Living in a Car | Detained at the Canadian Border!! (RECORDED!!)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- I wasn't ready for all the questions at the Canadian Border. They didn't like my answers so they asked me to pull over and go inside while they searched my car!!
Find this content helpful or entertaining?
DONATE to the TRAVEL SNACK FUND!! (gas, food, repairs)
► One Time Donation -
PayPal: paypal.me/alli...
Cash App: cash.app/$trav...
Venmo: venmo.com/trav...
► SUPPORT FOR FREE by shopping on Amazon:
amzn.to/35zqsXA
▼ CONNECT WITH ALLISON
Official Site → allisonsharpe.com
Instagram → / travelsnacks_
TikTok → / travelsnacks
TH-cam → / travelsnacks
Want your Van/Car Filmed? forms.gle/eoPx...
#livinginacar #solofemaletravel #livinginmycar
I'M LIVING IN MY CAR!! WHY? • I'm Living in My Car!!...
How to Sleep in a Car Comfortably: • How To Sleep in a Car ...
HOW to PEE in a Car (Female Demonstration): • HOW TO PEE IN A CAR (F...
Music:
Travel Snacks Theme Song: Vocals -Allison Sharpe, Music - Quincas Moreira
All music from: TH-cam Audio Library
Disclaimer: Product links may be affiliate links to products/services I've personally used and enjoyed. This helps support the channel with no extra cost to you. Thanks!
Music: What Do You Mean (Julian Blöhm)
As a Canadian travelling to USA for many years...all the questions asked by CBSA are the same as the US CBP. Never wear sun glasses, roll down back windows, look agent in the eyes, be honest..know your destination, planned itinerary ...most people have a schedule they're following..very few Vagabonds. BTW US customs agents are way more intimidating and far more severe.
As someone from the US who has traveled to Canada several times over the last few years, I agree that the US agents are more intimidating. The US ones make me feel like a criminal; the Canadian ones it just feels like test I forgot to study for.
All border agents are tasked with being thorough and professional. Be grateful that they do their jobs so well! The US agents have to be extra diligent with entrants because thousands of illegals attempt to enter the country every year!
You really need to NOT say "God is guiding your way" to the Canadian border guard. If you are travelling to say Vancouver, know your planned itinerary so you dont sound flaky when you are talking to them and where you are looking to stay because you raise red flags that you are trying to cross into Canada and not go back to the US. Do your homework on what you want to see in Vancouver (e.g, English Bay and other landmarks). US citizens think Canadian CBSA is not very friendly. Trust me, as a Brit that has travelled to the US and Canada, US CBP is far, far more unfriendly than Canadian CBSA. The comment I got from a CBP agent in Seattle was, "Your English is REALLY good. Where did you learn to speak so well? "I just summed it up for me.
If this thing happened to me, I would tell the Canadian border guard 💂♂️ to give me back my passport. I would leave the checkpoint and go back to the USA.
@@michaelragusa5138 doesn't work that way. Once speaking to border guard, you've entered Canada.
Back in 1964 my family and I were driving from New York state back to the Midwest on a vacation. We were somewhere a little west of Buffalo, NY and my dad decides to head north. He just drove the car right into Canada, no border guards anywhere. We drove around a few blocks, got some perplexed looks from whatever Canadian town we were in and then drove back to the US. We were laughing and joking the whole time.
Things were more simple back then.
I don't know how you managed to do that, mainly because the Niagara River is the boundary between New York and Ontario.
But, as you say, things were different back in 1964.
There's actually 4 border crossings in that region.
@randomisland2872 The restrictions on crossing the US-CANADIAN border are due to September 11. The September 11 terrorists succeeded in creating permanent disruptions in the lives of Americans and Canadians alike. Terrorists want to create disruptions and a climate of fear for as many people as possible.
@@kyle381000 Better in 1964.
I got detained for going to Vancouver to eat at a restaurant... Because I literally just wanted to eat at a restaurant alone. And they were like... The fuck who drives for 2 hours to eat food alone on a whim. Me dude.
I wasn't detained, but crossing from Canada to the U.S. alone to drive a couple of hours to have lunch with my stepson was apparently very suspicious. I've driven way further to have lunch with my other son.
Same thing happened to a buddy and me, went over just for something to do, we both got detained on the way in because buddy was born in the UK and didnt have a passport (not needed for us/can citizens at the time) a little razzing but they let us in. Grabbed food, gas, drove around and came back - detained, car searched - NOBODY GOES OVER JUST TO EAT!!! Guy blew a gasket. Last time we ever did that
Ugh people with an imagination I guess lol
Wow apparently these things happen way more often than I thought. I've had many people tell me their Canadian visit stories and I can't remember one you said they had problems like that with border agents.
