At least I did n't miss my flight this time , which has happened in the past . This is also the first time I ' ve had to show my US passport to get back across the border , which is unfortunate because my picture has me scowling , not wearing my glasses and sporting a full beard . No joke , I look like I ought to be shouting " Death to America ! " and burning a flag .

Answer the following question: Where may the narrator have gone on their travels ?
They went international .