBear7 in Germany has arrived! It reached its destination in 7 daysafter traveling 8,050 km!

krisBear7 wrote you a message:

"Thanks for the lovely sunset card. I would love to go to the beaches, too.
Best wishes, Chris"

Hurray! US-1784828 was received!

US-1784828The postcard US-1784828 to acnaib in Netherlands has arrived! It reached its destination in 8 daysafter traveling 7,677 km!

acnaib wrote you a message:

"Thanks for the birthday-wishes.
I love the butterfly :)"

 

We received two postcards, from Taiwan and Poland.

TW-598075

This card came to us from Su Ling-wei.

PL-485704

This card came from Teresa in Lubliniec.  Lubliniec lies deep in the forests away from the noisy industrial centers.