You should never argue with the immigration guard or the police just follow there directions, if you argue with either things are just going to go down hill from there.
Depends. US boarder you can. You have Rights in America. So as long as the Boarder guards does not Violate those rights. Than all good. If you do not believe me. Look up videos on legal boarder crossings.
@@prophetseven728 There's a big difference if you are or you aren't a citizen of the country you're entering.
@@njam101 When I say you have Rights in America. I mean you as an American Citizen. Which there are many Laws to protect your privacy from the Government. And for good reason.
Had to laugh because I got shook down at the border when visiting my Canadian friend. He said you mean to tell me you drove ALL this way just to visit a friend. I said Yes! A four hour drive to visit a friend of 30 years. YES… I’m telling you that. They went through everything in my car and emptied my suitcase all over my trunk. Crazy times. Old lady… no drugs.. no guns… 😂😂 weird.
@@RamblinVanandBud Canada does not Trust us Americans. But than again, some vote for Dems. And we are ruining out country. Not that their government is any better though.
As a kid taking road trips with my parents my Dad would always say “we’re tourists” at borders they’d allow to proceed. Things have certainly changed.
Unfortunately the 2 worst border crossings for things like drug smuggling are the Washington/British Columbia crossing and the Detroit/Windsor crossing. I can see why there's likely a fair amount of interrogation going on for people driving back and forth, especially if you have no solid plans !!
@@SirManfly it is also different if you are a family with kids in the backseat, suitcases most likely neatly packed in the trunk, vs a single young woman who is obviously living in her car. One raises red flags more than the other.
I've been crossing there over 50 years. As a teen in the 60s easy. 20s harder, come inside, your job, where do you live, pay, and show your money etc. Retired and still asked how i support myself. They think everyone wants to live in the US.
"violating my private stuff" What did you expect? You're traveling in a foreign country! The best approach with border guards is to say as little as possible and don't get offended by ANYTHING.
Right. You have no right to "privacy" when you cross an international border. Officials can ask you anything, and search you without cause. If you can't deal with that, don't cross.
@@jamesmoninger1982 Exactly. Your rights as an American are non-existent in Canada, unfortunately.
Tried to visit Canada for the day a few years ago and got the same treatment. I’ve flown into Toronto many times and loved it. Unfortunately most border guards are there because they didn’t qualify for field work. So that power trip is common place
Getting offended is natural and being too complying can also be suspicious.
"You're not the Terminator here,"..... hahaha!
..."I'm a very honest person" - right after she tells us she lied about the air B&B and will be camping in her car - lol! Customs' job is to detect lies and it looks like they are kicking her ass!
Ikr, LMAO
She's lucky they let her in
Yes, in her naivety, she does not know that her dishonestly was clocked by a Customs agent doing a good job.
exactly, she was lying her ass off.
Why can't she say a hotel in Vancouver?? Like RBB is like hard trouble. Just say you will get a hotel close by and 3 days. Not maybe 2 days
What is the purpose of your trip? How long will you be gone? Where will you be staying? Do you have anything to declare? Are you bringing any alcohol? You get those questions every single time when you cross from Canada into the U.S. If you are a woman travelling alone, and going further than just across to do a little shopping, you get more questions. And increased likelihood of having your car searched.
I think I would have just told her "I have a TH-cam channel and I'm here traveling and exloring your beautiful country."
They don't like to hear that. I have a website and pro camera gear. That only makes them more mad.
Nop, it is not a goog idea..
That hate it becaus they arent getting tax revenue from it. Can also be seen as working in their country.
@@iShowUnusualBehavior No, she isn’t getting paid by a Canadian company for services or taking a job away from a Canadian. In this case her biggest thing would be proving she could financially support herself esp with no itinerary
Its scary going into canada from Michigan too but omg coming back into Michigan they treat you like your a traitor and barely wanna let you back in.
You did enter Canada through one of the toughest borders from what I hear. I'm Canadian, and I travel to NY quite often (pre-Covid), and I rarely have any difficulty entering the U.S. But when it's time to come home, that's when the interrogation process sometimes happens. I guess I'm happy that my country is stringent, but c'mon man...I live here. And yes, there are some 'Robocops' patrolling our border. For the most part, the U.S. border officers are great.
That’s interesting because when my fiancé would travel from PA to see me in Ontario, she said the opposite. Had no trouble entering Canada and they were friendly but professional, but going back to the States was a nightmare several times and it was always harder and more stringent.
