I am currently in the air on my first leg of the trip. I will arrive shortly in Charlotte.
Earlier today I flew in from Las Vegas. My daughter/ business partner and I had a dental photography class at a friend’s dental office. We stayed the night at Aria and went to see Shania Twain. She was fantastic, especially at 59 years old. Since I was with three 30 something year olds, we pretended that they were my triplets. It was funny. Too many drinks were had and 5:30 am came too soon. We flew back to San Diego
At home I finished packing and went to the airport. I arrived two and a half hours early and it was lucky that I did!
As I checked in, they asked me for my visa. I promptly said that I could get a visa upon arrival. She said no you can’t and read me a statement that said the same thing. I left the check in area and looked it up. Sure enough I needed a visa. Now you can be sure that I did my research, but what happened was that during December and January Ghana wanted to encourage visitors so they allowed visa upon entry. It ended January 15th!
I considered my options. I called the embassy, of course closed on the weekends. I called visa services that could expedite, but no they couldn’t in a couple hours. I texted Asante who is in Ghana to let him know my problem.
I went back to the counter and asked if they could just cancel the last leg. Nope. I had to call American Airlines and change it. I tried too get to Johannesburg and Addis Ababa, but it just couldn’t be done. Should I cancel the whole trip? I never buy insurance and they wouldn’t cover that anyway.
I looked up a flight to Togo, I had that visa but not until Feb 12, 2025. I love London and the theater. I could hang out there a bit, but I didn’t have warm clothes. Hmmm I could fly to Lesotho? I haven’t been there. Algiers? Back to Marrakech? What about Tunisia? Yes! I booked a flight from London on Sunday to Tunisia and then to Togo. I cancelled the hotel in Ghana, will cancel my driver in Ghana unless he can meet me in Togo.
So back to the ticket counter. They were happy for me. TSA lines were short. No problems with my name this time. My passport and driver’s license do not have my two middle names anymore but the airlines does. They wanted me to get a notarized name change. Nothing even has my legal name on it except my tax returns and trust. How I digress. All this in time to have a little Sparkling Wine in the lounge. First Class baby! With miles, of course!
Travel Pig 