Month: November 2019

Ghana

Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary – Watch out!

I was really looking forward to visiting this Monkey Sanctuary as I’d seen some cute pictures of it on-line. The reality was a bit of a scary experience and tinyteddy for the sake of self preservation refused to come out. […]

Ghana

Kente weaving

Kente weaving is famous in Ghana among the Akan ethnic group. I was able to visit a cooperative as part of my overnight trip to the Tagbo Falls Lodge which is also owned by Jolanika tours. I used them extensively […]

Ghana

Schools and Malls

This wasn’t really relevant as far as tourism goes but it was one of those nice little interludes that make a trip just that little bit special. I had just spent a lovely day with my guide Frederick at the […]

Ghana

Aburi gardens – How a tree is slowly murdered

Yes that right a tree was literally murdered here and it was no short death. Over a hundred years ago in 1906 a Afzelia Africana tree stood proud and tall until a parasitic plant attacked it, and basically strangled it […]

Ghana

Ghana and Cocoa

Cocoa was brought to Ghana in the late 19th century by Tetteh Quarshis and I’m sure we’d all like to thank him for that. We visited the Cocoa farm named after him. You will find cocoa farms all over Ghana. […]

Ghana

Kakum National Park – What terrified Tinyteddy!

Ok some controversy. Ghana claims that they have the longest canopy walkway in Africa, however Lekki national park in Lagos make the same claim about theirs. Frankly I am not sure, except for national pride being at stake, if it […]

Ghana

Elmina Castle – Misery prevails and I got a marriage proposal.

Elmina castle is another fort in Cape Coast with a grizzly past. It was built by the Portuguese in 1482 as a trade settlement. In 1657 it was seized by the Dutch and its strategic position on the Gold Coast […]

Ghana

I stayed at the Orange beach resort in Cape Coast.

First of all a big hello and kudos to the lovely Croatian lady Katya who owns this Hostel. I loved our many chats on the veranda. And not forgetting the laughs we had with the horse. (A french tourist had […]