These are my most unforgettable (some were terrifying, some were just outright fascinating) border crossings outside of airports.
- Egypt to Israel by cab and foot (Border Crossing: TABA). I visited Egypt right after the revolution ended. I crossed the border via the Sinai Peninsula. Unbeknownst to me during that time that Sinai was considered a stronghold of terrorist militants. My friend and I cabbed from Dahab to the border and we walked across to get to immigration in the Israeli side. A thorough, nerve-wracking interrogation followed. It did not help that my last name sounds Arabic and that my friend has Middle Eastern features. I was searched extensively and escorted until I boarded a cab to the Eilat airport. I seriously thought that I will be disallowed entry.
Taba Border, Israel Side (Credit: timesofisrael.com) - Mongolia to Russia via the Trans-Siberian Railway
- Argentina to Brazil and back via public bus
- Rwanda to Uganda by walking
- Tanzania to Kenya via a tour guide
- Bolivia to Chile via tour
- Palestine to Israel via public bus
- Zimbabwe to Zambia and Botswana by tour
- Finland to Russia via cruise
- Croatia to Bosnia via bus
