Subject: Re: baltic tripoints<br/>
Date: Jan 22, 2006 @ 20:07<br/>
Author: Barry Arnold (&quot;Barry Arnold&quot; &lt;barry_432@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-921808859">Hi Bendan,<br/>
<br/>
Thank you for this really useful advice - I will heed your advice carefully. <br/>
Looking at Rolf&#39;s photos on the border zone website I assume that visiting <br/>
the actual tripoint monument is allowed - is that right?<br/>
<br/>
I will be researching best ways of getting there over the coming weeks so <br/>
any advice is gratefully received.<br/>
<br/>
Barry<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;From: &quot;Brendan Whyte&quot; &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:bwhyte@...">bwhyte@...</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt;To: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:barry_432@...">barry_432@...</a><br/>
&gt;Subject: Re: baltic tripoints<br/>
&gt;Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:48:58 +0200<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;Barry, others may have told you, but the Baltic states generally have 5-50m <br/>
&gt;border<br/>
&gt;zones, into which unauthorised entry is not allowed. Thus while physically <br/>
&gt;possible to<br/>
&gt;walk right up to the line in many places, it is inadvisable, as locals will <br/>
&gt;tip off the<br/>
&gt;border guards, or the guards will find you, and you may be in big trouble <br/>
&gt;(let alone if<br/>
&gt;the russkis get you!).<br/>
&gt;The border with Russia is especially sensitive.<br/>
&gt;i saw no Belarus/Russian guards, but the Baltic states are pretty touchy <br/>
&gt;about the<br/>
&gt;border areas, and have frequent armed patrols on foot, bicycle and by <br/>
&gt;vehicle,<br/>
&gt;sometimes with dogs. so be careful. Or get permission from a local guard <br/>
&gt;post if you<br/>
&gt;can speak the local lingo.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;Due to these buffer zones on the Baltics&#39; side of the boundary line, there <br/>
&gt;is no<br/>
&gt;permissible encroachment zone into russia/Belarus.<br/>
&gt;While only sections of the boundaries are fenced (inside the Baltics <br/>
&gt;states, ie 5-10m<br/>
&gt;inside the line), there are usually ploughedc strips and other encroachment <br/>
&gt;detection<br/>
&gt;devices. Be VERY careful...<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;---------------<br/>
&gt;Brendan Whyte<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt; &gt;    Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:10:27 +0000<br/>
&gt; &gt;    From: &quot;Barry Arnold&quot; &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:barry_432@...">barry_432@...</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt; &gt; Subject: Tripoint Area<br/>
&gt; &gt;<br/>
&gt; &gt; Being relatively new to this world of tripointing I will bag my first 3<br/>
&gt; &gt; tripoints this year. The first two will be achieved in May when I will <br/>
&gt;be in<br/>
&gt; &gt; Riga and can travel to the latvian borders with estonia/belorussia and<br/>
&gt; &gt; belorussia/russia. I am excited by this - although its old hat for you <br/>
&gt;more<br/>
&gt; &gt; experienced ones. My query is in the triport area what encroachment onto<br/>
&gt; &gt; adjacent states is allowed - especially in the case of the EU/non EU<br/>
&gt; &gt; countries that require visa entry for EU passport holders. I have no <br/>
&gt;idea.<br/>
&gt; &gt;<br/>
&gt; &gt; Thanks Barry<br/>
&gt; &gt;<br/>
&gt; &gt;<br/>
<br/>
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