i_adam's Travel Blog

Mistaken for a terrorist at the first hurdle - Bristol, United Kingdom

visited Mar 7, 2006

First, some advice to any would be travellers, if you pick up a bag lock and chain off a bloke who says its great for locking up your bag so you can leave it in an airport while you browse the shops, heed this lesson. The area was evacuated, the bomb squad were on thier way, police were patroling the area, and I.. well I was eating some duty free chocolate, oblivious to the fact that my handlaguage had caused a major panic in terminal three. After a bollocking by security, a policeman, and a thourough search of all my possesions, I borded my flight to New York.. Beef or Chicken, on the menu, no thank you, I munched down my Goji Berries and Cacoa as if my life depended on it. Realizing that taking food into America is probably about enough to warrent the death penalty, I believe I set a new record of munching down the tibetan fruit and their Mayan compadre. Feeling like I was about to ascend I touched down in New York, to Frank Sinatra crooning ´Witchcraft´on the in-flight radio.

posted Mar 8, 2006 | Comments (0)