Year of the Fire Horse

 The Lunar New Year starts today, and it's the turn of the horse.

This stamp from Korea looks even better in person, and if you look carefully it has a special postmark.

C is for Calidad Turistica

 For today's Sunday Stamps, C is for Calidad Turistica - Quality Tourism. This concept focuses on maximizing the visitor experience while promoting sustainability, responsibility, and high-standard services, moving beyond mass tourism to create meaningful, authentic, and low-impact journeys. It prioritizes quality over quantity, fostering economic, social, and environmental benefits for both tourists and local communities.

There are 5 Cs associated with this concept - culture, cuisine, community, craftsmanship, and convenience.

The stamp was issued in 2019 as part of a tourism series, and sent to me by Eva.

For links to more C stamps, head over to See it on a Postcard

Beep, boop, beep

 Happy Valentine's Day!

Thursday postcard hunt - southern European cities

 Today's theme is southern European cities.

Not exactly a city, but the best I could find - a view of Efdilos on the Greek island of Ikaria sent by Eva in 2017. Sure to warm anybody up if you're still in winter :)

Head over to See it on a Postcard for more on this theme

B is for Bellas Artes

 Eva sent me this wonderful stamp of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid) - the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid.

The Academy was founded in 1752 by Charles III.  The stamp was issued in 2023, and is part of a long-running museum series by Correos.

For more stamps with a B theme explore the links at See it on a Postcard.

Thursday postcard hunt - Asian cities

 Today's postcard hunt theme is Asian cities.

I've chosen a postcard received via postcrossing that shows an Indian express intercity train, the Vande Bharat Express, that is used on routes that connect cities that are less than 500 miles (800 km) apart. The inaugural journey was on 15 February, 2019, running the New Delhi-Varanasi route, which is 472 miles (750 km). The trip takes 8 hours, with an average speed of 59 mph (95 km/h), and two intermediate stops.

For more postcards with the theme of Asian cities, explore the links at See it on a Postcard.

A is for Animales

 Sunday Stamps is embarking on another A to Z of stamps. This week, A is for Animales domésticos - domestic animals, in this case a pet dog. The stamp was issued as a mini-sheet in the shape of a kennel in 2018, and sent by Eva.

For more stamps with an A theme, explore the links at See it on Postcard