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Old Aug 16, 2014 | 4:34 am
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chx1975
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In Rejkjavik, this year, trying to remember... anyways past the first crazy queue, I guess that was for security? outgoing border check? can't remember! there were stairs to go down and on top of that there were people with printed lists and they were taking people into a separate room for more questions? security checks? so yeah, this can happen and it causes a huge queue and all.

I have been last questioned throughly very long ago in Amsterdam when going to the USA but no unusual questions. They really just want to know whether you are going to work and perhaps stay illegally. Hotel reservations, flight reservations going out are helping a lot.

All this now is just unpleasant memory, now I'm a Canadian resident w/ an EU passport and also have a NEXUS card now and so all the USA/Canada/EU borders are very easy to cross.

The "Who packed your bags" barrage of questions I am getting on Israel bound flights but anyone boarding an airplane to or from Israel knows to leave three hours *at least* for the batshit insane security these guys have...
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