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Travel stories from Accra

Collection of 31 travel stories from Accra, Ghana. Written by your friends on the road.

Traveler edsgap07

November 1st
2007-09-14, Accra, Ghana. By: edsgap07

Okay so i have not loaded up any pics yet, sorry am in Ghanaian time now so everything takes time ! For those of you who have looked at my journal and are thinking about travelling out to Ghana, i ...

 
Traveler edsgap07

Fly out Friday !!!!!!
2007-09-14, Accra, Ghana. By: edsgap07

5 days to go and I'm on my way !

 
Traveler fishman

Barefoot in the City
2007-06-02, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman

Dabi dabi boko! What a monumental farewell to Ghana today was! But let us backtrack small small first. We did indeed make it Captain Hook's for lunch, Black Star for some surf, and African Rainb...

 
Traveler fishman

Al Franken, the Beach, and Other Points of Interest
2007-04-03, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman

Some of my more ardent readers will note that I've taken an extended hiatus since my last post of any substance. That, among other things, can be attributed to general laziness, but more precisely bec...

 
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Today's the day!
2007-05-06, Accra, Ghana. By: jpalmer150

Today's the day I leave for Africa. I'll be on the plan for 18 hours.

 
Traveler fishman

Here today, here tomorrow, but gone the day after that
2007-01-24, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman

It’s a wonder Accra’s citizens don’t suffocate on her unremitting blanket of dust and heat. Unlike the cool, crisp nights in Maase, warranting of a sleeping bag, those in Accra sleep stripped to their...

 
Traveler fishman

When the going gets tough, the tough move to Teshie
2006-12-04, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman

Today Called Dr.Nyako again to no avail. He is most likely off being Nyako somewhere. I arranged for Kenneth to pick me up from the hotel today at noon to bring me to Teshie. I am unsure what the situ...

 
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FC Nania Football..
2006-12-02, Accra, Ghana. By: Mollie88

Today is one of the last sundays I get to spending in Ghana.. It's so sad.. I cannot imagine not waking up and seeing the beautiful traditional dresses worn to church, and getting the redundant press...

 
Traveler fishman

Alone in Accra (not as bad as it sounds)
2006-12-02, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman

Still no contact with either Dr.Nyako or WWOOF. I've sent an email to another volunteer organization--a little more touristy--but have yet to receive word from them either. For now I'm looking to down...

 
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Africa is nuts (or should I say bananas?)
2006-12-01, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman

What the hell have I got myself into? HAH! I arrived at 9pm to 70 degree heat and 120% humidity. On the plane I met an international law professor from GW, which I found ironic...or maybe a sign. Sinc...

 
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Post Office adventure
2006-10-06, Accra, Ghana. By: Mollie88

Today was probably the first “bad day” I’ve had in Ghana to date. I am and always have been a person who has found it easy to wake up in the morning but today for some reason, it was like pulling teet...

 
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The Mankola Market..
2006-10-04, Accra, Ghana. By: Mollie88

Today was a particularily slow paced day, even for Ghana. I woke up this morning to the sound of my alarm at about 6:00 AM, which is actually very easy here seeing as it's so bright out already at 6:0...

 
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Heading out to Mankessim
2006-07-17, Accra, Ghana. By: Penoir

We're just in the middle of checking out and our bill comes to just over 2 million. Hope Milan signs off that expense form! After having our first experience of African time (waiting nearly 2 hour...

 
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Kakum National Park
2006-07-16, Accra, Ghana. By: Penoir

Ruth organised a tour for us to see the Kakum National Park. Our driver, Yao picked us up at 7am this morning and we began our 3 hour drive. Yao was very informative as we drove out of Accra. Unfort...

 
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Arrived!
2006-07-15, Accra, Ghana. By: Penoir

Well after a 2 hour delay (the computers at Heathrow didn't register that our plane had actually arrived until 2 hours after it had landed!!) we finally touched down in Accra. About 30 kilo's of ou...

