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Asia-Sri Lanka-Nwara Eliya This Tudor style red brick Post Office was constructed in 1894 by the British and is one of the oldest Post offices in Sri Lanka. It is also on most tourists maps in this area . I was delighted to find it was open on the Sunday when I visited. |
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| Even though the Post Office was open when I got here on a Sunday they only had a small selection of stamps. The Philatelic section was only open Monday to Friday. |
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Asia-Sri Lanka-Nwara Eliya Took this train from Kandy to Nwara Eliya. This bridge is one of the iconic bridges in the country . Wonderful trip. Lots to see out of the carriages and there was a special class for tourists if you paid the extra. |
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| I had run out of stamps at this stage so just used the stamps that were available at the post office. At least the stamp has a postmark. |
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Asia-Sri Lanka-Sigiriya Rising from the central plains, the iconic rocky outcrop of Sigiriya is perhaps Sri Lanka's sing most dramatic sight. It is certainly impressive. On the way up there are sections of Royal gardens , frescoes and at the summit a beautiful terrace. I did not make it up to the top , too warm and happy to walk half way. A worthy World Heritage Site. |
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| The stamp features a warm orange sunset. I have to say you see these all the time in this area. Beautiful just to watch the sun go down. |
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Asia-Sri Lanka-Dambulla This Royal cave temple is an iconic Sri Lankan site. Five separate caves contain about150 stunning Buddha statutes and paintings. Amazing and a World Heritage Site. |
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| I could not find a suitable postcard near Dambulla. So I bought this card on my travels and posted in Nuwara Eliya. I purchased the stamps at the local post office. |
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Asia-Sri Lanka-Pinnawala One of my first stops in Sri Lanka . Pinnawala elephant orphanage. Just before here had a 15 minute elephant ride. Then here seen many elephants in the water. Loved the views . |
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| There was no post office that was obvious in this area. So posted this card at Dambulla post office. I had no stamps purchased in advance from the post office in Colombo as will only be there on the last day. So just bought the stamps as I went along. |
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Indian Ocean-Maldives-Male This is a great postcard of the view of Male from the air. It really is like a mini Manhattan. Very crowed as you can see. Going here gives you a better sense of the Maldives rather then just staying on a Island. |
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| This card like all the rest was posted at the Post office at Male airport. These stamps again are from the 50th Anniversary of Independence in 2015. |
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Indian Ocean-Maldives-South Ari Atoll The diving here is amazing . On this occasion I sent snorkeling and the sea was a clear as this postcard . |
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| This card features stamps from the 50th Anniversary of Independence in the Maldives. from 2015. These stamps were only available in a presentation folder. |
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Indian Ocean-Maldives-South Ari Atoll This is the resort I stayed on. I have to say it even exceeded my expectation. Got a sea plane down from Male. |
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| There is no Post office on the island , as the island is just the resort which is most like the rest of the Maldives. You can post at a reception desk, but I never do that. So this card was posted at the Airport Island beside Male. This stamp is from a Miniature Sheet . |
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| Post Office in Galle . |
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| A famous Old Post Office in Nuwara Eliya. A famous tourist site. Open 7 Days ! |
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| The Staff at the Philatelic Bureau in Colombo . Very helpful and knowledgeable. Full selection of stamps . |
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| Post Office in Dambulla. |
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| This is the Post office at the airport . It is open 24 hours !! I think this is the first Post office I have seen that. However when I arrived it was closed for one hour. So I guess the staff have to eat .. lol.. There are presentation folders with stamps on one side which includes some sets. Other then that, on sale via a book is individual stamps and miniature sheets. You wont find sets. Also no order. The staff do not know issue dates. But otherwise an attractive office with a good selection of postcards for sale |
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| Very friendly Post staff |
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| The Main Post office in Male itself . Despite notices no real Philatelic section . Post office is a little chaotic . I did not buy any stamps there. |
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| The Presidents house in Male |
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| Near the Fish market in Male |
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| The get to the islands many inc myself take the Float plane. |
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| In the background the island of Male from the plane. The main airport is on its own island . |
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| At the resort . Great food and very relaxing . |
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| Lagoon area outside bedroom |
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| Snorkelling on the reef. |
