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It seemed ridiculous at the time. I was 12, my sister 10 and my brother 6. We'd arrived together in Canada the previous day, so Canadian customs hadn't had any problem with the travel. We had return plane tickets for about 4 weeks later. The border police didn't ask us anything, but questioned my parents and made them empty the car and suitcases.

I've since had the stupid questions. "It says you're going to a science conference. You don't look like a scientist." "Why is your passport empty? Don't Europeans travel a lot?"