Bolgatanga | G-lish: Green Blog Challenge

Photos: Recycled Bolga baskets

By Gayle Pescud, on August 26th, 2010%

A selection of photos of the recent recycled Bolga baskets from Bolgatanga in Ghana at Trashy Bags in Accra. . . . → Read More: Photos: Recycled Bolga baskets

Week in Review: Life in the Fast Lane

By Gayle Pescud, on March 28th, 2010%

“Life in the fast lane”

This is kind of how this week felt, with about 3 days of internet access and the Harmattan whipping in for a few days of heavy dust and grey skies.

The gentleman sitting on his haunches on the right says it all. Poor old goats on the . . . → Read More: Week in Review: Life in the Fast Lane

Christmas in Bolgatanga, Ghana

By Gayle Pescud, on December 30th, 2009%

I did a guest post over at Ever The Nomad about Christmas here, in Bolgatanga. And we just posted it to our new blog site G-lish.org here: Christmas in Ghana.

You can read the whole post at Ever the Nomad by clicking on this link Guest Post Ghana.

Here is a short . . . → Read More: Christmas in Bolgatanga, Ghana

19 Day Tours of Ghana for independent travellers

By Gayle Pescud, on December 3rd, 2009%

Two 19 day itineraries for Ghana . . . → Read More: 19 Day Tours of Ghana for independent travellers

Ghana Highlights Part 4: Accra/north to the three northern regions

By Gayle Pescud, on November 21st, 2009%

We have a new site www.g-lish.org where you can read all articles from This is Ghana in a much more organised fashion. Read Ghana Highlights Part 4: Accra/north to the three northern regions there. Welcome to what sometimes feels like ‘Far, Far Away Land’—the three northern regions of Ghana—which occupy about half of . . . → Read More: Ghana Highlights Part 4: Accra/north to the three northern regions

Misty morning in Bolga

By Gayle Pescud, on September 7th, 2009%

We have a new site www.g-lish.org where you can read all articles from This is Ghana in a much more organised fashion. Read Misty morning in Bolga there.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I woke to find the neighbourhood shrouded in mist. I can’t remember the last time I saw mist! Although . . . → Read More: Misty morning in Bolga

See the light

By Gayle Pescud, on September 4th, 2009%

We have a new site www.g-lish.org where you can read all articles from This is Ghana in a much more organised fashion. Read See the light there. I took this the other day on the way home from the field as dusk was . . . → Read More: See the light

30 minutes in the life: Bolgatanga

By Gayle Pescud, on August 3rd, 2009%

These kids were so excited to see their image on the digital camera afterwards.

The plant above growing on the ground is “ground nuts” (peanuts), a major crop up here.

We have a new site www.g-lish.org where you can read all articles from This is Ghana in a much more organised . . . → Read More: 30 minutes in the life: Bolgatanga

Rainy season bounty

By Gayle Pescud, on June 29th, 2009%

We have a new site www.g-lish.org where you can read all articles from This is Ghana in a much more organised fashion. Read Rainy season bounty there.

Gotta love the rainy season: verdant fields sprouting maize, temperatures dropping below 30, and goats tied up so they don’t jump over the wall and eat . . . → Read More: Rainy season bounty

Before sunset: After the “saa”

By Gayle Pescud, on June 9th, 2009%

We have a new site www.g-lish.org where you can read all articles from This is Ghana in a much more organised fashion Before sunset: After the “saa” there.

So, “saa” finally fell and this beautiful sky greeted us in the evening. This is just outside Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. Everything is . . . → Read More: Before sunset: After the “saa”