 
Traveler elishabee

Illness
2005-12-14, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

It's like I woke up one day, sunday actually, and realized that my time here has come to an end. Most of the people in my program have left in the past few days. Laurel leaves today, and I next tues...

 
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Ohhhh Ghana!
2005-11-19, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

I awoke this morning at 6:30am to a megaphone-led Jessus parade...theese people are insane(please don't take that too seriously)! Not to mention that the Church out side my window was bumpin all night...

 
Traveler j_onthego

Not being rude - this is name of a company manufacturing long distance buses!
2005-11-20, Accra, Ghana. By: j_onthego

One month in, and you’ll be delighted to hear I’ve tracked down a café that is capable of coping with me sending more than one email per half hour! Well, what a month it has been, unfortunately sti...

 
Traveler j_onthego

It's very African!
2005-10-27, Accra, Ghana. By: j_onthego

So my first impressions of Ghana are good, very friendly people and very authentic. I'm not sure what my pre-conceptions were, but they have been totally blown out of the water! Had my first day a...

 
Traveler elishabee

Ghana Beaches
2005-10-24, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

I spent all day yesterday on the beach. The further away from the city the more georgous, and less poluted, the beaches become. After driving for some time my friends and I found a small, private co...

 
Traveler elishabee

life and travel
2005-09-17, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

I sit alone in my room. Outside the air is fresh and everything has been saturated with gigantic rain drops. A horn blows from a FanIce cart and, despite the rain, the constant sound of construction...

 
Traveler elishabee

continuation...
2005-09-17, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

When two guys saw Laurel taking a photo they came up stairs to where we stood and made her erase it. Three men, the chief of common wealth and his two sub-chiefs, were the only men standing still...

 
Traveler elishabee

Everything about this place is strange!
2005-09-17, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

This place is IN-SANE! Every day something new happens that astounds me. I just woke up, after going to sleep around 5am, gun powder blasts and loud singing. I emerged from my room to find 100 plus...

 
Traveler elishabee

Hmmmm!
2005-09-11, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

Hello all- I have not yet written about my birthday experience as I have not yet been able to put it into words. As time goes bye , however, It becomes less romantic and vivid in my clouded mind. ...

 
Traveler Elishabee

change
2005-08-01, Accra, Ghana. By: Elishabee

Wow!!! I've been very busy since I arived 4 or 5 days ago...which feels like a life time ago. I have been invited to a party at the house of the chief of Dat Kuman (which is the area I had been st...

 
Traveler elishabee

Welcome to Ghana!
2005-07-29, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee

Welcome to Ghana: the doorway to Africa (apearently all the countries claim this). When my plain arived the entire cabin aplauded! The air is hot and sticky, remindes me a bit of the Yukatan of Mexi...

 
Traveler dwilkows

A Hard Day's Work
2004-06-10, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows

June 10, 2004 First time visitors toured the city after a stop at Gracia Fabrics in East Lagon. Onyameba and Doug headed for the electrical shop to purchase a whole bunch of transformers to run the...

 
Traveler dwilkows

Arrival 30 hours later!
2004-06-09, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows

June 9, 2004 The tropical whoosh at the door on BA’s severely air conditioned plane is always such a shock when landing in Accra, but now with new improvements at the airport at least the wait for ...

 
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Getting There
2004-06-08, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows

June 8, 2004 On this Tuesday afternoon thirteen travelers left Minnesota in its best month of the year to embark on a trip to Ghana for the purpose of unpacking a 40 foot container of computers, sc...

 
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Getting Under Way
2002-01-11, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows

January 11, 2002— The alarms are set for 6:00 a.m. allowing three hours of sleep. The continental breakfast at Mensvic Palace consists of “Ghana Toast,” (thickly sliced bread, lightly toasted) Laughi...

 
Picture from story Ghana: Landing Impressions

Ghana: Landing Impressions
2002-01-10, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows

January 10, 2002— The flight is early, arriving somewhat before schedule. The humid blast upon stepping off the plane seems milder than a year ago in May. The tour guide, Onyameba, President and ...

 


 
 

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