I remember when all you need is your driver's license to cross into Canada with no questions
@@marcafterdark1003 Pre 9-11-01
@@pmcpmc8005 I was also told by YouToobers that you pretty much need to give the American border guards some kind of itinerary and a reservation somewhere if you're driving from Canada to the U.S. so you don't get interrogated like this woman is ! That's what the wife and I will be doing when we drive down there a few summers from now.
That's interesting. I'm an American living near the Quebec and New Brunswick borders. The reputation is always that you'll get into Canada no problem, but the United States crossing is scary. When I went last summer, we were almost nervous that we wouldn't be allowed back in the United States where we were residents on account of one of our friends being from another state and traveling with us.
Pretty standard questions from them. I travel from Seattle to Vancouver often (usually a day trip) and they always ask me what I'm doing there.
Your answers were just very sus lol
Exactly this!
Funny story:
I grew up crossing the Windsor/Detroit border all the time. Myself and friends would go to a lot of concerts in Detroit. Well one time we got stuck having to take the tunnel bus over. We get to US customs and I realize I had completely forgotten my ID. I thought for sure I'm getting denied (as this was post 911 when they cracked down hard on having a passport to cross the border, about 2004/2005) and to have to go all the way back to get my ID and try to make it back through all the traffic I'm missing this concert for sure. My one friend approaches the officer with me and starts begging this officer to let me enter the US and how she swears on her entire family's life I've never been in trouble with the law ever and this concert is a MUST see. He asks what I have in the bag I was carrying. I open it and let him know he can go through it, as it was just a bunch of chocolates and he can totally take whatever he wants from it....NOT in a bribing way what so ever, haha. He says to me, "I'm good. Wait, so you mean to tell me you REMEMBER your chocolates....but NOT your ID???" *Shakes his head* "Girl, I need you to do better next time. I'm going to let you through this ONE time. You enjoy the concert and your chocolates."
Then, when I had to cross back over I was really shiiittin my pants thinking they'll deny me coming back into my own country. I explained the situation to the Canadian customs officer and all he did was ask me my address I lived at and what high school I attended.
So funny to view your comments and reactions from a Canadian perspective. It's the same for us going into the USA. Still made me giggle, it's a terrifying thing crossing the border for me each time even though I don't do anything illegal. I hope now that you are prepared your next crossings into Canada will be more pleasant.
I drive a minivan converted into a camper. The main thing you need to do is have an agenda that you can tell the guard. Where you're going and when you need to return to the US. Telling them "I have to be back at work on X date" is very helpful as well. You don't have to stick to the agenda. And it's totally fine to tell them you have the car set up to crash in. You're "camping." I'm assuming they keep track of how many times you cross. I cross around the same time into Canada every summer. I'm pretty sure that helps. I usually say, hi, answer their basic questions, and I'm on my way. Usually in less than a minute.
She's doing her job.
“Terminator, Rambo dude” 😂😂😂
Hi Allison. Having crossed the Canadian border many times, I can tell you many things. Some of the time my employer sent me across, other times I was crossing on my own time. I cross often enough that I have few any questions asked of me. I am always asked how long I will be staying and where will I be staying as well as what my purpose is in crossing the Canadian border. I always answer truthfully, but if I am on a road trip similar to yours (which I do sometimes), I will give customs an answer that will satisfy them like "Tonight I am staying at Harrison Hot Springs. I plan to be in Kamloops tomorrow night and then I am heading east from there to various hot springs. I plan to re-enter the United States through Montana around next Tuesday". Something like that. That satisfies them. As long as they know that I have a loose plan of returning to the U.S. within a reasonable time frame and I am polite and don't give them any attitude, they smile and tell me to have a good trip. I could tell you much more, but those are the basics. I hope that helps. God bless†
Great suggestion! This is helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'll definitely have more of a plan next time I get up to Canada. God bless!
Exactly! Just like when I visit the U.S.
Who, What, Where, When, How!
All these answers must be answered and with lots of respect. No loose answers! What is your plan? Why are you here?
This seems to have been a very civil and polite border staff. Searching your car is analogous to searching your bags with a scanner and inspecting them in detail if the scanner shows something difficult to identify. They can't scan your car so they use a reasonable question format to determine if your entry is not the "model" innocuous border crossing. Having experienced border crossings in Mexico and west to east europe and turkey to bulgaria this seems very mild to me.
Canada border crossings used to be more laid back. They have become a bit more serious over the years, maybe from people taking advantage of our good nature too many times.
That's one of the reasons why I run half marathons regularly (well, at least in pre-covid era).
