The focus this month was to begin the reports from the IBRG MOMEX-24 trip to the Spanish exclave of Melilla and its borders with Spain as well as the additional focus on the additional Spanish possession of the Chafarinas Islands. Rather that approach the reports chronologically I decided to report on our visits to the Moroccan – Algerian border. My reason for doing this was … Continue reading Website Updates March 2024
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 … Continue reading Website Updates January 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of the founder members of the International Border Research Group after a short illness this month. Harry was very knowledgeable about border matters and is fondly remembered by members not only of the IBRG but also the Dutch border community as a whole. He will be sorely missed for his knowledge, his company, friendship … Continue reading Harry ten Veen (b. 12.9.1955 d. 23.1.2024)
The focus of this months update is completing my review of the IBRG SITEX-23 expedition which primarily focused on the borders between Italy and Slovenia. The overall expedition took in many POI’s including 2 tripoints, one current and one historical and many border crossings, markers and the occasional oddity. This month’s focus is completing the reports on the final border visits to the Italy – Slovenia … Continue reading Website Updates December 2023
The focus of this months update is the IBRG SITEX-23 expedition which primarily focused on the borders between Italy and Slovenia. The overall expedition took in many POI’s including 2 tripoints, one current and one historical and many border crossings, markers and the occasional oddity. This month focuses on the early days of the expedition, with two border crossings with Austria – the only ones … Continue reading Website Updates October 2023
My focus this month was completing my reports from my 2 trips to the England – Wales border, a border I have sadly neglected but has many points of interest. New Pages Continue reading Website Updates September 2023
A busy month! The focus this month was to complete the trip reports from my visit to Morocco in November 2022 as part of the IBRG SPEGEX-22 expedition which focused on the Spanish possessions on the North African coast as well as The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. I also focused on the IBRG MAEX -23 expedition to Market Island which I am making progress … Continue reading Website Updates August 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of the founder members of the International Border Research Group after a short illness last month. Rolf was very knowledgeable about border matters and is fondly remembered by members of the group for his company, friendship and humour. His memorial page is here Continue reading Rolf Palmberg (b. 1.11.1948 d. 24.7.2023)
My initial focus this month was to fill some gaps (changing the format of the country pages with additional sections – did you notice if so comment below or on the country page saying what is different) and adding some additional country pages ready for new reports and future trips. Some background changes this month too but my main focus was on my trip to … Continue reading Website Updates May 2023
It’s been a busy month with 11 new reports on border visits and general updating of website pages. I hope you enjoy. The focus this month is on my visit to the Denmark/German border as part of the 2021 trip. Plenty of border markers, crossings and interaction with law enforcement in those pandemic days. Some amendments to country pages too. New Pages Updated Pages Continue reading Website Updates April 2023
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