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Below is a little story about my hassles upon arriving into Nova Scotia. The story is there to merely recount this mildly humorous yet oh-so-frustrating event. However, don't let this story lead you to believe that I didn't adore every minute of my trip otherwise. Nova Scotia is purely beautiful.
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Welcome to Canada, now why the $%&* are you here?
Well...
I was anxiously awaiting my arrival into Nova Scotia, after all I had been traveling for a good 9 hours and couldn’t wait to get into town and hit the sack. I figured that I would breeze through immigrations/customs but wow was I wrong. As soon as I arrived at immigrations I immediately noticed that the officer didn’t favor the fact that I was traveling alone, but I didn’t give her questioning any second thought. When entering customs, I immediately knew I was in for interrogation because the officers directed me the complete opposite direction than everyone else. So after finding out that I was targeted for being a single female traveler that was arriving simply for personal reasons (not work), the following conversation occurred… Red: Me Blue: Customs ladyItalics: the things I wanted to say but knew better than doing so.I’m still a bit confused as to why you are interrogating me for traveling alone. Could you please clarify this?It seems so unnatural for women of your age to be traveling alone.(I don’t know what planet you’re from lady, but there’s lots of solo travelers out there. Take a look inside a freaking hostel)I’m a seasoned traveler, ma’am, and I’ve traveled to many countries alone. This is nothing extraordinary for me. When I do travel, I encounter plenty of women my age who travel solo.(I’m trying to enter Canada for goodness sake, not Afghanistan)As she searches through everything in my bag… Who are these magnets for?I bought them for a friend in Seattle who collects them. (purchased during layover in NJ) Are you sure you didn’t buy them for someone here in Canada?Positive.Did you fall in love with a guy on the internet that you’re intending on meeting here?WHAAT?!?!(Come on, I know I’m a VT member ;-) but I have credibility and don’t accuse me of traveling because I’m running after a guy)Of course I’m not meeting any guy here. Even if I am, ma’am, I am an adult and that’s certainly none of your business if I go about doing so.Then I still don’t understand why you are here. Are you running away from home and your parents?Once again, I am an adult and I haven't lived with my parents for years. In fact, I live 2000 miles away from them. (at this point I’m thinking of harassing the woman about her life history)So after about 30 more minutes of ridiculous interrogation, she finally begins to wind down off her power trip. She even accuses me of hating the local food because I packed some breakfast bars with me. Preposterous! I’m not trying to make you feel unwelcome here in Halifax, I’m just amazed that you would fly all this way just for 5 days without some ulterior motive.My motive is simply to experience the world....So I guess the point of me sharing this with you is to find out if anyone else has experienced such a circumstance while traveling.
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donpaul77 Mon Jan 12, 2009 16:14 UTC
If you thought Nova Scotia security staff was bad, don't fly into Philly. :) I suppose there's one person in every bunch who loathes his or her job. Too bad, it's not a nice way to welcome someone. | suzanka46 Fri Jul 18, 2008 04:59 UTC
sorry to hear of immigration problems but- every country has one of these cranky immigration officers we had the same problem in amsterdam and in minneapolis mn. usa flying from canada--consider it a part of travel in this world of anti trust since 911 | angiebabe Sun Jun 8, 2008 19:03 UTC
Hi was about to complain u say u r about to delete pgs..but what a nightmare customs story-maybe she needed to see yr VT pg as a character reference!we still get hassled in the UK even tho we hav roots but yrs is a classic!Enjoyd yr pg here thx4 the tour! | King_Golo Mon Feb 26, 2007 19:16 UTC
Wonderful tips! You made my decision whether to go there this September a lot easier... |
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Province of Nova Scotia Hotels
- Digby Hotels
- Mountain Gap Inn
217 Highway 1 Smiths Cove, Digby
- Digby Pines Golf Resort And Spa
103 Shore Road Box 70, Digby
- Coastal Inn Kingfisher Hotel
111 Warwick Street, Digby, B0V 1A0, CA, Digby
- Mountain Gap Inn Hotel
P O Box 504 Digby, Nova Scotia, Digby, B0V 1A0, CA, Digby
- Pictou Hotels
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