Accra, Ghana Travel Blogs

China takes Africa
Apr 5, 2009

... sending explorers, as part of their colonization of Africa . . . North Africa: Chinese Explorers Begin Sahara Tour in Accra 3 April 2009 Ghana will be the starting point of an 88-day expedition by the Yunnan Committee of the Chinese People's ...

Fufu, coffins and the High Life
Sep 12, 2004

... 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 quite ...

Happy Holidays from Ghana!
Dec 30, 2003

... I could definitely live in Accra! To someone who has been so far removed from the U.S. for so long, Accra is like going back there. The South in Ghana is so much more developed than Benin. There are nice roads, freeways, stoplights, convenience stores, ...

Attack!
Mar 13, 2005 (1 photos)

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 ...

Cape Coast to Accra
Mar 24, 2005 (5 photos)

... 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
Mar 13, 2005 (3 photos)

... , 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 drove us ...

Our First Night in Accra
Mar 13, 2005 (5 photos)

... 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 in ...

Ghana- Land of Forgotten Passports and Generosity
Sep 12, 2004 (1 photos)

... 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 make ...

Accra- Here we Come!
Mar 13, 2005 (2 photos)

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 ...

A Day At The Beach
Mar 14, 2005 (3 photos)

... , 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 thank the ...

Last Bit Of Time In Ghana Boo-Hoo!
Mar 26, 2005 (2 photos)

... , 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 him ...

Going out in Style
Sep 15, 2004 (3 photos)

... : 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 coffin; a ...

Hanging Out At The Dutchotel
Mar 25, 2005 (2 photos)

... 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 with ...

To The Beach!
Mar 14, 2005 (4 photos)

... small hotel owned by a Canadian and his Ghanaian wife. I had read that they had lived in Montreal for years before returning to Ghana and his wife had learned to make these great sausages from the Indians. We bought some for breakfast so we should have a ...

La Beach
Mar 14, 2005 (3 photos)

... country's most attractive and lively public beaches and it's only about 10 mins from the city centre. This is Accra's best swimming beach, reasonably safe for swimming depending on the strength of the undertow. There are several outdoor bars/restaurants ...

the here and now.
Nov 4, 2009

... (some Ghanaians seriously shower about five times a day) 32. Your meal choices are rice. Yam. Chicken. Fish. Or soup and dough. And this doesn’t really bother you that much. 33. instead of saying ghana you prefer to use the phrase "this is GH baby"

Ghana celebrations!
Mar 5, 2007

... is normal day readin tests for class 1 and 2 and drama with class 4! but we have the days off tommorow and wed as ghana is celebratin its 50th anniversay of independance very big deal i have learnt the pledge the natioanl anthem and other songs loL! think ...

info for future travelers-getting used to the town
Aug 9, 2009

... so I had to exchange cash…which I get charged more for and is not so convenient. So- for anyone thinking about visiting Ghana 1) bring a visa card (mastercard is not easy to use here) and know your pin. Once you get Cedi exchanged, most places do not ...

Wed Thurs and Fri
Mar 20, 2007

So i was correct in thinking nothing much wld happen towards the end of the week i was so tired and gettin a bug which totally sucked!!! so moped a bit u no me not 1 to complain haha! but other then tht emailed kat lots and taught on fri oh and found out ...

first day volunteering :)
Sep 24, 2009

... her friends know my name...its pretty bad. She's super nice, though...she always asks about what im reading and tells me about ghana, etc etc.  anyway, thats just the little update on my work and social life here. today is just one of those days that ...

Waiting for visa...
Dec 23, 2005

... from Young Peace Brigades may come meet me up north at Mole National Park before I head to Burkina Faso. Another thing about Ghana - people in general are happier than what I remember of Uganda, even though they're not much richer. They're always ...

more pictures
Aug 22, 2009 (14 photos)

wedding etc

my friends!!
Feb 10, 2007 (7 photos)

Ok so will just give brief description and details bout friends i have made so tht u all no as my blogs mayb a lil disjointed and u dunno who evry1 is!!! Joana - works in admin and jasmine is her daughter she is very pretty and dresses well always co ...

Accra
Feb 2, 2007

... och en britt! Sen var det raka vagen till guesthouset. Annars sa har jag fatt reda pa att jag inte ska till norra Ghana utan kommer att bo i en by, Tampoon strax utanfor Kumasi som ar den andra storsta staden. Ska fortfarande arbeta pa sjukhus ...

Been here a month!
Feb 19, 2007

Wow cant believe already been here a month crazy!!! well this wknd was busy like the others!!! friday nite actually wasnt was gonna go out wit joana but she had 2 go home boring lol!!! so instead just went back home and watched sum dhw and early nite!! ...

kente festival
Sep 5, 2009 (6 photos)

... there (and i was just in a sundress). After the festival, we went to have dinner at the house of the minister of tourism for ghana (i think that is her title). When we got there, mr. passah hadn't really been clear about what we were doing or where we were ...

Leaving on Jet Plane
Jul 5, 2009 (5 photos)

... , because the it gets quite hot during the day, and the sun goes down around 6.  Yesterday, we took a tour of Accra, Ghana's captial. We went to the W.E.B. Dubois museum (an early pan-africanist), the National museum (with has many exhibits from the ...

The weekend at Ningo
Mar 20, 2007

well the weekend was fun i watched dance on sat morinin ok well i actually danced quite a bit on sat mornin it was fun i dont think i sucked to much but i enjoyed myself!!! the went to leave but lizzy and me ended up chatting and listening to music in ...

The tro-tro. You know?
Aug 14, 2009

... . If there is too much traffic they will start to drive down the side of the road. There aren’t really lanes of traffic in Ghana so probably not a legal issue. However it is a Renee’s fear issue but 4 months of tro-tro and I will get used to it ...

Gung Ho in Ghana
May 14, 2006 (8 photos)

... steps, we boarded the STC bus that would take us out of Burkina to our home for the next two and a half months - Accra, Ghana. After 22 hours and multiple Nigerian-made movies later, we arrived at 6AM in the sprawling metropolis of Ghana's capital city, ...