Accra Favorites

Fondest memory: A famous ghanesian man in Accra was invited to hold a speech in a Cultural party at Next Door Resort. He talked about the social problems in Ghana when people should be happy and dance. Many people wanted to have their picture taken with him. Who is this famous Ghanesian man?

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Fondest memory: Kwame Nkrumah Circle is the main traffic circle where Accra ring road cross Nsawam road. The largest Tro Tro station, Neoplan station is located very close. Kwame Nkrumah market is located on the other side of the road.

GPS coordinate 5°34'10.78" N 0°13'1.69" W

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Fondest memory: Labadi beach has an entrance fee of 5 Cedis (3,5 USD) for all people entering the area except restaurant workers and the guests staying in one of the closest hotels. You pay the fee and get a ticket when you enter the area. 10 meters after that will two people re-check your ticket, and once in a while they give the guests a soft drink for entering the place legally.

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Favorite thing: Beliefs and superstitions are a way of life in many places in Ghana, also what you eat and dring matters. If you want a nice, powerful body and slim waist, drink Bitters Body waist and power. They also can mix different types of brewing for other purposes.

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Favorite thing: A dirty mud river runs from North to south in Accra. It cross the Ring road west close to Neoplan tro-tro station, 300 m from Kwame Nkrumah Circle. The area is crowded due to the bus stations, and the street business for traders are better here than other places. People work and live in the tiny barracks and stalls along the river. The river is smelly, and a bath is of course not recommended.

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Favorite thing: The catch of fish on the beach is sometimes too small to feed a family. 8 people go out in the boat, 20 people on the beach help to pull inn the nets and 10 people mend the nets when they are finished. Children who helps to pull in the nets will normally get a small fish to eat when they are done with the work.

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Favorite thing: The African women are carrying buckets or other items on their heads. They often carry heavy items, and for long distances. Learning to carry items on the head and keep the balance is not an easy task for a white man. It takes years of training.

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Favorite thing: Getting a tourist visa to Ghana is quite hard for people from other countries than West-Africa. (People from Nigeria, Benin, Mauritania, Niger, Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Togo, Cote D'ivoire, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Cape Verde and Mali can enter without a visa). The visa for other nationals could in some way be issued on arrival if the Director of Immigration has prior notification, and you must pay 150 USD for it.
The airlines will not let you enter the aircraft without having the visa or a proof of a legally document from the immigration. I didn't want to have any trouble at the airport or the passport control, so I sent my passport to the embassy in Copenhagen to get the tourist visa. The price was 700 DKK (120 USD).

Fondest memory: Reading an official Ghanesian web page: Tourism is ghana's third largest source of foreign currency, and the country is said to work hard to promote tourism. I don't think their visa rules is a way to promote tourism.