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Stepping over a completely arbitrary border instantly changes everything from the coinage to the local alphabet. It is profoundly weird that stepping ten feet…
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Most of the imaginary lines separating nations were drawn by grumpy bureaucrats holding straight-edges over maps they had never physically visited. People…
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Taking your own child on a vacation without your partner feels innocent until border control accuses you of kidnapping. You are aggressively required to…
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Arriving with a one-way ticket is the fastest way to trigger a hostile interrogation. Immigration officials operate on the cynical assumption that you plan to…
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This tiny alpine nation decided border security was too expensive and simply outsourced the entire concept to Switzerland. You can stroll across their…
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Due to centuries of stubborn colonial history, Spain still owns Ceuta and Melilla, two small cities attached to the northern coast of Morocco. This creates…
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