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Category Archives: Ghana

Moving to Ghana? 1000 ways to be an Expat.

April 22, 2016by Chris 17 Comments

Over the years I have received many emails asking about expat life in Ghana. I appreciate that information about life in West Africa is hard to come by. Beyond gushy tales […]

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Accra, Africa, expat, Ghana, life, Uncategorized

Beneath our radiant southern cross….mumble, mumble, mumble

January 26, 2015by Chris 5 Comments

Sitting here, on the West African coast, I’m dreaming of another coast, the coast of Australia. For an Aussie girl in a foreign land, it’s a an indulgent memory of […]

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Africa, Australia, expat, Ghana

Ebola: heartbreak, stupidity and bravery

September 18, 2014by Chris 1 Comment

This month, most of the avoidable and unnecessary setbacks in the fight to stop Ebola can be linked to stupidity. Unfortunately, history shows that stupidity is a pandemic, and, like […]

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Africa, ebola, expat, Ghana, Travel, West Africa

Home is where… the internet connects automatically?

September 8, 2014by Chris 11 Comments

In Australia, mid year was that difficuilt time, nothing special going on, a wintery greyness punctuated by days of cold, clear sunshine. But there was no event to be marked […]

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Accra, Africa, Australia, expat, friends, Ghana, holidays, travelling with children, travelling with kids

Ebola still winning.

August 2, 2014by Chris 2 Comments

It’s been three weeks since I wrote about Ebola in West Africa. In this time infections and deaths have increased steadily (see the revised graph below), and the disease has […]

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Accra, ebola, expat, Ghana, Uncategorized, West Africa

Ghanaian road signs simplified

July 27, 2014by Chris 12 Comments

If you’re not Ghanaian, and want to drive in Ghana, you have to get your Ghanaian licence. A reliable supplier of Novocain (for the town traffic) and more traditional styles of nose candy (for […]

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driving, expat, Ghana, transport, Travel, West Africa

Bloody Hell! Ebola.

July 9, 2014by Chris 11 Comments

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Formerly known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF). Currently enjoying its worst season ever (for people, not the virus) in West Africa, with over 800 infections and […]

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Africa, culture, ebola, Ghana, West Africa

Black and white?

May 16, 2014by Chris 6 Comments

A group of expatriates were at a young child’s birthday party last week. A cluster of mum’s sat chatting, some holding younger children while their older siblings were off enjoying […]

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Africa, Ghana

Think what 2 years can bring – Ghanaversary #2

February 21, 2014by Chris 3 Comments

We’ve never been Valentine’s Day people. I know it’s all very sweet to share the love and all, but it’s always struck me as a Hallmark sort of holiday. As […]

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expat, Ghana

TGIA – let’s take a drive

February 7, 2014by Chris 12 Comments

{TGIA – Thank God it’s Africa, is my weekly look at the weird and wonderful things that happen when you’re living in Africa.  Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re a little dangerous, […]

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Accra, Africa, driving, Driving adventures, expat, Ghana, Kumasi, places to visit in Ghana, TGIA

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