On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:40:45 -0500, Ken Pisichko wrote:

If you fly from Vancouver try to bypass the USA (even Hawaii). I
understand that folks going through Japan, Hong Kong etc don't have to
put up with such searches and STILL have safe travel.

Correct - last year I flew Sydney - Taipei - Vancouver with no
problems and when I later crossed into the U.S. on a Greyhound bus
they made a big fuss over immigration - eyes, fingerprints, passport,
face, etc, but never looked at luggage.

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