Then the border opened, and suddenly there was the possiblity to speak with somebody else.

The border between north and south Cyprus has just recently opened.

The border opens from about 7am to 4.30pm Iranian time.

He watched last year as Americans speculating that the border would open during the summer were badly burned.

But now that the border has opened, she rarely heads east.

The road and border only opened in mid-2006 and at the time of writing the crossing had still to be given a name.

"In 1989, when the borders opened, artists could travel and finally see the real value of their work."

The border opened chaotically Sunday to the news media and aid agencies for the first time since the crisis began.

The Swiss border opens again the next day, and the people at the hotel are able to continue on their journeys.

"I am one of the people who are going to get out the minute the border opens," he said.