Loupaper stationery - Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779 when this territory was still considered part of North Carolina. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad centre. 

 

#2 MOTW - Ayia Napa, Cyprus

The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the same name, located in the centre of the town. The word Ayia means "holy" in Greek. Napa is archaic and means "wooded valley" or "dell". In ancient times the area surrounding the town was covered with thick forest. Ayia Napa lies near Cape Greco in the eastern part of Cyprus, south of Famagusta, and forms part of a larger area known as Kokkinochoria ("Red Villages", a name derived from the vivid red colour of the soil).

 

#73 GF - Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden is a highly developed country ranked fifth in the Human Development Index. Sweden maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. It has the world's 14th-highest GDP per capita and ranks very highly in quality of life, health, education, protection of civil liberties, economic competitiveness, income equality, gender equality and prosperity.

 

#70 GF - Poznań, Poland

Masuria is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. The Masurian Szczytno-Szymany International Airport gained international attention as press reports alleged the airport to be a so-called "black site" involved in the CIA's network of extraordinary renditions.

 

Stari Most - Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country. During the Ottoman era, Mostar was named after the bridge keepers who guarded the Stari Most over the Neretva. The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks and is considered an exemplary piece of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.

 

Pin-up girl by Gil Elvgren - Oslo, Norway

Gillette A. Elvgren was an American painter of pin-up girls, advertising, and illustration. Best known for his pin-up paintings for Brown & Bigelow, Elvgren studied at the American Academy of Art. He was strongly influenced by the early "pretty girls" illustrators, such as Charles Dana Gibson, Andrew Loomis, and Howard Chandler Christy. 

 

State Map Oklahoma - Livingston, New Jersey

The name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw language phrase okla, 'people', and humma, translated as 'red'. Choctaw Nation Chief Allen Wright suggested the name in 1866 during treaty negotiations with the federal government on the use of Indian Territory.

 

#54 GF - Dogana, San Marino

There are no railways in San Marino. In the past, a railway line from Italy reached here, of which few traces remain. The line connecting the country with Rimini was opened in 1932. It was destroyed during World War II and has not been rebuilt.

 

Loupaper Christmas - Orono, Minnesota

Orono, located on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka, is known for its rural rolling countryside dotted with lakes and wetlands, creeks, woods, and steep slopes. The city is home to two communities: Crystal Bay and Navarre. Navarre serves as Orono’s commercial center.

 

#50 GF - Nicosia, Cyprus

The flag of this country is a white rectangle with a country-shaped figure in the central part and two green olive branches. The white background and green twigs are supposed to refer to the peace between the two communities inhabiting the island - the Greeks and the Turks. The golden color of the island refers to the Latin origin of the country's name (cuprum - copper).

 

View of Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland's Sky Tower, 328 meters high, is the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere. In the language of the local inhabitants, the Maori people, the city is called Tamaki Macau Rau, which in free translation means "the bride of a thousand lovers". Nicknames: City of Sails, Capital of the South Pacific.

 

Beers - Midelburg, The Netherlands

Middelburg is the capital of Zealand, the westernmost province of the Netherlands (peninsulas and finger-shaped islands on the border with Belgium). The admiral and explorer Jacob Roggeven, the discoverer of Easter Island, was born in Middelburg.

 

#14 GF - Toronto, Canada

The famous Canadian insertion "eh" is actually listed in the Canadian Oxford dictionary as the correct word. Ogopogo is a mythical monster similar to the Loch Ness monster, which apparently lives in Lake Okanagan, BC. 

You can write a letter and send it to:

Santa Claus

North Pole H0H 0H0

Canada

View of Valletta - Valletta, Malta

Valletta:

- with 320 monuments, it is one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.

- is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

- sometimes called the "open-air museum". 

- was elected European Capital of Culture 2018.

- is the sunniest place in Europe.

In 1249, the Muslim population of Malta was expelled from the country or converted to Christians by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II.