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Border Crossings

Overland from Kotor to Tirana

There are no bus stations in Albania. And don’t even bother with trains. These were the words uttered by every person I …

Sailing to Colombia

The land border between Panama and Colombia is covered by a thick mountainous jungle known as the Darien Gap, home to guerrilla fighters, …

A Tale of Two Passports

This past Tuesday I picked up my new passport from the US Embassy in Guatemala City, which is not a city I …

The Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge

International land borders, in my opinion, are some of the most interesting places in the world. The border between China and Nepal …