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Diomede Islands - Russia and America, nearer to each other than you think.


I never realised until recently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diomede_Islands

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At their closest points, the two islands are about 3.8 km (2.4 mi) apart.

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Mad eh?

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Indeed. Another interesting bit of geo-trivia that we owe to Alaska: the easternmost and westernmost points in the United States are both in Alaska.

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Mind.....blown....🤯

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Did you know:

Due to where Alaska resides on the globe, the United States is the first country to see the sunrise?

Never discount its chain of western islands off of its coast.

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I was always under the assumption that it was Samoa & Christmas Island.

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You're more well-traveled than I am. I'll take your word for it.

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No don’t. It’s just that, as part of my bucket list, a group of us we’re going to fly to Christmas Island, witness the first New Year, then fly to Hawaii to catch one of the last, in a matter of hours.

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According to billhicksfan, who has written and published his travels, remarked these kinds of works tend to not sell as a well as other genres.

I wonder why?

Even so, after reading your brief accounts and reflections of your tours, have you ever thought about creating a blog about them?

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I’ve written loads of travel information that I share with friends (or anyone that’s interested), but there’s so much available on the net nowadays that I don’t claim to be an expert.

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Alaska should be part of Canada but I digress.

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I'd actually argue that Canada benefits more with Alaska being a part of the US today than otherwise.

Do you want to deal with a huge military budget?

We're paying that cost for you, protecting your country's western border.

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don't get all geopolitical on me. 😊

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I'm thinking more like Canada should be part of the U.S. Manifest destiny and all that.

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that so James Monroe like 😊

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I’m thinking you should all be part of the Empire again and be bloody grateful (just kidding).

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Alaska should be part of the Netherlands. As should the rest of the world!

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Nah! That all died out with the East India Company.

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History repeats itself. It's time for us to rule the world again.

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The Dutch are too cool and laid back for that.

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Yeah, but wouldn't it be great if the whole world was cool and laid back???

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They UN should be based in Bangkok. An end to war overnight.

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You’ll need a much larger whip.

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Like Keyser Soze, my reputation should be enough!

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I read somewhere that if you are driving through the Netherlands and you blink, you will miss it?

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Blink twice and you’ll miss Belgium too.

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Nothing to miss there.

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Blink 3 times, there goes Luxembourg.

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Aw, Luxembourg's too cute to miss!

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It’s about the size of my back garden.

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It's way cuter than your garden!

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I read somewhere that if you are driving through Canada you get killed by a serial killer???🤷‍♀️

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right for the jugular.

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Then don't be a meanie!

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Yes
Sarah Palin can see most of Russia from her back porch:)

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And Russia goes all the way to Finland! Crazy man!

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Her cute glasses are super powered ...at least that's my theory

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Think about it though, 2.4 miles from each other! I run that some mornings!

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Is that why her husband filed for divorce? She could see everything he was up to from miles away?

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I'd assume most wives can;)

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