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I love stories like this because I love borders and other artificial constructs. First time I left Europe was to Vancouver. During the trip I drove down the a
by isostatic 8y ago
I love stories like this because I love borders and other artificial constructs.
First time I left Europe was to Vancouver. During the trip I drove down the a road that runs along the border with Washington state. Pulled over to loom at the markers. On the other side of the ditch was another parallel road, with occasional traffic, and a speed limit in mph rather than kph.
- technothrasher 8y agoWhen I was in Northern Namibia, we illegally crossed the border into Angola to have our evening cocktails. This entailed simply rowing across the river to the sandy shore on the other side. While we enjoyed our drinks and our illicit behavior, we talked about how the Namibian government had come to the area back when the country was founded and told the local Himba people about where the border was and how they couldn't cross it. The local's response was basically, "WTF are you talking about? We don't recognize any border. Go away," and the government basically did.