> > But I doubt you'd find inland weird; I mean there must be places you've been where you couldn't see, smell or hear the ocean.
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> Yes, of course, but what's strange to me is the idea of being in a country where the land around you extends so FAR in every direction. It's hard to describe. Even though I've travelled overseas many times, I guess I have this ingrained feeling that the natural order of things is for countries to be long and narrow and surrounded by water.
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> Brunnen-"has real trouble with the concept of land borders, too"G

Yeah, small island nations rock :)

winter"We have borders! Or don't Wales and Scotland count?"mute