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1. Zambezi Bridge One of the natural wonders of this earth, the Smoke That Thunders, or in new-colonial English Victoria Falls, is formed by the mighty Zambezi river on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The falls offer entirely different experiences when watched from either side of the river, hence from either country. The Zimbabwe side offers spectacular panoramic views from the opposite edge of the falls, while the Zambia side is a powerful in-your-face experience where getting absolutely soaked is part of the fun, especially when attempting to cross the Knife's Edge bridge. The border posts are far apart and establish a no-man's-land of about two kilometers length. The only marker reminding of the border is in the center of the Zambezi Bridge. Photo Data: File ID - 18176. Camera Model Name - Canon PowerShot S230. Shooting Date/Time - 18.05.2004 11:57:47. Shooting Mode - Manual. Photo Effect Mode - Vivid. Tv (Shutter Speed) - 1/320. Av (Aperture Value) - 7.1. Metering Mode - Evaluative. Exposure Compensation - 0. ISO Speed - Auto. Lens - 5.4-10.8mm. Focal Length - 5.4mm. Digital Zoom - None. Image Size - 2048x1536. Image Quality - Superfine. Flash - Off. White Balance - Daylight. AF Mode - Single AF. File Size - 1467KB. Drive Mode - Single-frame shooting. |
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2. Tierra del Fuego The land border crossing between Chile and Argentina is slow and bureaucratic. I spent three hours to get across! |
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3. Gorilla Crossing The bush post of Bunagana in the civil war-torn area of the Virunga volcanos is the way from Uganda to the gorillas of Congo (Zaïre). |
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4. Lonely Near East The no-man's-land between Israel and Jordan at the Aqaba land border crossing is a very hot and lonely work under machine gun surveillance. |
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5. Chobe Entrance Coming from Victoria Falls in the early morning hours, I cross into Botswana at Kazungula. |
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6. Lesotho Land border crossings into the Kingdom of Lesotho are your first step into a mountain wonderland of friendly people. |
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7. Into Uganda Coming overland from Kenya, the customs zones of these border crossings are a zoo full of sales people in the heat. |
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8. Cold War History The train crossing from Hungary into Slovenia was a reminder of dark old days - the officals were ridiculously stiff and important. |
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9. Aconcagua The tunnel from Chile into Argentina leads through the Andes mountain ranges. Patches of snow can be seen even in summer. |
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10. Tanzania Welcome I tend to prefer taking pictures myself, with my arm stretched out, since most people are too stupid to include your feet. |