Surviving Bringing Weapons Across The Jordan Palestine Border (With Katherine Parker-Magyar) | 28

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While crossing the border from Jordan into Palestine the souvenir sword you purchased starts setting off every single security alarm and light? You are accused of carrying a weapon and brought into the office for further interrogation.

About The Guest

Katherine is a freelance writer covering travel, lifestyle, literature, & culture. Her work has appeared in Architectural Digest, Departures, Forbes, The Week, Business Insider, TripSavvy, The Daily Beast, World Travel Magazine, Tasting Table, Elite Daily, Popsugar, Brit + Co, Go Overseas, Quest Magazine, and the Recorder Newspapers, where she began her career as a reporter. She earned her master’s degree with honours in literature from the New School.

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Katherine Parker-Magyar

Resources, Tips & Tricks:

• Look into having your hotel ship your valuable items or possible items like knives and swords that could be taken away at customs. Even though it’s a souvenirs rules around what accepted and not accepted differ from airport to airport
• Being upfront with security about what’s in your suitcase can possibly cause an alarm to go off
• Look at what allowed in your carryon and things differ from country to country
• Label where you bought things so you can remember where everything came from.

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