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- Proud(er) to be an AmericanOnly at our 4th port I'm already sensing a theme to the preport information sessions led by “interport lecturers”- representatives from the country we’re about to arrive in who board at the previous port to live on the ship for Posted by ltdewald in Semester at Sea | Sep 27, 2009
- Neptune Day CeremonyNeptune Day--the day of our crossing the equator--began with a parade in the hallway that woke the kids (saith Jahan). Soon after breakfast, we were all summoned to the pool deck, where King Neptune (aka the normally very solemn British Posted by JR-CR in A Family at Sea | Sep 26, 2009
- GhanaAKWAABA, Welcome, to our Ghana blog! We have had a wonderful time in this country, capped off by today’s extraordinary visit with the Noyam dance company, about which, much more later. By the rumblings below us, it seems we Posted by JR-CR in A Family at Sea | Sep 26, 2009
- PrologueWelcome to my blog about my travels in Ghana. It's been by far the most wonderful, terrible, exhilarating, stimulating, unbelievable trip I've undertaken thus far: mostly good, but there have been some pretty low lows too. I've retro-fitted the dates Posted by Sarabi in The only obrunis in the tro-tro | Aug 22, 2009
- Day One: Trying to get to grips with Accra. Breakfast this morning was a pleasant surprise. S had deliberately gone out and searched for all the things he knows I like and bought them for me as my first meal in Ghana! Fresh sweet tea-bread (1), a croissant (not Posted by Sarabi in The only obrunis in the tro-tro | Aug 19, 2009
- Arrival: Descent into the capitalSo I arrived in Accra tonight, my first impression of Ghanaians given a massive headstart by my most amicable travel companion all the way from Heathrow. What had promised to be a dreary day of airport hopping (budget tickets are Posted by Sarabi in The only obrunis in the tro-tro | Aug 21, 2009
- Markets, Art, Music and Dance"Only when you have crossed the river can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout" - Ashanti Proverb - - - Although my primary purpose for being in Ghana in July was to teach at Senchi Ferry Methodist School each Posted by BryanG in On The Road | Aug 19, 2009
- School Bells Ring Peter, Conscious, Doh, Shalom and Esther after tutoring - - - [b]“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of Posted by BryanG in On The Road | Aug 5, 2009
- Akwaaba! (you are welcome) Billboard in Makola Market, Accra, Ghana - - - [b]Now, that triumph must be won once more, and it must be won by you. And I am particularly speaking to the young people. . Posted by BryanG in On The Road | Aug 1, 2009
- Volunteering in GhanaWe are a small, humanitarian youth organisation (non faith based) with offices in Accra, London and Berlin. We are looking for people who are interested in doing some volunteering work in Ghana. We focus on youth related issues, education, poverty reduct Posted by Ronny M in Volunteering in Ghana | Nov 16, 2008
- Ghana and TogoAfter Accra we took the old trusty Tro-tros to Wli, where there, besides the waterfalls, according to our guidebook also was a small border post to Togo. When we got there, the only hotel in town was all booked, so Posted by SunReg in Exploring West Africa | Nov 3, 2008
- GhanaAs a last stop in Ghana on our way to Togo we wanted to visit a small village, Wli, at the far east, famous for some grand waterfalls originating in the mountain range bordering Togo. To get there the fastest Posted by SunReg in Exploring West Africa | Oct 22, 2008
- GhanaAfter the relaxing break at The Hideout we were once again ready for some rough backpacking, in order to get to the Mole National Park in the northern part of Ghana. We left the hideout in the afternoon and arrived Posted by SunReg in Exploring West Africa | Oct 6, 2008
- GhanaUpon the nocturnal surprises we agreed without hesistation to head for The Hide Out for recreation and calm of body and mind. The Hide Out was a little beach resort on one of Ghana's best and most secluded beaches. To get Posted by SunReg in Exploring West Africa | Oct 6, 2008
- GhanaAfter another night under the mosquito net, we headed for the Kakum National Park, famous for its canopy walk supported by enormous trees, where one can take a stroll about 40 m above the ground of the rainforest. We agreed Posted by SunReg in Exploring West Africa | Oct 5, 2008
- GhanaThe next day (13. sep.) we set off from Accra by tro-tro (the small local busses which seem to be held together by duck tape) and headed further west along the coast until we reached Cape Coast, where we lodged Posted by SunReg in Exploring West Africa | Oct 3, 2008
- GhanaOn the 11th of September, after a failed attempt to land in Lagos, Nigeria, due to weather conditions causing a "severe situation", as the pilot so eloquently put it, we finally and against all expectations arrived in the hectic, noisy Posted by SunReg in Exploring West Africa | Sep 27, 2008
- Project and MoleSo since my last entry we have continued lessons with the children and games in the afternoons, it feels like we are finally more settled in now and we are progressing on to teaching more difficult things and just starting Posted by bsamp in Ghana | Jul 28, 2008
- Week OneWe started teaching on Monday this week by registering the children who don't go to school which would have been simple if it weren't for the fact that the teacher of the school class that shares our building hurt his Posted by bsamp in Ghana | Jul 16, 2008
- ArrivalSO we have finally arrived in Bolgatanga after a very long journey what with a 5 hour wait in gatwick then a quick transfer in libya, a day in accra since we arrived in the early hours with our guides Posted by bsamp in Ghana | Jul 10, 2008
- Ghana revisitedWe returned to Accra from the Masai Mara and Nairobi without a strict agenda. After Nairobi, Accra seemed different to us now. Contrasted against the blue sky of Nairobi, the Harmattan seemed less like an Posted by Blakei in On the way Home | Mar 7, 2008
- Accra, GhanaThe plane arrived in Ghana and we were greeted by a blanket of heat as we descended the stairs to a waiting bus on the tarmac. The heat was less stifling than we expected, thanks to a seasonal phenomena Posted by Blakei in On the way Home | Feb 22, 2008
- August 8Stepped off the plane and into a warm and thick Accra night in which wasp-like moths swirled under bright lamps and beat against everyone's head. On the drive from the airport to the guesthouse there were men and women sitting Posted by ambrookins in Sixty Days in Ghana | Jan 14, 2008
- Ghana Bound! Posted by Betsy1023 in Nkonsonkonson..."In unity lies strength" | Dec 14, 2007
- My summer in GhanaIt's really taking a chance with the phones here. sometime they work and sometimes they dont. Ghana's such an amazing country. I could instantly tell id love it. Im staying in a village called Cape Coast, its pretty big, but Posted by HannaM189 in Ghana summer '07 | Oct 30, 2007
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