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Ghana
Travel Blogs from Ghana
Kumasi, June 25, 2009 – Thursday
... was something I might need. It was really nice of her. In fact, this seemed to be a pretty regular practice here in Ghana. And yet, something I’d never encountered before. I thanked her for her concern, said that everything was fine and assured her ...
paradise
... men in the tro tro station (one of whom on this trip was more inappropriate than any other man i have ever seen yet in ghana-- something that really shook all of our nerves in the beginning of the trip), then the first station we got to we descended our ...
Plage pres d Accra
... a la capitale facilement tout en ayant un cadre agreable (la plage en face de l hotel). La grande difference des plages du ghana avec celle de cote d ivoire c est que les plages ghanenne sont plus difficles pour nager (courant, beaucoup de vagues), et ...
Ashanti Kingdom
... Ghana is home to the once powerful kingdom of the Ashanti people. They had their part to play in the slave trade that dominated Ghana's early history. There is still a king that lives in Ghana today. The town of Kumasi is famed for its market which is ...
Mein erstes Fluechtlingslager
... werden - kotzt mich aber unglaublich an, und das ist die Hitze... Gambia war heiss, Sierra Leone war dazu noch feucht, aber Ghana ist der reinste Ofen. Ich schwitze nicht nur im Gesicht und auf dem Ruecken, nein, ich schwitze sogar auf dem Bauch und auf ...
Kumasi, June 27, 2009 – Saturday
On another wonderful morning in Kumasi, it was time for me to start my journey back home. Francisca had prepared a breakfast for me, I had it in my room and then, after I had packed the rest of my stuff, it was time to say goodbye and leave. However, ...
downpour on the way to get visas
Today's been an interesting day. We got up for a later run at 6. The air was particularly heavy today and the fact that we were running past sun-up didn't help for the whole sweating situation. By mid-way through our 30 minute run, the sweat ...
Den wichtigsten Teil versaut
Der Herr Guenzler meinte einmal, dass der wichtigste Teil (oder einer der wichtigsten) im Aufsatz der Schluss sei, weil er einen bleibenden Eindruck beim Leser hinterlasse. Nun liegt also meine letzte von sechs Wochen im Buduburam Fluechtlingslager ...
Elmina Bay Days
A driver has taken me the 200 miles down the coast on a surprisingly well-made main road. Reaching Elmina, and passing through what some might call its chaotic shambles (and others might call its bustling enterprise), on we go, a mile outside the town on ...
the remainder of my busy wknd!
So went ridin was great fun really enjoyed it then watched the polo match interestin but a lil scary!!! then had sum drinks with polo ppl!! tht was sat over sun i went to a workin farm was the smelliest place i have ever been and i clean out goats!!! but ...
bathrooms, castles and abrounis.
... ) and in twi the word for white is abrouni. When the international student group takes us on these trips they almost always use Ghana’s version of a charter bus. At first I thought had thought that everyone was staring at us because we were in a ...
Food for Thought
Last night we held a surprise party for Emi who is our Japanese roommate that has been volunteering in Ghana for two years. When she first arrived she didn't speak any English and now, two years later, she has learned English and Fante. Emi ...
Ghana Initial Itinerary
... ; Collected from airport by Anabela Jones. Driven to guest house. Mon 13/10 Blue Skies, Ghana site tour to see the various departments and meet key people Tues 14/10 Intake ...
So im a lil behind on the updates!
... i take out any tiredness or anger on him cos he aint very helpful!! 2day i have been measured for an outfit 4 sat ghana 50th celebration and have been to extend visa and change flights! nothin excitin but have realised honesty is definately not the ...
A list of don'ts when sick in Ghana.
... than the restrooms in the hospital. Clearly, hospitals should be a little more sanitary and sterile than say malls. Priorities Ghana, priorities. 13. Don’t remember the sweet deliciousness of C-Store chocolate malts. It will only result in an ...
Taking it to the west side
... more and I will teach you", he was was loving his new teacher role! However, there are tonnes of different languages in Ghana, the official language is English, so when we try and learn the local language we get taught different ones.....it gets ...
Kakum National Park
This was a morning excursion to Kakum National Park, where we risked the very dodgy canopy walk- basically a few ladders strung between trees with planks laid end to end to walk on. Our guide assured us there hadn't been any fatalities, but you can see ...
Aug 3 Day 34 Accra
... but if a good deal comes along we will take it. By now it is dark so we decide to go to the Shangri-La for supper. The Ghana book says that it has Chinese, Western, Ghanaian and good pizza. It turns out it is only Chinese; so here we are our last night ...
Epilogue
... was posted by the police - no indication if it was ever collected though. So based on my limited initiation, is Ghana really Africa for beginners - the friendly face of West Africa? Well, Oshie village isn't likely to pick up a civic award ...
Our First Full Day in Accra
... John, one of the IBM team members was calling us. We were only a half hour late so we were right on time for Ghana. We were all a little riled up after that crazy ride. We met John, Charlie, and Julie from the IBM team. ...
Trip to a School and Travel
... to school on time. The school was surrounded by a large wall with barb wire surrounding it. Many of the nice houses in Ghana follow this same procedure. There was a guard at the front gate and asked us who we were here to see. ...
July 3rd - Our first day in the City
... outside of Accra we hit many interesting villages but the most interesting part of the drive was how the driving was done. In Ghana drivers do not really use turn signals; they use their horns. A horn is not necessarily a bad thing. ...
Something like a phenomenon
The most extraordinary thing happened yesterday, something that scared the crap out of me initially and then turned into a very memorable moment. Dani and I were on our way to lunch and as we walked out of the office, the day guard pointed to the ...
Starting to Sink In
... these would be dry lectures, all of the speakers had a ton of interesting information. We have had lectures about the history of Ghana (a very interesting history for a country that is only about 50 years old). Also, we have started to learn a little Ewe, ...
Accra, June 18, 2009 – Thursday
... as an orderly and organised affair, pretty much along the lines of what you see elsewhere in the world. The entry into Ghana went smoothly. I cleared without unnecessary delays all the formalities and in due time set my foot on Ghanaian soil. However, my ...
Kumasi, June 24, 2009 – Wednesday
... 8217;s just the capital of the Ashanti Region, in terms of area maybe not the largest, but certainly most populous province of Ghana. And Ashanti, of course, is the name of the proud people, the ethnic group that still constitutes a large majority in this ...
Obodan
... comprised of many components, which I wont get into. But I will say that there was a heavy emphasis on helping Ghana reach the UN Millennium Development Goals along with the more obvious technical stuff concerning water sources and diseases, and waste ...
Cape Coast in a day
There's not much to tell about the trip and i'm short on time. i'll try to get a couple pictures now and will finish this post ...
Traveling to Sunyani
Tuesday 07/15/2008 We began our day pretty early. After meeting with Dr. Ankobea the previous day he had told us that we would need to meet with Francis, a member of the KNUST Medical School Faculty, early in the morning. He made sure to stress ...
First ever shakespearean incursion
... know if you going to be lucky the whole time and find the same hospitality ahead". It turns out that I'd got, from Mauritania to Ghana, nothing but pure, wholehearted generosity, so I piled up CFAs upon CFAs, a French couple gave me 40€ and I never ...