Nairobi, Kwani?
“When you’re really having fun, you’re always doing it a little bit in a way that you’re not supposed to. That’s when great things happen.” – Annet Mahendru The last…
Cinderella goes to the ball – Ake Arts and Books Festival
“There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be…” John Lennon Some things were just meant to be, that is the only way I can explain how…
Near Heaven in Kumasi
“Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad, except you never know when luxury is going to stand up” – Orson Welles I left Larabanga two days ago. Rather than…
Larabanga, quiet but scenic
Larabanga is a small village in the north of Ghana with about 4,000 inhabitants, the inhabitants are predominantly Muslim and speak Kamara. There are three main attractions in the village; the…
Cape Coast, Elmina and the Door of No Return
“One’s destination is never a place, but a way of seeing things” – Henry Miller Most tourists go to Cape Coast to visit the castle and to spend the night…
Lagos: Mishaps and Missed Adventures
“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.” ― Bill Watterson I should have taken the ride from Abeokuta as an omen of what was…
Five hours, a taxi, four tro tros, and a boat – Getting from Accra to Ada Foah
“A journey is like a marriage. A certain way to get it wrong is to think you control it”- John Steinbeck I was really looking forward to Ada Foah, everyone…
A day out at Aburi Botanical Gardens
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things…
Hawkers, Fishermen and Coffins – Accra
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list…” Susan Sontag I had my Accra orientation today. The coordinators of the Foundation took myself and four other volunteers into town…
Time out, July in London
“A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.” – – Paul Theroux After three…