Translation of checker in German

Some of the disadvantages are the coldness, darkness and the fact that the days are a lot shorter then as in the summer. First let me tell you what I do not like about the winter. It is the following.
On Friday, I can send it from the US. But I would send it from here with EMS or even better with UPS, including delivery confirmation and tracking. From the US there will be no return address or tracking.
I can highly recommend to visit there. After only three hours we had to leave and drive to the international airport. We ate lunch and boarded the aircraft which took us to Bangkok within three hours.