Ghana

Cape Castle – A place of darkness and terror

One can barely imagine what it must have been like for the thousands of slaves that once passed through these doors. The dungeons where they were kept, sometimes for weeks on end had no facilities. They would have to squirm […]

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Ritchie the Orangutan – what a dude!

I met Ritchie at the Semenggoh OrangUtan Rehabilitation center. It was not a foregone conclusion as the orangutans, who have feeding stations in the park do not always come to feed. In fact the rangers consider this a good thing as it […]

Ghana

Arts and Crafts market, Accra – Softly, softly

I was only here for a few minutes but just want to say a little about it. First of all if you love souvenirs you are going to love this place. If you have just been to the Kwame Nkrumah […]

Ghana

Makola Market – Charm doesn’t work here.

The Makola Market is in the center of Accra and sells just about everything from fruit to electronics. The market was constructed in 1924 and soon became the social epicenter and economic hub of the city. in 1979 the government […]

Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah – Buried three times

Born into a poor, Illiterate family in 1909, in what was then known as the Gold Coast, Kwame Nkrumah rose to become Ghana’s first Prime Minister and President in 1957. He was the founding member of the Organisation of African […]

Ghana

Tour of Accra – ‘Freedom and Justice, AD 1957’

Don’t get too excited. There is not a lot to do in Accra and even less now that the national museum is closed, My tour was four hours. So lets get started! Our first stop was the vast Independence Square […]

Ghana

I stayed at the Agoo Hostel in Accra

I stayed at this hostel no less than four times. You would think they would have got fed up with me but each time I came back the welcome was as friendly as the first time. The staff especially Lizzie […]