11 cool passport stamp of the world
11 cool passport stamp of the world
Some unusual passport stamps that you can collect on your travels, including microstaates, geographical landmarks, inaccessible countries and a number of historical sights
It may not be fashionable, but I'm a bit of a box ticker when it comes to traveling. I have a list of the countries I visited and I keep an overview of memorable places like the highest, lowest and driest that I visited. I am also quite proud of my passports (earlier and today) that are filled with the collected stamps.
The standard entry and exit stamps from most countries are quite banal. Apart from the typical destinations, there are some unusual (and boastful) passport stamps that you can collect on your travels, including microstaates, geographical landmarks, inaccessible countries and a number of historical sights.
1. Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany
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As a symbol for the Cold War and a shared Europe, the Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin was the best-known border crossing between East and West Berlin during its 28-year active lifespan. The control point has not been used since Germany's official reunification in October 1990. Tourists can visit the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie today and have a selection of unofficial passport stamps for a price between 1 and 3 €.
2. El Fin del Mundo, Ushuaia, Argentina
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It is not for nothing that the end of the world is called. We visited the southernmost part of Argentina at the beginning of winter, just when Tierra del Fuego received his first snow of the season. Ushuaia is not quite the southernmost population of the continent (that would be Puerto Williams on the Chilean side of Tierra del Fuego), but it is the most dramatic.
The wind-flushed city is picturesquely between the Martial Mountains and the agitated lake of the Beagle Canal. Visit the tourist information center on the water to choose between two pass stamps.
3. Republic of San Marino
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Apart from the Vatican (where you cannot let your passport be stamped), San Marino is the smallest state in Europe and the fifth smallest in the world. The Republic of San Marino is an enclave microstaat with a size of just over 60 km2.
surrounded by all sides of Italy and with 32,000 inhabitants, San Marino claims to be the oldest surviving sovereign state and the constitutional republic of the world. Citizens of the EU have to pay € 2.50 to have their passport stamped in the tourist information. Visitors from outside the EU automatically receive a stamp when entering.
4. Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Quito, Ecuador
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From the end to the middle of the world, the South American continent has some demands on celebrity. Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (city of the middle of the world) is located 26 km north of Quito, where the equator runs through Ecuador.
There is some confusion about where exactly the equator is. Apparently the monument of the Ethnographic Museum is actually located at the equator, about 240 meters north of the marked line and the pyramid monument at the official location. Both sites have the option of stamping their passport, the costs are included in the entrance fees.
5. North Korea
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Only about 1,500 western tourists visit North Korea every year, which makes it one of the least visited countries in the world. In addition, it is the political and social resistance to entry into such a closed and undemocratic country that makes this crossing at such a price for travelers.
tourists have to book a pre -planned tour with two North Korean tour guides as an accompaniment. The tourism ministry must be specially appointed by the country's tourism ministry and the organization can take about 6-8 weeks. Pass stamps are issued during entry.
6. The world capital of the polar bears, Churchill, Canada
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The small town of Churchill in the north of Manitoba is located on the west bank of Hudson Bay. Every autumn, the large polar bear population moves from the interior to the coast and inspires the name "World Capital of the Eisbears".
The polar bears are the spearhead of the growing ecotourism industry in the region, where tourists can visit an “polar bear prison” in which bears that are constantly moving in or near the city are held until they are released into the wilderness in winter. In the Churchill post office you can unofficially stamp your passport with an polar bear.
7. Machu Picchu, Peru
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Most Peru tourists will want to visit Machu Picchu, one of the new seven wonders of the world. In the 15th century, the Inca emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu ("Old Berg").
If you enter the UNESCO World Heritage Site via the world-famous Incapfad, it is possible to have your passport stamped (included in the park). If you miss this opportunity or don't feel like the Trek, there is also a small office directly behind the entrance to the actual Inca ruins, where you can also get your stamp.
8. Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysilio-gogogoch, wales, united kingdom
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This big village in Wales has the longest place name in Europe with 58 characters and the second longest official one-word name in the world.
The shop James Pringle Weavers is one of the main tourist attractions of Llanfairpwll (short name) and can stamp your passport with the full name Llanfairpwlgwyngyllgyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogogoch. (We had to separate the title so that it fits the page!) You can also buy a new tension ticket that bears the platform name and is record -breaking.
9. Antarctic
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not the simplest place in the world, and for good reason: it is the southernmost continent of the earth and contains the South Pole. Most tourists either come from Chilean or Argentine Tierra del Fuego, but some make the epic journey of New Zealand or South Africa.
The Antarctic is managed by more than 50 nations via the Antarctic Treaty, so there are no official pass stamps. However, tour operators can attend scientific stations where visitors can receive souvenir stamps. There is also a historical British post office in Port Lockroy that offers souvenir brands.
10. Greenland
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Greenland is an autonomous country within Denmark and geographically belongs to North America, but politically to Europe, although it is not part of the EU. Greenland is described as a country within the Kingdom of Denmark, although it is 50 times the size of the "mother country". His more idiosyncratic political and geographical status makes this passport stamp unusual - not to mention the seclusion, the untouched glaciers and the invigorating clean air.
11. Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic
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Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic is 2,434 km (1,512 miles) from St. Helena, 2,816 km (1,750 miles) from South Africa and 3,360 km (2,090 miles) from South America. With around 270 inhabitants, the main island of Tristan Da Cunha is also the most remote inhabited island in the world.
It has no airport, so all trips have to take place by boat, which makes it the most remote inhabited place even after transport. The boat trip to the nearest scheduled airport in South Africa takes five days. On arrival, visitors have to get a state stamp, one of the most difficult passport stamps in the world. If you make it here, you are either very committed or very lost.
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