Country Info
- Accra
- Capital
- Cedi (GHC)
- Currency
- 19,894,014
- Population
- GH
- Country Code
Ghana Slideshow
Ghana
Travel Blogs from Ghana
Introduction to Blue Skies (the company)
... to buy within an amazing 48 hours (rather than stuck on a boat for weeks)! Their production facilities currently include: Ghana (their original and biggest site), Egypt, South Africa and most recently, Brazil. From these sites, they ship their ...
the weekend!
Well friday ended with me goin and gettin my own groceries i no it sounds silly but had to work out money and find it all by myself so was quite pleased with myself! Saturday i got up really early and was picked up by mrs taylor where i went to the ...
Happenings in Ghana
... in the past, Shaggy gave a concert in Ghana. It’s either due to this or simply Shaggy’s amazing musical talent but Ghana is always playing Shaggy. Always. I feel like I am in the 5th grade again. 14. Ghanaian English and U.S. English ...
Safari och feberdrommar
... och fick reda pa att jag dessutom hade tyfoid... Lika bra ta allt pa en gang! Som tur ar har dom bra knark i Ghana och mar mycket battre igen. Var sa stolt over att jag inte varit det minsta sjuk under tva manader... Ar annars tillbaka i Mampong ...
July 10 Day 10 Mole National Park to Ouagadougou,
We all got up early today to go on a Safari, with hopes of seeing elephants. Dave was lucky as he saw two elephants when he stepped out of his room. They were quite a distance away and by the time he had cleared the humidity off of his camera lens, ...
Day 5: Cape Coast Escape
Leaving Sister Perpetua on the case and Seto's mate following up behind, we decide to branch out and start exploring the country. I'll deal with the police report before I fly home. We head west for Cape Coast, Elmina and Kakum National Park. Again, the ...
Beaches and slavery
... in Butre and finished it there yesterday. There was something so eerie and poignant about reading that book here in Ghana. I unintentionally chose a 'good' location to start reading it as directly behind the village are the remnants of an old British ...
the week i have had!
So bit behind on the updates due to internet bein down and rubbish at the moment!!! but tues was a borin average day as far as i can remember goin bak tht far lol lights out and learnin more tree in the staff room gettin better guys!! wednesday vals day ...
Elephants, Sangria and blisters...
A bit of a random trio I know, but all key features of my 2night stay at Mole National Park, the largest in Ghana. The hotel- an incongruous long white building- perches on a cliff above the watering hole which attracts birds and large mammals including ...
The Beach!
... ve reached the Ghana coast at the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic. After such arid climates in Mali, Burkina Faso, and northern Ghana, we drove through a belt of lush rainforest to reach the coast. Palm trees, banana trees, abundant vegetation, and fresh ...
food/walking
the sun started setting tonight around 5:30 and by 6:30 the sky was completely pitch black. I was supposed to have class from 5:30 to 7:30, but before the class started, a girl came up to the microphone to tell us that 'the prof is sick and will not make ...
J y suis!
L avion a eu un peu de retard... comme tous! Un taxi et c est reparti. Il fait tres tres chaud, genre 35 degres la nuit, et il y a 80% d humidite dans l air on se croirait en Thailande. Je rejoins mon nouvel ami chez lui, il s appelle Hayford et gere ...
Kissemah continued.
... Renee is a huge Steven fan. Last Monday we cooked for the kids that we have been teaching. A Ghanaian woman helped us make Ghana’s version of spaghetti for the kids. It took about 3 hours to fully prepare because we were cooking over this little ...
Cape Coast-Kokrobite-Accra
... case I got lost again. If you're pretty hopeless, like me, and are scared of going to Africa, please don't, especially with Ghana - nobody will let anything really bad happen to you! I've dropped my dreams of going to the Ivory Coast after talking to a ...
I'm here!
Hello one and all! I'm here and alive! We had to stay in Ghana an extra day b/c one of my bags got left in London! All is well now, we are heading to Togo today! I'll write more later! God ...
Monkey see, Monkey do
... , and after negotiating the price down we were on our way. The ride was nice and we were able to see some more of Ghana. When we got there we paid an entrance fee and followed the guide into the forest. At first we saw a couple of ...
A market is not attended from a single road
This morning was cool and fresh, because of the rainfall the previous night. I actually had to put on a sweater during breakfast, because I was so cold. After breakfast I was hanging out in my room when Eden came and asked me if I wanted to come ...
Back to the roots...
... nagra poliser?!) sa jag agerade sjysst reskompis och lamnade strulet till Chris och Bente och hoppade pa en motorcykeltaxi till Ghana (som jag off the record ar livradd for =0) bad chaufforen att kora forsiktigt sa han korde ...
The weekend: Ghanaian style
... would not see this for what it is, they would consider it creepy with a high possibility of getting abducted. This is where Ghana and the U.S. differ. A lot of the people (especially women. it‘s the men you have to use the the severe discretion ...
True Rural Public Health, African Style
... " which means, female first born twin. Barbara would be "Ata Kakra." Gill, a British ex-patriot who runs the Ghana Education Project - a teacher's resource center - has provided us with lots of insight into Ghanaian life in Nkwanta and hours of beer ...
Home again
I got back from two fantastic weeks travelling this afternoon, and will bore you all to tears about it as I update this blog, filling in what at the moment is just a pin on the map. I've had the most amazing time and even though it was utterly ...
Cape Coast, Ghana - The Original Gold Coast
And yes...this place was called the Gold Coast way before the one in Oz was given that name...at least I'm pretty sure it was... Yesterday, just spent the day at Kramokrom - did a bit of work, but there wasn't much to do. Had a disaster of a soccer game ...
Work and play...
One week on and I think I could write an essay! I've already filled one entire travel diary with my experiences, but I'll just give you an overview rather than bore you to tears! I spent my first weekend feeling pretty much like ...
Diarrhea cha-cha-cha
... vann i dusjen og fikk samlet litt krefter. Sammenlignet med de andre landene vi har vaert i hittil, er det ganske hoey luftfuktighet i Ghana. Jeg tror aldri noensinne jeg har blitt saa svett av aa bare sitte stille. Det bare renner. Det er veldig groent ...
Halbzeit in Afrika
... sechs Wochen zusammen, waren die Ausfluege einsame Spitze und die Volta-Region bis jetzt mein schoenstes Ausflugsziel in Ghana (Erinnerungen an die Landschaft Sierra Leones wurden wieder wach). Mein Appetit ist uebrigens wieder zurueckgekehrt und nach ...
Capitale des Ashantis
... suis parti vers l ancienne capitale des ashanti. C est un tres ancien empire tres puissant qui controlait le commerce de l or (l ancien nom du ghana etait la cote d or). Il ne reste pas grand chose du passe, sauf un palais avec son souverain ...
Lake Bosomtwe (Eng+Pt)
After the Western Region we headed straight to this Lake, where I took my time to do some relaxing, except for the first day when we hiked the mountain to get to the actual Lake, close to a hour and a half hike. A nice one though if it weren't for my ...
info for future travelers-getting used to the town
... , 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 ...
This week and the best wknd so far!
well the week i just had wasnt thta exciting until wed nite wen we wnet to club afrodisiac fro a magazine launch! i went with jane lizzy and vivieene and we got all dressed up and then we went to this lil club which had beds in yes i no but it mader us ...