How to travel by plane

[rclouse 0]

Hehehe.

So, he's going direct from Ghana to AMS, then direct from AMS to SeaTac? Man, those are two really, really, really long flights. Make sure he knows to take himself for a walk every hour or so, and lay off the sauce.

Edited May 17, 2006 by rclouse

[AubreyJ 0]

Have you checked out transit visa requirements for Ghana in Amsterdam??

I have no idea, but just asking. May be required.

It is required.. which is the only reason he's not already here!! I think that's the stupidist reason for a visa that I can think of... grrrrr.

So, he's going direct from Ghana to AMS, then direct from AMS to SeaTac? Man, those are two really, really, really long flights. Make sure he knows to take himself for a walk every hour or so, and lay off the sauce.

Yes, it is a daaaamn long flight.. I've taken the route four times. It's awful. Awful. And the eight hour layover doesn't help any! (Actually, I think for him it's even longer..) I'll definitely tell him to wear comfy clothes and walk around.. that's good advice.

Thanks for all the advice everyone.. and it's true- it's crazy how much we take for granted- that's one thing this whole process has really, really taught me. Especially when I came back from Africa, but even now that I'm reacclimated, when I take a step back and look at our world the complexity of it just awes me..

And yeah, I know the best advice is to always just ask someone.. he's perfectly capable... but I feel like I'm sending some lost child on a wild goose chase or something.. lol. I think that's the psycho-obsessive side of me coming out

[sarah and hicham 3]

Just tell him to ask someone for help, preferably someone who works at the airport. Good luck to him.

[meddykomp 0]

The good new is that Schipol is a really neat airport. Also the long layover can be beneficial when you dont know where you are going. My advice is to find the connecting gate first thing. Once he know where he has to end up, then taking some time to look around can be enjoyable since Schipol has a lot to see. Also either bring books or bring money for books .. or if he has one a laptop. If he were going 2 days later I'd have my husband try and meet up with him to help him out .. but really the staff at Schipol is great.