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Passport Stamps (Special Themes) |
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1. Rapa Nui (Isla de Pasqua - Easter Island) Technically, Easter Island belongs to Chile. While some places may technically not qualify as a country, they are considered to be so remote and different in terms of culture, history and heritage that they are treated as one. For the lucky few touching down in Hanga Roa this becomes apparent as a mystical feeling of solitude. This only village on the island is thought to be the spot on earth furthest away from any other populated areas. Fortunately, they stamp the passport to prove it. Photo Data: File ID - passport_01. Scanner Model Name - Mustek ScanMagic 600 CP. Scan Input Resolution - 9600dpi. Scan Output Resolution - 150dpi. Post Processing - None. |
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2. One Foot Island This motu inside the Aitutaki lagoon is part of the Cook Islands but has its own postal stamp and immigration seal. |
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3. Kingdom of Tonga We are not talking parliamentary monarchy here - this is a real king with real powers! |
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4. Gorilla Crossing The crazy land border post from Uganda into Congo (Zaïre) is quite a challenge to cross. Candle light in the office? No money for that! |
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5. Spice Islands Zanzibar, now technically part of Tanzania, still does its own customs and immigration processing. |
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6. Passport Full The Kenyan official initially refused but later had no choice but to stamp this visa into the back side of my passport. |
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7. Kingdom of Lesotho Another real king with real powers. The Kingdom in the Sky is land-locked inside South Africa. |
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8. Western Samoa This is the real, the independent Samoa - not its easy-to-reach sibling called American Samoa. |
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9. Coco de Mer The Seychelles have proudly made their stamps in the shape of Praslin's special coconut palm tree fruit. |
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10. Mighty Zambezi Almost 2 kilometers of no-man's-land is across the bridge from Zimbabwe into Zambia at the Victoria Falls. |