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Five Women’s Lives in Africa
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 27 June 2011
Destination: Ghana, Africa Book: The Civilized World, a NEW book (April 2011) by Susi Wyss We have taken a look at a book that shows an old, tribal Africa and travel literature about the days of the explorers. Recently I talked about The First Grader, a film that shows the results of the Mau [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library. We'll leave a light on for you.
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The Amazing Race Ghana
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 21 October 2010
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Excellent Photos of Ghana
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 28 September 2010
Ghana Photos If you are traveling to Ghana, I am sure you will enjoy this simple and quick way to find great photos of Ghana. Basically, head to Google Images and begin a search.
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One Basket = One Tree
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 29 August 2010
Another positive aspect of the recycled Bolga basket project is that for every basket sold the producers plant a tree in the community. Currently they are planting mango trees, the most popularly requested, since mangos provide excellent shade during the extremely hot season and have a natural cooling effect. They are the coolest places to be when outdoors during the hot season.
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Trashy in Name Only
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 25 July 2010
I referred to an article written by Emily Bowers in the first of this series about the plastic problem in Ghana. I encourage you to read the entire article, Burkina Faso Women Spin Trash Into Exports. While the article refers to Burkina Faso, it could just as easily refer to Ghana. There’s not much difference in the circumstances she describes. Here’s a little more of what she wrote, in case you don’t read the whole story.
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The Rubbish Monster
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 18 July 2010
I read an excellent article a while back. It’s about the plastic bag problem in Africa. Plastic bags are to the Ghana landscape what fallen leaves are to Autumn landscapes in cooler parts of the world. Unfortunately, this is not a seasonal phenomenon; it’s a 365 day a year phenomenon. Plastic bags are simply everywhere, fluttering from high tension wires, scattered across fields and between rows of maize. They are piled high in drains and burning in piles by roadsides everywhere, emitting noxious gases in close urban quarters.
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Trashy Videos Woo
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 15 July 2010
We're starting a series here about recycled plastic products that you can find at Trashy Bags in Accra. They're brilliant.
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Seat of Asafos
Blog: Honey Service Year - 16 May 2010
We spent several days in Winneba, seat of Asafos, just an hour west of Accra. Asafos are Social Clubs derived from ancient kingdoms whose calendars of important dates and events have ruled the town for generations. We arrived Saturday morning on the second and very important day of their largest annual festival. It was hot. The streets were filled with crowds from all over Ghana. Sound systems
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Going Guidebook-less
Blog: Honey Service Year - 10 May 2010
If I may be so bold, I would say that we have become exceptional travelers. We haven’t always been this good….it’s a skill that has developed in the last five months on the road. When we began this journey in December, we carried with us a Lonely Planet India Guidebook. Let me note that we didn’t arrive in India until three months later, and additionally, let me specify that the LP India weighs
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Who the Cap Fits
Blog: Honey Service Year - 9 May 2010
written by NathanThere is something you have to feel listening to the Wailers on the night streets of Africa. There is more heartbeat and more resonance to feel. This may not even be possible on a shanty corner of the Caribbean, even in Jamaica. It may be just because Bob Marley wanted so much to be here… or that the music begins, happens, ends here. But, it is a kindred feeling.Who the cap fits,
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PDF Travel Guide to Ghana for sale
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 9 March 2010
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Ghana BusTimetables & Journey Maps: STC etc
Blog: This is Ghana: All the stuff the guide books leave out...and more. - 25 February 2010
We have just released a new product: Transport Timetable & Journeys Maps for Ghana This product is included in the Insider's Guide to Ghana so if you have already bought or intend to buy the full country guide, you don't need to buy this. This guide is for those needing current transport timetables and whole country maps to better plan their journey around Ghana. What you get:
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Buying Cloth at Makola Market
Blog: Travels in Ghana - 12 January 2010
In Accra’s Makola Market area, we checked out a number of cloth shops. No luck finding any gauze cotton material I was hoping for so I could get a pair of pants made, so after asking at a half dozen shops, I gave up. A lot of the currently popular wax prints I didn’t care [...]
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