Hoi An - Vietnam

 Asia-Vietnam-Hoi An. A well preserved example of a South East Asian port from the 15th to 19th century. The vibe is amazing and my favourite location that I visited in this country. A melting pot of senses and views. 

Not very exciting stamps. Thats what you get when you start your visit to Vietnam in a central city . I love the red though .. Very Vietnamese colour. 

Siem Reap-Cambodia .

 Asia-Cambodia-Siem Reap My first time to Cambodia and a pure pleasure to be here. The main reason to be in this region is of course Angkor Wat. The largest religious monument in the world . It is amazing to visit the different areas of this vast complex. I love this postcard because it is made of wood and made in Cambodia. A wonderful souvenir from this country. 

I had purchased these stamps from the counter at the main post office in Phnom Penh. Very helpful staff and clear postmark.10/10.

Bagan- Myanmar - World Heritage Site.

 Asia-Myanmar-Bagan Showing the Shwezegone Pagoda . Bagan has so many temples and pagodas. It is breathtaking and was amazed how good condition they were all in. Bagan is a World Heritage Site. 

As per the rest of Myanmar this is postmarked and handed back to me. In fact the post office here did not know that there was a limited postal service to international countries. So I did mail a postcard back to Ireland. I dont expect to get it though .. Lets see. 

Mandalay - Myanmar

 Asia-Myanmar-Mandalay Showing statures at a temple -Mandalay Hill. The city itself was not interesting but had many temples and worth visiting . 

Due to lack of international services I had to get this card stamped at the post office . It did not go in the mail. 

Yangon - Myanmar

 Asia-Myanmar-Yangon It is very rare here to have a postcard from a new country . In fact this is my last set of postcards from new countries and they are all in Asia . Organising a trip to Myanmar was not easy with special insurance and waiting on covid rules to be relaxed to visit. However that being said it was well worth it. The Shwedagon Pagoda is amazing . Photos do not do this justice . A unique pagoda for sure. 

The Post office in Yangon was a bit of a disaster to say the least. The Post office from the early 1900s has seen better days. The stamp counter was just at the entrance and they had a few stamps as above that was it. No philatelic counter. To make matters worse there is currently only postal service to 5 surrounding countries in Asia. Apparently there is an ongoing issue with the airlines contacts since covid. So this card joins Guatemala, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia  and Somaliland that was handed back to me. I did send a card via Malaysia and fingers crossed lets see if that gets through. 

Photos from Hoi An - Vietnam

 Hoi An with plenty of lanterns 

Japanese Bridge 

Main Post Office Hoi An 

Hoi An - Vietnam

 Asia-Vietnam-Hoi An My second time in Vietnam and my first time in Hoi An. This World Heritage Site town is amazing . I was aghast how beautiful it was. Day or night . The town is full of Lanterns and took many photos of such. A great vibe and a must visit in Vietnam. 

 

I normally start in the capital city if touring a country . The main reason is to stock up on special stamps at the main post office, However on this Asian trip I made an exception . The Post office in Hoi An had no selection of stamps and in fact it was mostly the case in Vietnam . More on that later. The Bridge on the definitive stamp is in face here in Hoi An. Crossed it a couple of times. An old Japanese Bridge from the 18th century .