Stevo985 Posted May 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2021 25 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: I didn't know Russia owned that bit of land between Lithuania and Poland. That's weird innit. I thought this was a joke just because they're the same colour on the map. Turns out I never knew that either 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2021 22 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: I didn't know Russia owned that bit of land between Lithuania and Poland. That's weird innit. The bit with Kallingrad / Koningsberg in? It used to be absolutely chock full of KGB Spooks before the wall came down. At the USSR border (and at other times) we had our passports checked and everytime they looked at the Visas in the back they quickly gave us our passports back and moved along, dealt with us very quickly on seeing we were allowed to enter Kallingrad. We only found this out because our two mates from Gydnia (who were smuggling gold) told us. They wondered how we got the VIP treatment, then looked at our passports. They just said anyone that goes to Kallingrad is considered to be KGB, they weren't allowed there. Neither were we, our gig there was cancelled but the visas were never amended. Its just a bit of Germany that the Russians stole after WW2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I thought this was a joke just because they're the same colour on the map. Turns out I never knew that either I was thinking "what's Estonia ever done!?" I consider myself alright at Geography/Cartography as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 minute ago, lapal_fan said: I was thinking "what's Estonia ever done!?" I consider myself alright at Geography/Cartography as well! It's important to Russia because its the only port of theirs on the Baltic that remains ice free all year round, so their Baltic Fleet is based there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 11, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, bickster said: The bit with Kallingrad / Koningsberg in? It used to be absolutely chock full of KGB Spooks before the wall came down. At the USSR border (and at other times) we had our passports checked and everytime they looked at the Visas in the back they quickly gave us our passports back and moved along, dealt with us very quickly on seeing we were allowed to enter Kallingrad. We only found this out because our two mates from Gydnia (who were smuggling gold) told us. They wondered how we got the VIP treatment, then looked at our passports. They just said anyone that goes to Kallingrad is considered to be KGB, they weren't allowed there. Neither were we, our gig there was cancelled but the visas were never amended. Its just a bit of Germany that the Russians stole after WW2 New custom title "possibly KGB" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, BOF said: New custom title "possibly KGB" He always thinks he knows everything, so it fits Edited May 11, 2021 by lapal_fan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 They hosted a world cup game there, that's how I knew about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I knew of it because this has been a very long time coming. Kaliningrad wastewater treatment plant is very good news for the Baltic Sea, because until very recently, this city of almost half a million people was pouring 150,000 cubic meters of raw sewage into the sea every day. What has been in the making for more than forty years is now up and running. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I knew about it. Period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I looked at it in 2008 as I was on a lads trip to the Baltics. We did Helsinki (boy can those Finns drink), Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. We tried to extend it to either Kalinigrad or Minsk but no dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 13, 2021 Another one of these.... Greenland is further North, South, East and West of Iceland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2021 52 minutes ago, bickster said: Another one of these.... Greenland is further North, South, East and West of Iceland However, that doesn't mean you can get to Greenland from Iceland by travelling directly east or south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Dinner, Dinner, Dinner, Dinner. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted May 13, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2021 54 minutes ago, bickster said: Another one of these.... Greenland is further North, South, East and West of Iceland I do like those. The globe is a bit mad when not looked at in 2d. For example, Maine is closer to Africa than Florida is. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, BOF said: Maine is closer to Africa than Florida. That’s how I read it and for a moment I was like.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 13, 2021 36 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: That’s how I read it and for a moment I was like.. There are other USA/Africa/South America related distance ones too that seem bizarre until you see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 11/05/2021 at 10:20, lapal_fan said: I didn't know Russia owned that bit of land between Lithuania and Poland. That's weird innit. tsk ..kids today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 11/05/2021 at 17:47, Xela said: I looked at it in 2008 as I was on a lads trip to the Baltics. We did Helsinki (boy can those Finns drink), Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. We tried to extend it to either Kalinigrad or Minsk but no dice. Minsk is dead easy now , come a long way since 2008 !! l went with my lad so can't vouch for the suitability of a lads weekend there though .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Decode this one without using translate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Poland mostly has Daleks in the south of the country, with the particularly bad, or bardzo daleks in the blue zone. Avoid anywhere in the blue zone that has ramps. That’s my take. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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