This provides a good explanation for a border crossing officer why I'm heading to Canada or any other country.
This creates a reasonable purpose for a trip.
Canada still loves Travel Snacks! ❤
😁 YAY!! 🇨🇦
I have been in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. I live in Minnesota. One of those trips was a circumnavigation of Lake Superior on my motorcycle. I had been warned that I would like be detained returning to the U.S. There were many questions, but no detention. When I pulled up to the booth I shut off my engine and removed my full-face helmet. My friends, who had been detained, had not removed their full-face helmets. Wrong move. The longest delay I ever had was when we entered North Dakota, at Pembina ( south of Winnipeg, MB ). The U.S. agent was suspicious because I had my young son and daughter with me. My wife was unable to come with us. My daughter finally showed him our ticket stubs from the Winnipeg Goldeyes/St. Paul Saints baseball games. We were allowed back into our home country of the U.S. The border agent was civil. He was not courteous. But, it's an international boundary.
Cannabis is LEGAL to use anywhere in Canada. (All criminal law is Federal in Canada) HOWEVER, as some sports people have recently found out, CROSSING AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER, anywhere.....with ANY kind of drugs, is a crime.
Also. As a well travelled Canadian, I can tell you with certainty the most difficult and challenging border crossing agents I have ever dealt with are Canadian ones. And I am born in this country. They can be extra.
I have been detained and sent back many times! I was married to a Canadian and they just didn’t like that I would travel back and forth. They refused my husband at the US border several times, too. It was worse being married and getting over the border than when we were just dating. Nightmare.
You can return to cross again even if you got refused entry? I thought after one refused entry, you’re banned for life.. lol
I learned something new lol
No, and even if you are banned you can apply for reconsideration.
Was that because they were more nervous about you staying permanently? I suppose when one member of the couple is a resident, the other could easily stay illegally while the other worked.
Good job CBSA. You should be concerned about someone living in their car with no clear plans.
@@S.M.214 but canada can let tons of "international students" in with no appreciation of western norms?🇮🇳💩 Why so much more strict for americans than people who scam food banks and make women feel uncomfortable?
Had a similar experience 2018 getting into Vancouver...I'm 70+...the offers had dogs sniffing as they manually searched my rental car. Rude was the nice way of saying something less lady like.
Travel Snacks....Girl!!! YOU ARE SO,SO FUNNY! TAKING ABOUT THE Man Chasing You. Girl I Was Falling out Laughing.
YOU ARE FUNNY THE WAY YOU TELLING YOUR STORY. Your Experience. 🙏😀
GOD BLESS YOU. STAY SAFE.
Americans are lucky
Most wanna come to Canada to explore and have fun
On the other hand a Canadian going into the USA is silently freaking out about BEING DENIED getting to spend time in weather THAT IS MUCH MUCH WARMER
WEE ARE FLEEING FROM THE COLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD !!!!
We always roll our back window down on our truck automatically when we are crossing into the US. We even get asked to open the back trunk cover up.
I’m always amazed at Americans when they are shocked at border requirements. The US is so strict. YOU ARE CROSSING AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER. Respect the laws of the country. Just because you are an American you are not entitled to do what you want.
@wendymacilree3228 yeah us Americans just figure everyone comes in illegal everywhere with no questions and get full benefits and citizenship.
Still one of my favorites. This one really drew me to the channel in the beginning.
Awesome! And what a blessing having you as a major part of the Snack Pack!!
Just discovered your channel, you have a new sub!
Customs can do that in Canada, in the US, etc. It is their jobs to search your car, my dear.
Funny video! Really enjoyed. Made trip to Canada back in 1986. All I had to do was tell border guards where I was born. How things have changed!
Yep, been there. I used to cross the border in my van going the opposite way and I was never stopped, barely even questioned. That was just after I bought the van, tires were garbage, rims were ugly, windshield had a bunch of cracks, the exhaust leaked from everywhere so it made a bunch of noise, I could go on, but it didnt look like much. Then I fix it up, really nice tires, new window, tuned exhaust, nice rims, 5 inch lift, light bars on the bumper and in the grill..... It looked like an offroading machine. Very first time after the fixes I cross the border the agent stops me for a while asking about everything, even asking questions about my family, friends and relatives. Sends me over to secondary and a few walk over to search it while I go inside and answer even more questions. Was there for a while, they never found anything, and off I went.
FYI, immigration rules. You have to be very respectful. People get kicked back on return flights at times.
I used to go to fl by car taking the buffalo border.
Never had a problem , my family lives in florida.
