The focus of this months update is to capture my border related activities during my RTW trip from October to December 2023. Although this was not a completely border focused trip, when opportunities arose, visits were made. This included the Singapore – Malaysia border and my first visit to the Canada-USA border between British Colombia and Washington State. The highlight for me was my visit to Point Roberts one of those iconic border places on every enthusiasts list. Fragments of the Berlin Wall were discovered in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand – all a long way from their original home.

Lots of research to compile the additional country pages for my website – Singapore, Canada and the USA.

Please click on the images below or the red text to access the full visit reports, with photos maps and analysis.

New Pages

12 new pages this month with 3 new country pages and 8 POI’s plus an IBRG expedition report.

• Research and design of new country page for Singapore with maps, photos and links to the border visits. Details here.
• Report of my visit to the Johor–Singapore Causeway is a 1.056-kilometre causeway consisting of a combined railway and motorway bridge that links the city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia across the Straits of Johor to the district and town of Woodlands in Singapore.  Details here.
• Report of my visit to the view the current construction of a new rail link between Singapore and Malaysia. he Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is an international cross-border rapid transit system that will connect Malaysia’s second largest city, Johor Bahru and Woodlands, Singapore, crossing the Strait of Johor.  Details here.
• Research and design of new country page for Canada with maps, photos and links to the border visits. Details here.
• Research and design of new country page for the USA with maps, photos and links to the border visits. Details here.
• The Sumas-Abbotsford Border Crossing connects the cities of Sumas, Washington, and Abbotsford, British Columbia. It can be reached from British Columbia Highway 11 on the Canadian side and Washington State Route 9 on the American side. Details here.
• 0 Avenue (Zero Avenue) is a road in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, running beside the Canada – United States border from Surrey to Abbotsford. The road runs parallel to the physical border between the two countries. Details here.
• The Peace Arch is a monument situated near the westernmost point of the Canada–United States border in the contiguous United States, between the communities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia. The Peace Arch commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814, and symbolizes a long history of peace between the two nations. Details here
• The Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing connects the town of Lynden, Washington and Aldergrove, British Columbia on the Canada – United States border. Washington State Route 539 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 13 on the Canadian side. Details here.
• The Point Roberts–Boundary Bay Border Crossing connects the communities of Point Roberts, Washington, and Tsawwassen, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Tyee Drive on the American side joins 56 Street on the Canadian side. The crossing is the westernmost in the contiguous United States. By land, Point Roberts can only be accessed via this crossing. Details here.
• Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of Washington on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia. I spent a day travelling west to east along the border capturing the POI’s I came across, border crossings both open and closed, lots of border markers including the fabled #0 and maritime markers too. Details here.
• A belated write up of an IBRG visit (BALKEX-22) to visit the remote and relatively unknown Bulgarian tripoints. Border crossings lots of border markers, and 4 tripoints visited ( 2 within the expedition and 2 individually). Details here

Updated Pages

3 amended pages this month.

• Additional photos and descriptions of fragments of the Berlin Wall found on my travels far from their original home. These were in Singapore, Sydney and Christchurch, NZ. Details here.
• Updating of the Demark country page to include the inclusion of the new land border with Canada on Hans Island. Details here.
• Updating of the Enclaves and Exclaves with links and photos of my Point Roberts visit. Details here.