NOT crossing the border
Aug 24, 2006, 3:06 pm
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NOT crossing the border
How close have you been to a country youve NEVER been to? Last week I was in Argentina looking across the river into Paraguay. No more than 300 feet/100 meters away.
Im sure someone will mention the negotiation table at the DMZ between North and South Korea. Any others?
Im sure someone will mention the negotiation table at the DMZ between North and South Korea. Any others?
Aug 24, 2006, 3:10 pm
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Originally Posted by MileageAddict
How close have you been to a country youve NEVER been to? Last week I was in Argentina looking across the river into Paraguay. No more than 300 feet/100 meters away.
Im sure someone will mention the negotiation table at the DMZ between North and South Korea. Any others?
Im sure someone will mention the negotiation table at the DMZ between North and South Korea. Any others?
Aug 24, 2006, 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by MileageAddict
Im sure someone will mention the negotiation table at the DMZ between North and South Korea. Any others?
Aug 24, 2006, 3:28 pm
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A few years back, when it was peaceful, drove up to Rosh Hanikra on the Israel side. Lebanon is just a gate away.
Before China opened it doors to foreigners in the late 70's, closest I'd been is on the Macau side. A few hundred yards further was red China.
Before China opened it doors to foreigners in the late 70's, closest I'd been is on the Macau side. A few hundred yards further was red China.
Aug 24, 2006, 3:42 pm
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Five meters from Hungary, in southwestern Austria. We were on the road right at the border, but did not head into Hungary itself. Haven't made it to Hungary yet, and this was five years ago.
Also got very close to Jordan while visiting Israel - I would say within 100 meters each time. Haven't been to Jordan yet though.
Also got very close to Jordan while visiting Israel - I would say within 100 meters each time. Haven't been to Jordan yet though.
Aug 24, 2006, 3:50 pm
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A couple miles from Sweden while snowmobiling on the frozen surface of the Gulf of Bothnia (in Finnish territory, of course 
). Didn't bother me since I went to Sweden before that anyway.
). Didn't bother me since I went to Sweden before that anyway.
Aug 24, 2006, 4:12 pm
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100 feet from the Pakistani border on the Afghani side, south of Kandahar.
500 meters from the Iranian border from a little Iraqi town, the name of which eludes me at the moment.
Almost made it into Albania but the helicopter had to turn around in the mountains due to visibility issues.
500 meters from the Iranian border from a little Iraqi town, the name of which eludes me at the moment.
Almost made it into Albania but the helicopter had to turn around in the mountains due to visibility issues.
Aug 24, 2006, 4:33 pm
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Originally Posted by rkkwan
A few years back, when it was peaceful, drove up to Rosh Hanikra on the Israel side. Lebanon is just a gate away...
Also to the Jordan River, in the north where it's narrow and Jordan is on the other side. While there I heard nearby gunshots, unexpected because the two countries were by then no longer at war. Besides, they seemed too regular for combat firing. I asked my cousin, who lives in nearby Kibbutz Gesher - he said they were to frighten birds away from the fish ponds!
Aug 24, 2006, 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Efrem
Ditto.
Also to the Jordan River, in the north where it's narrow and Jordan is on the other side. While there I heard nearby gunshots, unexpected because the two countries were by then no longer at war. Besides, they seemed too regular for combat firing. I asked my cousin, who lives in nearby Kibbutz Gesher - he said they were to frighten birds away from the fish ponds!
Also to the Jordan River, in the north where it's narrow and Jordan is on the other side. While there I heard nearby gunshots, unexpected because the two countries were by then no longer at war. Besides, they seemed too regular for combat firing. I asked my cousin, who lives in nearby Kibbutz Gesher - he said they were to frighten birds away from the fish ponds!
Aug 24, 2006, 6:37 pm
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Originally Posted by srk123
I've been to Kansas City, Missouri, but never crossed the border into Kansas City, Kansas. Did I miss anything special? 
Would changing planes in an airport without clearing customs count? If so, I've never been to Singapore.
Also, I've stood on the American side of Niagara Falls, but never been to Canada.