When a stamp series dedicated to 50 years of youth hostels in Ireland was released, I immediately thought back to a bus trip we took to Paris in 1977, now more than 40 years ago. Back then, we had the responsibility of...
A special holiday for English-speaking areas in the Northern Hemisphere is Halloween. This holiday is celebrated primarily in Ireland, Great Britain, the United States, and Canada, but has spread to several European countries. But what does Halloween mean? In the United...
In Finland (Tampere, during Finlandia 2017), I received the 'Dirndl' stamp described by Hero Wit on the Blog on January 23, 2017, as a gift from a good Austrian stamp enthusiast. Along with it came the accompanying standard (neutral) first-day cover from the Austrian Post....
The southernmost province of Austria, Carinthia, is a popular holiday destination. The climate here is almost Mediterranean. The state encompasses many lakes and mountains and has a beautiful capital east of Lake Wörthersee, Klagenfurt. Carinthia has a turbulent history. Until...
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