I was frisked, made to undress in front of an officer and show that there was nothing in my hair or mouth, and asked to ‘squat and cough’ which was absolutely mortifying,” Hill wrote on Facebook.
Making the situation worse was the fact that the following day was her birthday.
The next day, she was handcuffed and taken back to the airport where she was finally allowed to call home, and had to pay $620 for a flight to Sydney.
“It’s been a surreal few days that’s taken a big chunk of money, heartache and tears.”
This article first published on Travel Starts at 60.