The “landing page” for Thailand with country information about its borders, crossing points and disputes is available here. My visit to the Golden Triangle is here. Continue reading Thailand Country Page is now complete

Details of the 48 Asian tripoints are published here. My visit to the Laos, Myanmar and Thailand (LAMMTH) one is published here. Continue reading Asian Tripoints Page now complete

My review of the historical and current border situation in Gibraltar and photos from my 1997 visit are now published here. Continue reading Gibraltar Page now complete

Many overseas observers have looked at how the UK have managed the challenges of Covid 19 and have shaken their heads. Slow to close down, inconsistent and vague messaging throughout. The UK was one of the very few countries globally that kept their borders open, a contradiction for a government whose Brexit mantra was to “take back control”. Now belatedly quarantine regulations are being imposed … Continue reading As Europe opens up its borders the UK closes down theirs.

The “landing page” for Turkey with country information and links to border area visits are now complete and available here. In 1983 the eastern frontier was the USSR and not Armenia and Georgia!! Researching the countries borders was a learning experience. Continue reading Turkey Country Page now complete

As Europe emerges from the Covid 19 Lockdown some countries are opening up quicker than others. Guardian article (May 2020) here Continue reading Which European countries are easing travel restrictions?

The “landing page” for India with country information and links to border area visits in Ladakh , border crossings ceremonies and more is now complete and can be viewed here. Continue reading India Country Page now complete

Pangong Tso is one of the highest salt water lakes in the world, but although saline it still freezes in winter. Situated at a height of about 4,350 m, it covers 604 km2  and is 134 km  long and 5 km at its widest point. Lake is sensitive disputed territory. The Line of Actual Control, between India and China, cuts through the lake near Khurnak Fort but neither county agrees … Continue reading Pangong Tso – a lake divided between India and Tibet.

In 2012 I travelled in Ladakh and in this report got within 7km of the LOAC between India and Pakistan. Turtuk is geographically part of Baltistan and was part of Pakistan until 1971, its people are Muslim and culturally and linguistically very different from the Buddhist majority elsewhere in the territory. My trip report is here Continue reading Turtuk – Indian Baltistan

he Wire of Death (Dutch: Dodendraad, German: Todesdraht) was a lethal electric fence created by the German military to control the Dutch–Belgian frontier after the occupation of Belgium during the First World War. Parallels have been made between the ‘Death Wire’ and the later Iron Curtain. The wire of death reached from the Belgian coastline in Knokke until the suburbs of the German city of … Continue reading The Wire of Death – de Dodendraad