Crossing border is a sensitive issue and so sometimes it may happen in either side. I really admire your patience
Thank you for showing this! She was very confrontational and that is rude but it is reasonable for border control to weed out illegal activity. I’ll make sure to have my story really pat and even possibly make reservation that are cancellable just in case.
You must have been really flustered but your sharing this really helps! 💜💜💜
The biggest issue with your case before it got escalated, I think, was you did not know for how long. When entering any country it’s important to say when you plan to leave. Two weeks is a normal vacation time so that’s what I think is expected. Canada feels like almost home but it is a different country. I think many still remember when all you needed was a US drivers licence to pass so it feels causal but I guess it not anymore. 😂
Length of stay is important, but having lodging reserved somewhere is something they always check. Often, they want to know "why" you are going too. One time, they were nervous about our general tourism until we showed a concert ticket reservation.
You can live/travel however you like, but if you're crossing an international border, you've got to be much better prepared than this and understand that the border agents are looking for definitive answers, not vague "I don't know anything about XYZ" replies. I've made that exact same crossing several dozen times. In all honesty, I'm surprised you didn't get turned back.
And my comments apply in both directions - north or south. Gotta have a purpose / plan beyond just "Well, I'll just go where the wind takes me." I'd suggest having everything documented (printed receipts/confirmations for accommodations, or at the very minimum some bookmarked websites with information about your destination -- ANYTHING that provides evidence that what you're saying is true.
I’m about to be homeless and people that don’t know my situation tell me trust Gods plan….God is definitely guiding me to somewhere new I love that you said that
I had all that happen to me going into the US. I started to laugh and the guy asked why I was laughing. I said “I am the most boring person you will ever meet but you asking me these questions makes me feel like a badass”. He laughed and I was able to go into Washington.
A mountie on his horse!! 😂 .....We live in igloos here too.... 😂
When I used to live in California I went to Vancouver it was back in 2002. My dad and I and we got detained at the border both ways it was real rough I never been back since.
I almost got denied entry to the US driving from Montréal to Burlington. The officer asked us what are you doing in Vermont, and I was like walk around see what's there, you know. And he was like no I don't know that's why im asking you 😂. I was so nervous, I said we're going to have dinner. He made us wait 15 min in the car and then let us in
So scary
I cried when I got pulled over one time. I didn't get a ticket just a warning to fix a light. It is stressful and we don't have control over how our body will handle it.
They took all of the stuff I carefully packed for a week out of the car into the parking lot and after an hour of questioning they denied entry and at 2 in the morning I had to pack it all back up the best I could. Beaver Falls entry point from Alaska.
Ah dang that stinks!!
Same thing happened to me in Maine at the border of Madawaska, Maine and Edmundston, New Brunswick
been over that same border many times(going again next week) over my life yeah it was your answers and that you had, made it seemed liked all your possessions in your car with nothing to tie you back to the U.S. no reservations/ no time line is a big red flag for them. Getting into Canada is easier than getting back in the U.S in my experience
They really do like to see a reservation for something. When we were crossing just after COVID, even our AirBnB reservations almost weren't enough. They didn't really like our answer of just being tourists in Ottawa. We had concert tickets for one of the nights of our stay and that helped save us (plus the AirBnB - it made our stay more specific).
@KatieBellino they've never made me show proof of reservations idk maybe they just really trust me normally takes like 30 seconds max minute, it's going back in the US that I get drilled during some reason getting into canda easier than getting back in my own country
@@stevenwagner983 It is always 30-60 seconds for me, but they want to see the reservation. It may depend upon how you are travelling. I'm usually with a group of a couple of friends rather than a family.
The big issue is illegal gun smugglers, the use of "other" people to move firearms or drugs. Canada had 277 firearm homicides in 2021 but most of those guns are traced back to a USA source. Guns or ammo are not readily available in any shopping mall like the USA.
The 277 people could have been saved by having access to a gun.
I got denied. I'm a traveler also so I go with the wind however, my hotels were planned along with all the places I would be snapping pictures. I learned the hard way. Never say you're going for photography when you have pro gear unless it's for a very specific reason. Five hours of interrogation and only told I'm in big trouble but never told a reason other then to go home.
wow thats crazy. what was their reason for denying you?
@@cantwealljustgetalong2 Never gave me a reason. Just a paper saying get out of Canada.
@@animestarlord9021 oh wow, now im nervous to drive up there soon
Trying to work in Canada without proper permit. Same thing happens on the U.S. side.
@@danallanson5990 I was not there for work. I was there for a vacation.
Border and Immigration always makes me nervous even though i'm not doing anything.. lol.
Exactly! It's like when a cop drives behind you, even though you're not speeding. It's just unnerving.
