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Jun 26, 2011, 4:27 am

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NCE (Nice) would be another good one to swim

Jun 30, 2011, 8:19 pm

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KWA (Kwajalein)

Runway takes up a lot of the island which is only 3 miles long & half a mile wide (at its widest point). No fences, either.

Jul 9, 2011, 2:36 am

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MLA (Malta)...but that'd take a little while...

Jul 24, 2011, 1:37 pm

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Swim to MLA??

Jul 24, 2011, 1:42 pm

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Tortola and Virgin Gorda, BVI

Jul 24, 2011, 2:15 pm

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Swam from Key West airport to a boat. Bag was in a plastic bag.

Jul 24, 2011, 3:34 pm

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@:-)^

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Originally Posted by BadTime

Swam from Key West airport to a boat. Bag was in a plastic bag.

Jul 24, 2011, 9:19 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Meneer Guggenheimer

Swim to MLA??

Admittedly, I haven't. But the thought crossed my mind when I saw this thread

Jul 24, 2011, 10:07 pm

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YPR - there is still a bit of a walk to get to the terminal (and you'll need your wetsuit!)

Jul 25, 2011, 1:05 am

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Bora Bora - the only way to get to the airport is by boat.

Ketchikan, Alaska - requires a 7 minute ferry ride to access it

Jul 29, 2011, 8:14 pm

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JCBIII

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The wait time for the HKG > Macau hydrofoil can be infuriating. But it's only about a 60 mile swim. I hear that the South China Sea is lovely (and 'relatively' unpolluted and shark-free) at this time of year.

Jul 30, 2011, 10:27 am

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GIB

Gibraltar (GIB) could also be swum to, and you could avoid the border crossing if you come from the Spanish side

Oct 26, 2011, 11:04 am

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BKK... if the flooding persists.

Oct 26, 2011, 11:16 am

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Google Maps used to extensively recommend swimming across the ocean. Nowadays, though, it seems to have done away with most of that. But, for example, directions from NRT to SEA airport do call for a 34-day kayak trip with a break in Honolulu to relax. (http://g.co/maps/4abza)