Category: 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Cashew Eco Lodge – Boats, baskets, buckets and loads more!

The Cashew Lodge is owned by Jolanika tours and before I go any further let me say that this travel agency is one of the best I have ever used. Cindy and Apollo are both amazing and do everything to […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Jamestown – colonial masterpieces, great graffiti and its connection to Brazil.

British Jamestown was established in the 17th century and is next to Dutch Ussher Fort. Both of these lively communities enjoyed a period of rapid expansion during the 19th century as Accra grew as a city. You can, like many […]

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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 […]

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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 […]