How many pairs (or triplets, etc.) of places with the same name have you been to? Translations are ok, but let’s not use streets or rivers or bodies of water, though.
I’ve been to:
Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain.
London, UK and London, Ontario.
St. Louis, Missouri and St. Louis, Michigan and Ile St-Louis, Paris.
Athens, Greece and Athens, Ohio.
Montpelier, Vermont and Montpelier, France.
Salisbury, Long Island and Salisbury, England.
Greenwich, England, Greenwich, Connecticut, and Greenwich Village, NYC.
Hyde Park, NY and Hyde Park, London, UK.
Oakland, NJ and Oakland, CA.
Soho, NYC and Soho, London
Quartier Latin, Paris and Quartier Latin, Montreal.
Springfield, Oregon and Springfield, Illinois.
Las Vegas, Nevada and Las Vegas, New Mexico
Peoria, Illinois and Peoria, Arizona
Glendale, Arizona and Glendale, California
Cumberland County, Maine and Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
Eagle Island in Casco Bay, Maine and Eagle Island in Saco Bay, Maine (Not sure if this counts or not.)
San Jose, California and San Jose, Costa Rica
Lebanon, TN, Lebanon, OH, Lebanon Junction, KY and Lebanon, IN
Nashville, TN and Nashville, IN
Clarksville, TN and Clarksville, IN
Franklin, TN and Franklin, KY
Shelbyville, TN and Shelbyville, IN
Bloomington, IN and Bloomington, IL
Manchester, TN , Manchester, KY and North Manchester, IN
And that’s just taking a few detours on the way from my house to my folks’.
In keeping with the border town theme, I’ve been in Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas and Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario.
On non-adjacent towns, I’ve been to Burlington, Vermont and Burlington, Ontario and I’ve driven through Burlington, New Jersey (but I’ve never been to Burlington, Iowa or Burlington, North Carolina).
I’ve been to the Berlins in Maine, New Hampshire, and New York but not to the one in Germany.
I’ve been to Waterbury, Connecticut and Waterbury, Vermont.
I’ve been to Albion, New York and Albion, New York. (Yes, there are two different towns named Albion in New York. They’re about a hundred miles apart.)
Add triplets:
George Town, Cayman Islands and Georgetown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines and Georgetown, Kentucky
Columbus, WI and Columbus, OH and Columbus, IN
Greenville, SC and Greenville, TX and Greeneville, TN
Add doublets:
Florence, KY and Florence, SC
Madison, WI and Madison, TN
Kingston, TN and Kingston, Jamaica
Jefferson City, TN and Jefferson City, MO
Anderson, IN and Anderson, SC
Charleston, WV and Charleston, SC
Richmond, KY and Richmond, VA
Lebanon, TN and Lebanon, IN
Clarksville, AR and Clarksville, TN
and one more I will be able to add in two days…
Panama City, Panama and Panama City, FL
New Castle, PA and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Carlisle, PA and Carlisle, England
Lancaster, PA and Lancaster, England
Reading, PA and Reading, England
York, PA and York, England
Hamilton, OH and Hamilton, Scotland
Oxford, OH and Oxford, Enland
Cambridge, MA and Cambridge, England
Washington DC and Washington, Tyne and Wear, England
Morgantown, WV and Morgantown, PA
Somerset County, NJ and Somerset (county), England
Newark, NJ and Newark, Lincolnshire, England
Dover, DE and Dover, England
Richmond, VA and Richmond, England
Newark, New Jersey and Newark, Delaware (I prefer Newark, Delaware)
Ashland, New Jersey and Ashland, Virginia
Lincoln, Pennsylvania and Lincoln, Nebraska
Kensington, Maryland, and Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada
