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Camp GLOW and more, Cotonou, Benin, Ghana travel blog

Camp GLOW and more

A travel blog entry by suzyinbenin

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... we taught them how to play using a pestle as a baseball bat! They loved it. After my dad left, my mom and I headed to Ghana, where we mostly relaxed in Accra and enjoyed nice restaurants (well, nice for me anyway). We did make it down to Cape ...

Fufu, coffins and the High Life, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Fufu, coffins and the High Life

A travel blog entry by suzyinbenin

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... drumming lesson. We decided against it but thought about coming back to do it during the Christmas break. After a relaxing lunch of Ghana's incredible street food - fried rice, we headed down the hill to brave the market. We got lost in its depths ...

China takes Africa, Accra, Ghana travel blog

China takes Africa

A travel blog entry by happysheep

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... . During their time in Ghana, the team will meet with some members of the tourism industry and visit many of Ghana's historical and natural attractions, including the forts at Cape Coast, Kakum Park, Kumasi, Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Kintampo ...

Happy Holidays from Ghana!, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Happy Holidays from Ghana!

A travel blog entry by suzyinbenin

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... home a bit more. In Benin, though, things are easier in a way because I am more accustomed to them. Transportation in Ghana has been quite frustrating. I have had a great vacation, but it is time to go back. Traveling can be exhausting sometimes! ...

Attack!, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Attack!

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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As far as TV goes, the kids were able to catch Sponge Bob this morning. We also saw the Global logo on one channel. Last night the AC was working in the living room but we can't get it to turn on tonight. Turns out you can't have the fans and the lights ...

Wood Carvings, Ntonso, Ghana travel blog

Wood Carvings

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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Next we're off to Ntonso and Ahwiaa to see some traditional woodcarvers. At our first stop we see a group of about 10 men sitting inside a wooden box with a roof, much like a sandbox and they are all carving unity symbols. They are the coolest figures ...

Fishing Village Of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana travel blog

Fishing Village Of Cape Coast

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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(Taken from Ghana - The Bradt Travel Guide) Cape Coast was probably founded in the early 15th century. By the time the British reached Cape Coast in the Gulf of Guinea, which was called Oguaa at the time, it was a fishing village of about 20 small houses ...

Village Life, A Tro-Tro Trip And A Dance Lesson, Krobo Odumase, Ghana travel blog

Village Life, A Tro-Tro Trip And A Dance Lesson

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... Bus". This place is called Afrikiko River Front Resort and it is so nice. There are nice flowering plants in bloom. That is one thing about Ghana, at least at this time of year, it is not very lush or even very green. We are given a tour by the manager - ...

Cape Coast to Accra, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Cape Coast to Accra

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... as some beads and a shirt for Shawn. He has brought the boys each a vest which is very heavy and I'm not sure when someone in Ghana would ever wear something of that weight. He also has gifts for us to bring back to two of his friends in Canada which we ...

First Full Day in Accra, Accra, Ghana travel blog

First Full Day in Accra

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... ready, you'd find him dozing in the truck in the driveway in case we needed him. Being Sunday, and not having any cedis (Ghana currency) our choices of where to change money were limited. We thought we may have to return to the airport, but Sylvester ...

Our First Night in Accra, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Our First Night in Accra

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... 't pay him. I said I wasn't giving any more money so finally Sylvester stepped in and we were on our way. Our first impressions of Ghana were - crazy drivers and bad roads - at least the cow path we took to get to our Villa we had rented. We were staying ...

Winding down, The Olympic Stadium ATHENS / Ghana, Ghana travel blog

Winding down

A travel blog entry by johnnyc

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... this year he didnt even get more than 1000 people watching him!! So Theres a lot I could say about the differecrnes jut between Ghana and Togo just from the differences in the capitals (Accra and Lome) firslty from what Ive seen most of the roads here ...

Ghana- Land of Forgotten Passports and Generosity, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Ghana- Land of Forgotten Passports and Generosity

A travel blog entry by kelleyinafrica

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... to pass this point on his way to Nigeria. So, we arrived before the sun to this checkpoint, spent the day with friendly Ghana police officers hour after excruciating hour. Around 11 A.M., I began losing hope because Fred would have had to leave early to ...

Kings and A Sword, Kumasi, Ghana travel blog

Kings and A Sword

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... Ashanti have no monsters in their stories. The boys' French teacher has given them an assignment to present to the class a monster story from Ghana and we're having a heck of a time learning about one, let alone two. I did buy a folklore book so I'm ...

Bonwire - The Kente Capital, Kumasi, Ghana travel blog

Bonwire - The Kente Capital

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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This morning we've hired the bus from the Silicon Hotel along with a driver and Prince as our guide to visit the nearby town of Bonwire (sounds like bon-wee). We have a beautiful air-conditioned bus to travel in - no tro-tros today! We are the only ones ...

From Kumasi To Elmina, Elmina, Ghana travel blog

From Kumasi To Elmina

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... mine. Obuasi is about 85 km south of Kumasi and is the site of the Ashanti Goldfield Company, the most important gold mine center in Ghana. The guidebook says the tours are free, however it cost us $15 US each, or 675,000 for the tour. We are outfitted ...

Krobo Odumase Glass Beads, Krobo Odumase, Ghana travel blog

Krobo Odumase Glass Beads

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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When we arrived at Daniel's, there was a note from his daughter Esther, along with some beautiful glass bead necklaces. Krobo Odumase is famous for their hand made, hand painted glass beads. The note dated 15th March 2005 read: Welcome Lovely People: ...

Off to Krobo-Odumase, Krobo-Odumase, Ghana travel blog

Off to Krobo-Odumase

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... busy packing up. A bit of background first - Shawn's Dad Jim received an offer from his employer Ontario Hydro to go to Ghana. I can't imagine what Shawn's mother must have gone through getting ready for a trip like that during the early 1960's. If you ...

Update, Cape Coast, Ghana travel blog

Update

A travel blog entry by kevandsian

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... quick update to let you know that we've finally added photos to our last three entries. We'll add the details of our time in Ghana within the next week or so but right now the palm fringed beaches and excellent surf is occupying all our time. It's just so ...

Accra- Here we Come!, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Accra- Here we Come!

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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Can you believe that they played the same Will & Grace show we just watched on the last flight? How many episodes must they have made and we end up with the same one? The show isn't worth watching once, let alone twice! Dinner again was an offering of ...

Lunch At Couples, Kumasi, Ghana travel blog

Lunch At Couples

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... just kind of lolls around. The food finally arrives and I must say it was probably one of the better meals I have in Ghana. Unfortunately the others cannot say the same. Shawn ordered a cheeseburger, and just look at the picture - he's not impressed with ...

I'm Famous, Takoradi, Ghana travel blog

I'm Famous

A travel blog entry by johnnyc

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... but my words are weak, if you get the chance to go to a poor country wherever it is just go, IF ANYONE WANTS TO TRAVEL TO GHANA OR TOGO feel free to get in touch (jwac26@yahoo.co.uk) and I'll help you out wherever I can Ive gathered some contacts in ...

From Akosombo to Kumasi, Kumasi, Ghana travel blog

From Akosombo to Kumasi

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... joined the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers and had names and numbers of English-speaking Western-trained doctors in Ghana in case we needed one. So, where to eat? Out comes the guidebook and Vic Baboo's is highly ...

A Day At The Beach, Accra, Ghana travel blog

A Day At The Beach

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... apples, steering wheels, caution triangles, briefcases, religious pictures, Q-tips - you name it! You can't help but notice that Ghana is a very religious country. The store names all relate to God somehow such as God Willing Computer Repair. You can ...

Last Bit Of Time In Ghana   Boo-Hoo!, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Last Bit Of Time In Ghana Boo-Hoo!

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... us, trying to grab our arms to go to their shops etc. The 5 of us gather into the stall and I tell them I only want 40 Ghana bookmarkers. About 5 fists of bookmarkers are shoved at us. I do the dealing with the one vendor who is the stall owner. I tell ...

To Akosombo, Akosombo, Ghana travel blog

To Akosombo

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... went to the town of Akosombo. The township of Akosombo was built in 1961 to house the workers involved in the creation of Ghana's largest dam, a clay and rock construction that measures 370m across and from top to bottom. The largest man made lake in the ...

Life With Daniel, Krobo-Odumase, Ghana travel blog

Life With Daniel

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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Turns out there are no mosquitos. We can only have one or two lights on in the house at a time. Someone sits and controls the water flow to the house so sometimes you have water and sometimes you don't. They shut it off for the night. A big plastic ...

Going out in Style, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Going out in Style

A travel blog entry by kelleyinafrica

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... known: Not only can you live and drive a pink cadillac, but you can also die (or at least be buried) in one. Yes, it's true. Ghana has mastered the art of 'specialty' coffins- it's a tradition, you see. If you're a fisherman, you can get the shrimp ...

Hanging Out At The Dutchotel, Accra, Ghana travel blog

Hanging Out At The Dutchotel

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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... say anything? Who was at the pool today furiously writing postcards on the last day? Well, at least they will be sent with a Ghana stamp and postmark! I know we will arrive home first - isn't it the thought that counts? The hotel looks nice at night ...

Sunday - Our Lazy Day, Kumasi, Ghana travel blog

Sunday - Our Lazy Day

A travel blog entry by hooktravellers

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Today being Sunday and lots of things being closed, we decided to hang around the hotel and veg. Kailey drew lots of attention in the pool, guess no one has seen a white fish before. Pearl -the lady at the front desk was crying because she won't see ...

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