Category: The Road to the Extremes
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De Moeren – the Lowest Point in Belgium
The receptionist who spoke English was stunningly beautiful — the kind of beauty that makes you briefly forget what you were about to say. […]
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Lauterbourg – the Easternmost Point of Mainland France
I noticed that the same man who had been staring at me earlier was still standing in exactly the same spot, motionless. […]
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Bargen – the Northernmost Point of Switzerland
My hesitant explanation didn’t convince them, so they directed me to a more thorough inspection. […]
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Kneiff – the Highest Point in Luxembourg
I took one last look toward the Belgian hills in the fading light before heading back down the narrow road. […]
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Schmëtt – the Northernmost Point of Luxembourg
She didn’t go to the stone marker, though, but instead headed to a nearby traffic sign and began rummaging behind it. […]
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Boulaide – the Westernmost Point of Luxembourg
Only then did I realize that on these long, straight roads some drivers might not see me in time — and indeed, it didn’t take long before a BMW flew past. […]
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Torgny – the Southernmost Point of Belgium
I ended up crafting a makeshift utensil from the wrapper of some Kinder bars I’d also bought earlier. Improvised luxury at its finest. […]
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Büllingen – the Easternmost Point of Belgium
I carefully cross again, jump over the ditch — and just like that, I’m back in Belgium. […]
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Signal de Botrange – the Highest Point in Belgium
And guess who took the wrong turn straight out of the parking lot? […]
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Isenbruch – the Westernmost Point of Germany
The German police also seem to favor locations near national borders, just to make sure you leave the country with some kind of souvenir. […]
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Neuendorf-Sachsenbande – the Lowest Point in Germany
“A point is a point, not an area,” argued a farmer from the Wilstermarsch. […]
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Rickelsbüller Koog – the Northernmost Point of Mainland Germany
One sight made me feel mixed emotions: a man walking back from Denmark carrying a plastic bag full of discarded bottles. […]
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List – the Northernmost Point of Proper Germany
One couple even decided to sit right next to the frame, perfectly blocking the brief quiet moment when I might have taken a photo without anyone in it. […]
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Ritokoski – the Geographical Center of Finland
I hesitated. Deer flies, attracted to my sweat, crawled visibly across my white hoodie and found their way under it, biting at my skin. […]
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Naha – the Southernmost Point of Estonia
For a moment, I thought the car had stuck fast—but then, with a jolt, it found traction and climbed free. […]
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Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel – the Lowest Point in the Netherlands
If the roar of passing traffic wasn’t enough to kill the romantic mood, the other side of the site is lined with industrial buildings. […]
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Dreef – the Northernmost Point of Belgium
Which turned this into the shortest possible drive into Belgium: just a few metres. […]
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Sint Anna ter Muiden – the Westernmost Point of the Netherlands
I smiled. Years ago, I might have turned the car around and chased them into town. But that evening, a little older and a little wiser, I let them go. […]
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Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin – the Geographical Center of Belgium
Suddenly, the abundance of speed cameras in this country made perfect sense. […]
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Pëttenerbësch – the Geographical Center of Luxembourg
I must have called half a dozen times before a tired-sounding woman finally answered. We were both momentarily surprised to be speaking to an actual human being. […]