Introducing Accra
With its back mostly turned to the Gulf of Guinea, taking little advantage of its waterfront location, Accra crawls up and over a modern landscape, gobbling up real estate and producing a chaotic low-rise skyline. Originally a scattering of villages controlled by Ga chiefs, today it’s a sprawling city that extends eastwards almost 25km to the neighbouring city of Tema. Its congested and pockmarked pavements; baking streets that in the midday heat can make a block feel like a kilometre; shanty towns and genteel leafy suburbia; chop bars and gourmet restaurants; hiplife and highlife; all combine to make Accra at once exhausting and exhilarating.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Any taxi driver references from Accra
by GreenBugAdventures 14 September 2011
If you are looking to do just a day trip I can probably help you arrange something that would be around the same price as a taxi and you…
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RE: car rental
by GreenBugAdventures 14 September 2011
There are a couple of issues with car hire in Ghana. First there is the deposite and issues with insurance and the company getting their…
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Re: accra - hostel with best atmosphere (party, packpackers, ambient)
by GreenBugAdventures 14 September 2011
I have to agree with phil for what you are looking for the Magic Phoenix Resort in Accra is your best bet. As for a Hostel Check out…
