By Gayle Pescud, on June 11th, 2010%
Your guide has been a great help finding my way around the country so far. I love the little details that you write about, I recognise so much of it when I’m out and about! I have been recommending it to my friends here…. . . . → Read More: Ghana Travel Guide Update
By Gayle Pescud, on May 13th, 2010%
“Yep, you have 72 hours to purchase the Insider’s Travel and Living Guide to Ghana for US$4.00.” . . . → Read More: Ghana guide sale $4 download now
By Gayle Pescud, on March 20th, 2010%
Here are some screen shots of our fabulous Ghana guide to give you a taste of what to expect in the full guide book. Here are some new screen shots to give you a taste of what to expect in the Insider’s Travel & Living Guide to Ghana.
We’ve even included a “toilet . . . → Read More: Another peep inside the Insider’s Travel Guide to Ghana
By Gayle Pescud, on February 17th, 2010%
Top 10 travel moments in the past 4 years
1. I was dancing in a Vietnamese disco with my workshop trainees (we were in the middle of a 6 day workshop—they made us go). Right there on the dance floor they spontaneously broke out into the game dance we made up that day . . . → Read More: Top 10 travel moments in past 4 years
By Gayle Pescud, on February 13th, 2010%
I believe the most challenging aspect of travel for the independent traveler is transport. This is because there are no up-to-date printed or online timetables for any one transport company. Also, transport services are scattered all over cities and are virtually never signposted other than directly outside the establishment. . . . → Read More: Insider’s Guide to Ghana
By Gayle Pescud, on February 2nd, 2010%
If you’ve ever traveled in Ghana you’ll know that it’s virtually impossible to get even one bus company’s complete timetable, even when you visit them directly, let alone options for others to compare. . . . → Read More: Update: Insider’s Guide to Ghana
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
By Gayle Pescud, on November 20th, 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 3: Accra to Kumasi and the Brong Ahafo there.
Ghana Highlights Part 3: Accra to Kumasi and the Brong Ahafo.
In this part, we’ll cover the . . . → Read More: Ghana Highlights Part 3: Accra to Kumasi and the Brong Ahafo
By Gayle Pescud, on November 14th, 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: How to get from Volta to Kumasi or ‘the north’ without returning to Accra or Koforidua there.
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By Gayle Pescud, on October 31st, 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 1: Accra to the Central and Western Regions there.
Ghana Highlights Part 1: Accra to the Central and Western Region, or the coast.
I’ll cover major attractions . . . → Read More: Ghana Highlights Part 1: Accra to the Central and Western Regions
By Gayle Pescud, on October 29th, 2009%
When it comes to Africa, ‘newsworthy’ and the words ‘conflict’, ‘disease’, ‘starvation’ and ‘rock-star adoptions’ seem to be interchangeable. We hardly ever read empowering stories. Really, when was the last time you read or saw a positive story in the mainstream media? A story that didn’t suggest danger or impending doom? Or that . . . → Read More: How dangerous is travel in Ghana?
By Gayle Pescud, on June 4th, 2009%
Like your average trotro journey, this list kept growing and growing…and here it is. Copy, paste and take it with you. Send me a message if you have any questions.
All the things I wish I knew about travel and life in Ghana before I left home
Akpetushie: Pronounced “Appehtooshie” is the local . . . → Read More: A-Z of Ghana: What I wish I knew