Have you been sleepingin your car? Yeah, Why? because its better than sleeping while driving
😂😂😂
When you take a plane you go through naked scanners, metal detectors, and have your bags literally xrayed, they see right through them... unrolling the shade you were covering your rear window with is nothing in comparison - they have to see inside.
I hear you… I’m from Canada and I love No where road to the USA but I always reached about where I’m going just to be prepared at the border… I reserve a place for accommodation that I can cancel… Just experience 😉
Hope you did enjoy Vancouver 😊
Similar kind of thing happened with me in Vancouver, I was not detained though. But make sure when you are traveling to Canada you got to have a hotel reservation, return flight ticket and car rental, the immigration there needs to be clear that you are returning back where you came from and they are trained in this way, and most of the countries are like that. So make all the arrangements before you head to Canada.
I'll definitely have a more solid plan next time I cross any borders!!
Exactly the expectations of U.S. Border Patrol!
We are Canada! You are U.S. Two separate countries! 🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing the story Allison :D I suppose they're just doing their job but what an experience though haha.
But hey at least you got to see a Canadian Terminator lol!
yeah for sure! thanks for following along!! 😀
I'm canadian and was car living and did the same thing but the US wouldn't let me in and it stuck on my record and it was hard to get in since that time.
Hi from Ontario Canada, I enjoy your channel, take care
“They let me into their country....and I didn’t want to ruin it” This made me 😂
Michelle Marcano haha! Glad you enjoyed it.
Lol😁🤣😄
I'm a citizen of both the US and Canada. Prior to covid it was a non issue to travel back and forth but now I can't go back to the US because of travel restrictions.
You can thank the CovidPhobics for that!
You know, it happen to my familly when my father tell at the border agent we were going in a trip road in the south of the usa during the 1990s and stay there for an year. However, my parents didn't know where we were settle in at first and where we will lived in the USA, it has been decide in the spot. Gardes search the truck and our camper, thinking we have drugs and they found nothing. It was a road trip as family and I was a child in that time. By this experience, we learn a lot and how it is important to be prepare. The next year, we came back to canada for summer and we get back to live an other year in the USA, we had an adresse there and we didn't have any problems crossing back. Once the year pass, my parent sold our camper and we move back in Canada. After that we were just tourist visiting the north east of USA.
😄😄 I had the same treatment going from Port Huron Michigan to Sarnia, Canada and just because I am from Colombia. Good story.😊🎉
Lucky for you. I crossed there from Sarnia to Port Huron. My wife and I are seniors travelling in a 40 foot motorhome.
The US border patrol put a dog in
and he climbed over the bed to get to our second bathroom. Got the Question "Where are you going?" I said Yuma, and he said why? I told him we had reservations for 5 months at a campground.
5 people inside overturning everthing. Started going Via Detroit after that. Still get searched. I mad no complaint but after 7 years I am getting a little tired of it.
@@danallanson5990 Wowww. It's scary and annoying to be treated like that, sir. Hopefully they change their procedures.
I have had some pretty nasty experiences crossing into the USA. Held for hours once crossing by Detroit. They told me I had to leave my phone and keys on the dash. They went through all my messages and contacts, asked how much I was paying for sex with a friend I was going to see. They offended me so much I told them that I'd rather just turn around and go home instead. Then he stamped my Passport and said Welcome to the USA. I left the crossing in shock and so upset and they popped a piece of my bumper off of the car I had to get fixed. You have rights once you are crossed into Canada/USA, but at the border crossing you have no rights. You do as they say, they want you intimidated so if you got something to hide you'll spill the beans in some way. I try to remember that they see a lot of people and a lot of stuff can happen at border crossings.
That's sound so stupid. Why do they have to search your phone 📱 for? This is violation of private life
There is no privacy at the border @@blackwood1064
@@blackwood1064 It's an international border crossing. There is no violation.
What you do.
Its call...a drifter.
I got detained in Manchester airport, I was going to see my long distance girlfriend, and I was sent back home to California. But 10 days later, I flew again, straight to Edinburgh(my original destination) and surprised my girlfriend
I was detained for 17 hours, and I was only 16 at the time, travelling alone
MustangMoses oh wow! That’s a long time being detained as a kid. Glad it had a happy ending though.
Travel Snacks sure was a long time, but I love your videos, keep up the great work!
MustangMoses thanks so much!
You didn't get detained, just pulled into secondary.
that is the peace ARCH!! lol. beautiful!
Try giving those vague answers at a U.S. border! We get fingerprinted, photographed & asked for proof of address of location of first night in the country and questioned by armed CBP officers at the airport here in Ireland before you even get on a plane!
