Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Congradulations to Rolf
Date: Nov 11, 2003 @ 16:11
Author: Doug Murray (Doug Murray <doug@...>)
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Hopefully he will get the guide for Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria!

Congratulations!!



On Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at 06:50 AM, Andrew T. Patton wrote:

> I got my copy of Comet, Lonely Planet's newsletter (LP is a  travel
> guide publisher) and saw a Top 5 travel list created by our own Rolf
> Palmberg. Here is his list:
>
>
>
> TOP 5
>
> Rolf Palmberg adds a whole new dimension to going abroad with his Top
> 5 One Foot in Each Camp:
>    
> 1. De Biergrens is a divided beer distributing shop in Baarle-Hertog
> (Belgium)/Baarle-Nassau (The Netherlands). The international border
> goes straight through the shop, leaving the owners with different sets
> of rules for taxes and opening hours depending on which part of the
> shop the goods are in.
>
> 2. Drogisterij Camp, also in Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau,  comprises
> an undivided pharmacy and the owner's divided home. Part of the family
> sleeps in one country, part in the other, even though they are all in
> the same bedroom!
>
> 3. Gostilna Kalin is a divided restaurant in the divided village of
> Bregana (Croatia/Slovenia). Here you can eat in either country (or in
> both countries at the same time!), but you have to pay and go to the
> toilet in Slovenia.         
>
> 4. The border goes straight through Cafe Moskes in Dreef
> (Belgium)/Kersel (The Netherlands), another favourite split eating
> place.
>
> 5. The innermost metre of a divided garage in Valga (Estonia)/Valka
> (Latvia) is in Latvia, a fact that gives the owners ample opportunity
> to go abroad without any border formalities.  
>
>
>
> Now Rolf, which guide did you get (The prize for getting a list
> published) ?
>
> -Andrew
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