We are happy to note that Steen Schelde from Denmark is the new President of the IBRG. Many thanks to Jan Krogh for his time in the role for the last 11 years, Barry Arnold from the UK is the new Vice President and will look after the webpage and membership. The International Border Research Group is an organisation of border enthusiasts, experts and academics … Continue reading International Border Research Group – New President
This month I have focused on competing the legacy reports that remained from my border visits from previous years. This will allow me then to focus on my visits in the last 2 years without worrying about gaps in my website. I also completed my next country page which acts as a base for the visits within it. Continue reading Website Updates November 2022
My updates for this month. A focus on website architecture rather than visit reports. Looking forward to working on the inner German border and the Berlin Wall next month before turning my attention to my Denmark Trip from last year. 1) Visit report of Split Harbour, photos and maps. Details here 2) Croatia country page updated with images and links. Details here 3) Russia country … Continue reading Website Updates October 2022
The following reports have been added to the website this month. Several reports from the Austrian borders with Italy and Germany. Alpine passes, historical border markers, secondary tripoints road and rail crossings and a divided golf course all documented with maps and images. Please click on the red text links below (or the photos) to go directly to the individual reports. Continue reading Website Updates September 2022
After a gap I have returned to updating my website and this is the first monthly update for a while. I hope you enjoy these border points I visited in 2020. I have further reports from that year to do next month before I look at 2021 and my Bulgaria visit in the summer of 2022. Please click on the red text links below (or … Continue reading Website Updates August 2022
Llivia is situated 1.6 km from the rest of Spain and is surrounded by France. When the border was established in 1659 45 border markers were located on the frontier. Over 2 days I visited all the markers. Maps, photos and my report is here Continue reading The Llivia Circuit – a hike around an Enclave
Following my trip to the French, Spanish and Andorran borders my Spain page is now complete with reports from the borderpoints I visited. 2 tripoints, several border crossings (including 2 rail), border markers and much more. A highlight for me was the Llivia circuit, finding and recording the 45 border markers located on the border between the enclave and France. Maps, photos and reports here Continue reading Spain Country Page now complete
Following my trip to the principality in August 2020 I have now written my reports on the border points I have visited including (the) 3 border crossings, 2 tripoints and the new Andorra – French border markers at Estany de Font Negra (Estany de les Abelletes). Maps, photos and more information here Continue reading Andorra Country page now complete
The Andorran-Spanish border crossing at Sant Julia de Loria / La Seu d’Urgell is the major crossing point between Andorra and Spain. As it is the outer border of the EU and Schengen zone there are full passport and custom checks. Maps, Photos and full report here Continue reading La Seu d’Urgell – Sant Julia de Loria border crossing
Os de Civís is very close to the Spain–Andorra border, and is unique in being the only Spanish village that can be reached by vehicle only by going through Andorra. The border crossing is unique in Andorra in that there is no border control. Andorra is in neither the Schengen Area nor the European Union, and thus operates full border and customs checks at all … Continue reading Os de Civís – a Spanish pene enclave
Barry's Borderpoints 