A rant about customs offices

by | May 14, 2008 | Expat Life

I realized that there is a risk of the customs agency here in Germany finding out who I am after I write this…and then I will never be able to pick up another package at customs without having to jump through many more hoops than usual – but those people...

Not much progress today

by | Oct 8, 2007 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home

This morning we had to track down a package from LL Bean (a company which we really love) and unfortunately had to spend two hours in the customs office while they held our package hostage. FedEx has had the package for a month now and was actually going to ship the...