Jon Sopel Borderlines is on the shelf beneath you - you should read that if you haven't already.

I’m mostly where the Sky is Blue now. Posting as Lewis Baston, easily findable by search.

Nick is absolutely right about Poland’s achievements in rebuilding cities. As I discovered researching Borderlines, there are urban treasures all over the country. I wrote about it here lewisbaston.substack.com/p/building-a-n…

I post mainly where the Sky is Blue now. Search for lewisbaston and it should pop up. When I block Nazis and trolls I really want nothing to do with them, and this site is making that impossible.

Do give this a listen - me and fellow borders author jonn elledge is mainly on bluesky talking to expert Sarah Hall about all sorts of strange, funny, tragic things to do with international boundaries.

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On this fine day of rememberance, let us remember times when Hungary knew better. Incoming: few random facts about the 1956 revolution.

Old borders never die…

Millions of Germans once lived east of the current state boundaries - a sensitive part of history that some seek to reverse, others to erase. Is it possible to do neither while allowing future Germans to remember East Prussia & Co, I wonder in ZEITGEIST 👇 katjahoyer.uk/p/east-prussia…

#Borderlands. The small river that divides #Latvia from #Lithuania here at Ezeres. Bridge destroyed during #WW2 and never rebuilt. There is a nearby new road bridge though. Cc. Borderlines

Thanks Alex! Be like Alex (and Alex’s friends) and buy, read, and give copies of Borderlines. I’m proud of it and I hope people like it.

Been thinking - a bit gloomily - about this bit from Borderlines.

I’m shutting down my main account here but I’ll keep this one going for a bit. I’ll be over where the Sky is blue.

I wrote about what mass deportation involves. lewisbaston.substack.com/p/mass-deporta…

Reading Lewis Baston Borderlines - 1st chapter deals with the Irish border; pleased to see he devotes some space to the vexed question of Tayto!

Katja Hoyer Just bought 'Vertigo.' New to me so thanks for the recommendation. Was also pleased to see Borderlines' book listed. I think it's a modern masterpiece.

On key borders (central Europe and elsewhere) that define the past, present and future of Europe, a must read by Borderlines. The book captures so many of my travel notes better than i would have done. Thanks Bruno Tertrais for the tip. Looking forward to a 🇫🇷 translation.

Actually finally, a shameful omission from the above is Borderlines by Borderlines, as a fellow lover of borders, frontiers, checkpoints and vanished corners of Europe, his book was a treat to read

A huge thank you to Lewis for joining the show. His book BORDERLINES - which I read over Christmas - is a really fantastic read. Moving, fascinating, immensely evocative. I loved it! amazon.co.uk/Borderlines-Hi… And you can read more about it here: lewisbaston.substack.com