Ghana Travel Guide Update

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

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Ghana guide sale $4 download now

“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

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Another peep inside the Insider’s Travel Guide to Ghana

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

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Top 10 travel moments in past 4 years

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

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Insider’s Guide to Ghana

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

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Update: Insider’s Guide to Ghana

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

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

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

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Ghana Highlights Part 3: Accra to Kumasi and the Brong Ahafo

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

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Ghana Highlights: How to get from Volta to Kumasi or ‘the north’ without returning to Accra or Koforidua

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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Ghana Highlights Part 1: Accra to the Central and Western Regions

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

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How dangerous is travel in Ghana?

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?

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A-Z of Ghana: What I wish I knew

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

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