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World Borders: How to Get From Jordan to Israel on the Sheik Hussein Bridge

As far as world borders goes, crossing this one was less hassle than you could imagine. We headed across the border from Sheik Hussein Bridge in Jordan into the Israeli side to the border point near Beit She’an. In essence the border itself is just a bridge (the one photographed). However there’s a bit of Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Jordan to Israel on the Sheik Hussein Bridge[…]

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World Borders: How to get from Turkey🇹🇷 to Iran🇮🇷 (Gurbulak to Bazargan)

As far as world borders go, this one from Iran to Turkey overland is one of the fastest and easiest believe it or not. In fact, I was a bit surprised by the simplicity of it. If you’re heading overland from Gurbulak to Bazargan, here’s a guide on how to get from Turkey to Iran. Read more about World Borders: How to get from Turkey🇹🇷 to Iran🇮🇷 (Gurbulak to Bazargan)[…]

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World Borders: Europe to Asia in Istanbul, Turkey (Ferry Across the Bosphorus)

Ever crossed into a different continent by boat? I have, if you’ve read my Drake Passage journey post you’ll remember my trip on the Southern Ocean. That was back in 2010, South America to Antarctica and that one took me 2 days. Imagine a boat ride that takes you to a different continent in less Read more about World Borders: Europe to Asia in Istanbul, Turkey (Ferry Across the Bosphorus)[…]

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World Borders: How to Get From Azerbaijan to Georgia (Balaken to Lagodekhi)

Having spent 10 epic days in Azerbaijan, it was time to head back to Georgia. We were heading early morning, north west from the city of Seki (Sheki) and aiming to be in Sighnaghi in Georgia by the afternoon. Here’s an overview of our journey which saw us use the Balaken to Lagodekhi crossing – Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Azerbaijan to Georgia (Balaken to Lagodekhi)[…]

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World Borders: How to Get from Armenia to Nagorno Karabakh (Tegh to Berdadzor)

Without doubt this is one of my favourite border crossings of all time and I’m delighted to be writing about it here as it hasn’t been covered much on travel blogs. I aim to be the first backpacking travel blogger to write more than 10 posts on backpacking in Nagorno Karabakh. So without further ado, Read more about World Borders: How to Get from Armenia to Nagorno Karabakh (Tegh to Berdadzor)[…]

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World Borders: How To Get From Georgia to Armenia (Sadakhlo to Bagratashen)

In my latest episode of world borders, I’m covering the border between Georgia and Armenia. I admit I’m well behind in this series (not enough time to update the numerous borders I’ve crossed) but this one will fill in the pieces on my current Caucauses backpacking experiences. Here’s my rundown on how to get from Read more about World Borders: How To Get From Georgia to Armenia (Sadakhlo to Bagratashen)[…]

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World Borders: How to Get From China to Macau (Gongbei Port to Portas do Cerco)

If you thought my world borders series has been quiet lately (except for the North Korea trip) then that’s because I’ve been busy crossing a load of world borders of my own recently, yet no time to type them up. So it’s time for another Chinese installment now and the border between Zhuhai in China Read more about World Borders: How to Get From China to Macau (Gongbei Port to Portas do Cerco)[…]

World Borders: Flying from Beijing to Pyongyang, North Korea

For the first time ever on my world borders series, I’m writing about a flight. Probably the reason for this is that it was a hotly anticipated trip for me, and one which quite frankly, I’m not sure why it took me so long to go on. But alas, finally I was booked on a Read more about World Borders: Flying from Beijing to Pyongyang, North Korea[…]