Hello, Sierra Leone!

Just so you know: if you no-show on the initial, short-haul leg of your 30-hour travel-to-Africa trip, they cancel your trip.

And by "they," I mean American Airlines. This was discovered the hard way.

But—after two flights, two land-rover rides, one ferry ride, some haggling with American Airlines, an awkward encounter with a Lebanese man, and an almost bribe to an army officer,

Hello, Sierra Leone.