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After many hours at a shady terrace of Akuma Village, looking at the blue ocean at a lazy sunday afternoon, Louis, a local boy, invited me to his shop nearby. at the Arts Centre. After he showed me the newly made djembes in his workshop, his friends came in and started to play at the djembes for a long long time. It was real fun.
Ghanaian FM stations, most of which are less than ten years old, are extremely lively, and if you want to get a sense of what Ghanaians are talking about, you have to listen to the phone-in shows, especially on the influential Joy FM. These radio stations were an important part of the victory of President Kuffour in the elections of December 2000, which were a radical change for Ghanaian politics. They also play decent music, a mixture of local pop and international hits.
The most common feature of Ghanaian meals is a soup, more like what Westerners think of a sauce, accompanied by a starch. The most common starch staple is fufu, which is cooked cassava, plantain or yam, mashed up and formed into a ball. Most people barely chew this at all, just letting it slip down. Kenkey is also pretty common, and is corn mash that has been fermented. It often gives visitors stomach trouble on their first try.Some of the most common soups/sauces are a peanut soup with tomatoes and onions, and another with tomatoes and eggs. Both also have fish or meat. For the more adventurous, ***o sauce is a very hot pepper soup, guaranteed to have you sweating!Some of the other dishes I especially liked included jollof rice (rice with tomatoes, meat and spices) and red red, or blackeyed peas with gari (a kind of flour) and meat/fish, which comes with fried plantain. The cheapest...
Please.....learn how to wash by hand before you come to Ghana. They will teach you AND have a good laugh of you....but it is a very social activity, especially for us women....washingtime is girltalk-time :)
You just HAVE to visit the Mole National Park, Pagga crockodile park in the north, Volta lake (one of the biggest man made lakes in the whole world), Nzulezo (a village built on poles in the water), and of course all the museums, beaches, cities like Kumasi, Takoradi, Accra and Koforidua, the slave fortresses....I could go on forever.... What I miss most is all the wonderful friends I made.I think one of my foundest memories is when I went on a trip with three of my friends to a small place outside Koforidua to see Buti Falls.It is a beautiful place in the foot of the mountain with two big waterfalls and a shrine for the idol worshipers near by. We also climped the steep path up to umbrella rock which is a fantastic stone that looks like an umbrella. Can't really explain how something so huge could turn out in a shape like that but the natives told us that the gods did it. When you...
About one hour by bush taxi from Cape Coast, there is the Kakum National park.It is in an area of rain forest. The main attraction of the park are for sure the swinging bridges up to 40 meters above ground. Ther you can explore the animals living in the higher parts of the immense trees. On ground, you will see, of corse, a lot of different plants. It seems like it si not very often that you are able to see bigger animals during the day. For this you should come in the early morning or late evening.
Ghana is one of the coastal countries in westafrica. In contrast to its neighbours, it was once a british colony what explains why many people there are english speaking.For tourists, it is more or less a easy-going place, as transport seems to be not a big problem, and some places are quite touristy. I've met there more backpackers than in other west african countries. The people are very friendly and relaxed. This causes a good atmosphere in the villages and even in the big cities like Accra The peaceful atmosphere everywhere in the country
Try the local food. Some of it is down right distgusting, like the smoked rat in the grasslands while the rest of it is an experience. Must try the RED RED (red chilli beans) & plantaine (fried banana like) - my favourtie dish. The children in the villages are the best. I had more fun playing with them and their paper soccer ball than anything else. They made me laugh no end. We sat on mud steps and watched the sun set. These moments were some of the most grounding moments of my life.
GO TO VOLTA REGION, IT IS BEAUTIFUL...MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT OKOSOMBO LAKE, CAPE COAST, TAMALE, TECHIMEN, AND FOR MORE WONDERFUL PLACES TO GO SEE AND HIKE TOO...EMAIL ME...OR CHECK OUT THE GUIDE TO GHANA, AS I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THE NAMES. ALL THE WATERFALLS I VISITED (3 SITES) THE LITTLE VILLIAGE OF NKORANZA...MOUNT ADAKLU, VILLIAGE OF AMEDJOPEAND HO...WHICH IS WHERE I WORKED. IT IS IN THE VOLTA REGION, AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL PLACE
Location: Ghana is situated in West Africa, just above the Equator. The Greenwich Meridian passes through its main industrial city, Tema. It lies between latitude four degrees 45 minutes and 11 degrees 11 minutes North and extends from Longitude one degree 14 minutes east to three degrees 17 minutes west. Ghana shares common boundaries with Togo in the east, Burkina Faso in the north and Cote d'Ivoire in the West. The Atlantic Ocean is in the south.Ghana is divided into 10 administrative regions and 110 district assemblies. The Regions are: Greater Accra, Eastern, Western, Central, Volta, Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, Northern, Upper East & Upper West. Capital: Accra. Status: Republic. Former British colony. It won independence on March 6, 1957 and became the first country south of the Sahara to be free. She became a Republic on July 1, 1960. Population: About 20million. Area: 238,537 square...
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Q: I'm planning my trip for Ghana for next year and I'm want to bring some food items such as can foods. Is it ok, and if so is there...
A: Why do you want to carry can goods? You can go to a number of grocery stores in Accra. Although I have carried some specialty items, the Accra airport does not usually...
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