http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com Practical Advice And Essential Tips From A Native Ghanaian Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:55:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/meet-vanick-der-bedrossian-the-obroni-trotro-mate.html http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/meet-vanick-der-bedrossian-the-obroni-trotro-mate.html#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:37:59 +0000 George Appiah http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/?p=74 How do you move around town in Ghana? You either join a bus or take a taxi. But these buses, known locally as "trotro", though much cheaper than taxis, are often over-crowded and unreliable -- and with the hot temperatures here, you're going to have to endure all combinations of smells. Seriously... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kaivR4Stqk9Ll-cVpJzW3Jjsm5M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kaivR4Stqk9Ll-cVpJzW3Jjsm5M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kaivR4Stqk9Ll-cVpJzW3Jjsm5M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kaivR4Stqk9Ll-cVpJzW3Jjsm5M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/meet-vanick-der-bedrossian-the-obroni-trotro-mate.html/feed http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/and-im-back.html http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/and-im-back.html#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:17:14 +0000 George Appiah http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/?p=65 Whew! Time and tide, indeed, wait for no George. I can't believe it's almost 5 full moons since my last writing on this website. What have I been up to? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sFRh6okFuHwVljVrEGSKCiVO8mI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sFRh6okFuHwVljVrEGSKCiVO8mI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sFRh6okFuHwVljVrEGSKCiVO8mI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sFRh6okFuHwVljVrEGSKCiVO8mI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/and-im-back.html/feed http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/the-vehicles-that-tamed-africa.html http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/the-vehicles-that-tamed-africa.html#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:48:02 +0000 George Appiah http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/?p=43 The nice folks at The South African Overland Forum have an amazing collection of photos of abandoned Land Rovers, Land Cruisers, Jeeps and other tough vehicles that served their time braving the rough roads and unforgiving terrains of Africa. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZvWsuvLVbLRh3-l88LJV_yXCbTc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZvWsuvLVbLRh3-l88LJV_yXCbTc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZvWsuvLVbLRh3-l88LJV_yXCbTc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZvWsuvLVbLRh3-l88LJV_yXCbTc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/the-vehicles-that-tamed-africa.html/feed http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/follow-ghanas-presidential-and-parliamentary-elections.html http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/follow-ghanas-presidential-and-parliamentary-elections.html#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:31:15 +0000 George Appiah http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/?p=23 As you probably know already, Ghanaians will soon be be going to the polls once again to elect smart men and women who will lead the nation for the next four years. dent candidate). Hundreds of men and women will also be vying for seats in the next parliament. If you'd like to follow the latest news and information on Ghana's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, here are five (5) websites to go to. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WhVNnu_HVIj2v5v6QzYHPP48wWg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WhVNnu_HVIj2v5v6QzYHPP48wWg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WhVNnu_HVIj2v5v6QzYHPP48wWg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WhVNnu_HVIj2v5v6QzYHPP48wWg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/follow-ghanas-presidential-and-parliamentary-elections.html/feed http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/ghana-travel-guide-updates-for-you.html http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/ghana-travel-guide-updates-for-you.html#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:59:28 +0000 George Appiah http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/?p=14 It's been nearly three weeks since my last post here announcing the re-birth of Ghana Travel Guide. What's been keeping me busy? Here's the latest information on the status of Ghana Travel Guide. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wyMNumqQUpun5WUUpFrlMg7_cbo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wyMNumqQUpun5WUUpFrlMg7_cbo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wyMNumqQUpun5WUUpFrlMg7_cbo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wyMNumqQUpun5WUUpFrlMg7_cbo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/ghana-travel-guide-updates-for-you.html/feed http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/ghana-travel-guidecom-one-more-try.html http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/ghana-travel-guidecom-one-more-try.html#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:42:37 +0000 George Appiah http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/?p=1 After several months of being on hiatus, I'm re-launching this website to help prospective travellers to Ghana plan their trip and enjoy their stay here. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DncEaaQmPuu7MyLmYJRzOoCH6xU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DncEaaQmPuu7MyLmYJRzOoCH6xU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DncEaaQmPuu7MyLmYJRzOoCH6xU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DncEaaQmPuu7MyLmYJRzOoCH6xU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://blog.ghana-travel-guide.com/ghana-travel-guidecom-one-more-try.html/feed