Where did you visit for its geographical significance?

[Seat0B]

The grassy knoll.

Yes we have been there too.

 

[Happy Dude]

Yes we have been there too.

When is critical. Certain organisations would be very interested if it was on 22 Nov 1962, especially if you're a smoker.

 

[BCons]

Azores - 6 out of the 9 islands, all different
Nordkapp - North Cape lat. 71N
Been past, or to, a number of other major capes/points - Leeuwin, Passero, Finnisterre, Lands End, Fastnet Rock, Cape Sable, Maatsuyker (where they make the wind wch they send to the rest of the world..) and a few others. Oh, and Guantanamo back in the last 70's on a yacht that happened to have a marine major who knew someone there.. Officers mess was a pretty swanky place for a young colt.. Its quite a large port and airbase, with local Cuban staff coming in daily to work in laundry, mess, cleaning etc.

 

[JohnM]

Primary source of the Blue Nile River as it flows out of Lake Tana, Ethiopia.



Confluence of Blue and White Nile Rivers, Khartoum, Sudan.

 

[Seat0B]

When is critical. Certain organisations would be very interested if it was on 22 Nov 1962, especially if you're a smoker.

Well luckily I was only 2 years old at that time, and definitely not a smoker

 

[Groundfeeder]

Or a cities airports located in a different country?

I’ll start with Basel.

How about Hobart??

 

[Warks]

Oh I've also been to the source of the Murrumbidgee River!

 

[kelvedon]

Oh I've also been to the source of the Murrumbidgee River!

The source of HP sauce ?

 

[Warks]

The source of HP sauce ?

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Now post the Toblerone one!

 

[kelvedon]

Now post the Toblerone one!

Interestingly due to “Geographical indications” Tobelerone is no longer allowed to be promoted with images of the Matterhorn.
Because it is no longer a Swiss product (US owner and manufactured outside Switzerland ) it falls foul of the new regulations. (in a similar manner to Champagne v sparkling wine.)

Toblerone: Swiss rules mean chocolate bar to drop Matterhorn from packaging

Production of some of the chocolate is moving outside Switzerland so the Alpine peak can no longer be used.

www.bbc.com

 

[Warks]

Interestingly due to “Geographical indications” Tobelerone is no longer allowed to be promoted with images of the Matterhorn.
Because it is no longer a Swiss product (US owner and manufactured outside Switzerland ) it falls foul of the new regulations. (in a similar manner to Champagne v sparkling wine.)

Toblerone: Swiss rules mean chocolate bar to drop Matterhorn from packaging

Production of some of the chocolate is moving outside Switzerland so the Alpine peak can no longer be used.

www.bbc.com

Interesting. I just looked for the photo and found that story from 2023.
I also recall holding up a Canadian $20 note in a photo at Moraine Lake in the Rocky Mountains years ago. I think the money has changed since then. (note not my photo)

 

[BCons]

Straits of Hormuz March 2020 - forgot about this bit of geography until today.. A series of deep fjiords & islands , all of it dry rocky and steep. We cruised on a private boat from Dubai and, on clearing into Oman at Pt Khasab, were told we were the 4th/5th boat to cruise there in the last 12 months, so not a lot of tourism..

Came back from that trip to spend 2 weeks in home Qtine but it was worth it ..

 

[Cossie]

Forgot about this, drove down a back road between Sweden and Norway a few years ago just to take a photo of the border on the gps, black line.

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[BCons]

I reckon that sign says 'no picture-taking' ..

 

[RooFlyer]

‘Under camera/video surveillance’

 

[Cossie]

Another one from the old East West German border. Apparently you can cycle, walk, whatever the whole length of the border. The concrete track is very typical of the former Eastern European countries.

 

[Cossie]

Maybe not a geographical reason, but I went through this border post into East Germany by car in about 1984, so I had to revisit now. It's set up as a museum.

 

[VPS]

Maybe not a geographical reason, but I went through this border post into East Germany by car in about 1984, so I had to revisit now. It's set up as a museum.View attachment 499441View attachment 499442View attachment 499443View attachment 499444

I must get out the negatives of crossing Checkpoint charlie in 1982 and see what they are like