Yikes!! Thanks for sharing your experience.
No gun , no respect. Loser.
If you are traveling to another country, always make accommodations and list an airbnb or hotel that you will be staying at even for one day. Not having that information is grounds for refusal, immigration wants to make sure you arent doing anything sketchy and you arent planning to overstay your visit. You are lucky you werent refused entry
hahahahaha... why are you coming here? there's only two answers to that question one is business second is pleasure.
I hope you enjoyed your stay in Vancouver. I was born and raised here
typical Canadian border guard! I am Canadian and cross a lot, it's always the Canadian side where I have issues. Notice the guard doesn't even say any greeting. No good morning/afternoon, just right into it! I do know the crossing at Vancouver is a tougher one. there are many Us people who are actually going to Alaska and don't know you can't bring your guns. BUT these guards are not only guards but first ambassadors to the country and they suck at it. I always get a greeting and polite questioning by the US side . Only gets tougher if they don't like the answers whereas this guard starts tough. yeesch!
They are always super friendly with us at the Quebec and New Brunswick crossings. I think it may be different when you are from Maine and crossing over. It's common.
The cop on the horse is Vancouver police, they patrol the Stanley Park. If you can find it there is a show called Boarder Patrol it's all footage from the boarder crossings and airports, very eye opening about what happens at the crossings.
She wasn’t in Vancouver, she was at the Peace Arch / Douglas crossing. The officer on horseback was most likely RCMP.
@@heyearle325 if it was the peace arch park it falls under Boarder Services jurisdiction and the Surrey RCMP don't usually do horseback patrols.
These people are just doing their jobs trying to keep people safe -just like at home!
It's always been strict at the border. Before I became a Canadian citizen, they'd say things like, "I think you've been in prison." They wouldn't ask. They would just say stuff like that.
Marijuana is legal in Canada as well.
You are so lucky...because crossing into the us as a Canadian is way worse and they refuse most ppl if they don't have a place to stay, reservations or at the very least a itinerary.
Whenever you’re in Ontario 🇨🇦 let me know and you can stay over whenever! Anytime!
I went to campobello Island New Brunswick. Getting in was easy. No search and a few questions. Coming back to the US it was roll down your back windows, where do you work, is this a rental car, are you flying or driving back. I was super tense.
❤️ Beautiful Canada!
It really is beautiful!
You got caught off guard, just like me a few years ago. Questioned big time, nice guy though. Crossing to another country is actually a big deal, you have to realize that. Got grilled again by the US agents coming back home. You are lucky you were not refused entry (they have every right) which really is a big deal.
most travelers don't travel without making plans... this isn't a state border, it's an international border. Imagine landing in Paris and answering the way you did... sounds ridiculous and suspicious as hell lol
I can see that. I've been to Canada many times and although I know it's another country, I view it more of an extension of the US. Next time I'll be more prepared. Thanks for watching!
@@travelsnacks Well it's not. We are a separate sovereign nation. We might have same culture and language but that's where it ends. We have our own laws. Americans cant just walk in and not expect to be questioned and hope to be just be let in.
@@ishangodboleee where did she say she did not expect to be questioned? Where???
@@travelsnacks An extension of the US really ? Do you consider Mexico as an extension of the US as well ? Do you realize how ridiculous that comment comes across
@@carolstewart4088 give it a rest 🤪
10:37 lol i hate to break it to you. They went through your car. They don’t need a reason.
Yes you were definitely caught off guard. But I think from the get-go I would have just said I have a TH-cam travel vlog. And most times I do sleep in my vehicle? I don't know maybe maybe not that this would have worked. Again another great video thanks for taking us along and safe and happy travels as always💗
I live near the Quebec/New Brunswick borders. They always want to see proof of your reserved lodging. It's probably best to at least have a campsite reserved. One time, they really wanted to know why we were going to Ottawa and asked several times when it was just for tourism. Luckily, we had concert tickets for one of the nights and that combined with the reserved lodging made us less sketchy.
The border agent was doing her job and asking reasonable questions. You have to realize that you were ringing her alert bells big time with your unusual situation. Americans will come to Canada for smuggling, escaping the law, working illegally, trying to use Canadian healthcare system illegally, and you may have been doing any of those, your ytube channel likely got you into Canada. Your attitude wasn't very good which didn't help, that said maybe your attitude may have been nicer then in your video. You may want to do your research better and remember you are a guest asking to enter the country, your entry can be denied. The same goes for Canadians entering the US, and US agents tend to be worse. Entering Canada by default you will be allowed in unless a good reason to deny entry is found. Canadians entering the US by default will be denied unless you can give a good reason for them allowing you in, that said normally Canadians can give a good enough reason and are allowed in.
Peorhum thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Stay blessed!
Agree with Peorhum! I am Cdn. and actually feel a little offended by your rant. A 16 minute rant with a whole lot of attitude!
It is a privilege to visit another country. When a Canadian visits the U.S., we are asked the same questions. You are no different from anyone else entering Canada!
I had subscribed to your videos, I have un- subscribed. I will no longer watch!
Yes Canadians are nice people! 🇨🇦
meandmysunshine1 totally agree with your comment.She surely has a bad attitude.
@@meandmysunshine1 I don't agree - I'm also Canadian. I think her retelling of the story was embellished and more animated to make it more entertaining to tell. I don't think that she copped an attitude with border patrol (based on what I heard in the video), she was just unprepared for the crossing... She even SAID herself that the officer's questioning etc is justified and make sense but she didn't have the answers and was unprepared. It's understandable because she's never driven it, didn't know what to expect, and likely didn't realize the ins and outs of a land border crossing since her only experiences of it have been via airports.
My only observation against her is that she should have been more prepared and considered that her situation is an unusual one that would likely attract more attention from border patrol, but her answers and demeanor were in my opinion not rude or offensive in any way.
@@MyBabyBenson maybe, but in the telling she is sarcastic about our Canadians and our National Security and because of this she belittles our country: Canada. If she has flown as much as she says she has, she was very unprepared! Very! Unfortunately we are often seen as an extention of the U.S. How many times have we heard Americans say they would move to Canada if Trump got in. (before he was elected for the first time) Maybe, just maybe, Canada will not accept their desire to immigrate. I just get tired of the belittling attitude towards Canada!
Sarcasm will not sell her videos on TH-cam and she may now get a lot less support from Canadians watching her videos. However, overall I find her videos disorganized and unplanned. Opening a bag of potato chips and tasting them on camera and giving your opinion, does not make you a Food Critic! Especially when you give some uncalled for sarcasm about what Canada eats. Or how the Restaurants and their menus are different.
CBSA were 100% correct and all their questions were legitimate. You need to search before traveling.
Is this a new thing that there are so many questions at the Canadian border? In 2012, when I was a teen we crossed into Canada and they only asked my dad a few questions, this seems completely different.
Women aren't treated the same way as men but always depends on the agent.
Thanks for the 411 And being real.
Thank you for watching!
@@travelsnacks My names Jeanne on my husband's account . I use a juice pitcher large enough to catch unexpected poop ... happens. Plus I put a pad thick to catch the pitcher has a toleit bag when done pull close tie deposit like a dirty diaper. No mess... I also wear skirts cold night keeps you warm.
I going on vacation. 2 weeks. That's it. Bring no fruit or vegetables and certainly no meat. Make sure you have told them where you are staying in a campground, or hotel, or airbnb, and make sure you can show them info on that. Then you won't get hassled.
Just so people know, Cannabis is perfectly legal and regulated in Canada..BUT, you cannot cross an International Border with DRUGS, including cannabis.
You got a tough border agent, but they have them on both sides of the borders, I got in the US 5 months later after you and the border was about to close in March 2020. You have to just be as honest as possible, you sleep in your car just say it. I also got detained at the Us border entering Washington state. I almost got into an accident, they wanted me to drive true the scanner and I knew I didn’t fit in... next time just prepare your answers it’s important,😉 and its not illegal to sleep in your car!
"and its not illegal to sleep in your car!" In the US it is illegal to sleep in your car in many of the cities. That right there is the reason for her to be hesitant to admit this.
Not being over dramatic its traumatizing. You don't know what to expect don't blame you with all due respect.
It's all good. I made it through and loved Vancouver!
Wow I been to Canada many times and I had spoken to Customs many times never had been treated or questioned like that .
They want to establish that you have specific itinerary and are going to leave when these plans end. If you have no specific plans, it is considered a red flag (for better or for worse).
Cold up there, eh?
It is a shame that one gets hassled crossing the US-Canadian border. This is due to September 11.
In the EU, many of the borders are easy to cross because of the Schengen agreement.
I saw a TH-cam video about Frenchmen crossing into Germany 🇩🇪 for cheaper groceries. Germans cross into Poland 🇵🇱 for other cheaper goods.
Going into the US from Canada is not always easy. Last time in my VW van. It was searched and I was grilled. I was in my late 50s at this time. But a solo traveler.
A woman travelling alone seems questionable to them.