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Category Archives: Travel

a trip to the beach

December 3, 2012by Chris 7 Comments

One of the main things I miss about living in Newcastle is the beach. I don’t just miss swimming in the ocean, Friday night fish and chips on the beach, […]

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Children, culture, emigration, expat, places to visit in Ghana, Travel, Uncategorized

a journey – part 2

November 2, 2012by Chris 5 Comments

This is Part 2 of my journey to a Ghanaian funeral. Read Part 1 here. The morning of the funeral, we rose so early the world was still dark. As […]

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Ashanti, culture, expat, Ghana, Travel

what makes you happy?

October 26, 2012by Chris 4 Comments

So what does make you happy? And why do I have an apparently random picture of a pretty average road? There are the universal precepts of happiness: friends, family, meaningful […]

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Children, emigration, expat, Ghana, Kumasi, new home, transport, Travel, Uncategorized

Getting there in Ghana.

September 25, 2012by Chris 4 Comments

Transport in Ghana is a cross between Mad Max and Wacky Races. The main road between Accra and Kumasi (the 2nd city) and the road along the coast are generally […]

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culture, Ghana, places to visit in Ghana, Travel

All by myself…

July 25, 2012by Chris 2 Comments

Well, Chrissie and the kids are off again – this time making tracks to a cooler climate, Australia. Actually, the heat here has backed right off and it is contstantly […]

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Children, emigration, expat, friends, Ghana, holidays, leaving, Newcastle, school, Travel, travelling with children, travelling with kids

Greece v Ghana

July 4, 2012by Chris 2 Comments

Bill again. Greece and Ghana. Athens, Greece vs Accra, Ghana; Kythera vs Konongo; Feta vs Fufu. Has our trip to Greece, in reality, been a trip to a parallel universe? […]

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culture, Ghana, Greece, holidays, Travel

our long holiday by Cecily

July 2, 2012by Chris Leave a comment

  We woke up in Ghana and knew today would be busy, soon enough we were on the plane to Accra. That afternoon we were on another plane (it was […]

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Children, friends, Greece, holidays, Travel, travelling with children, travelling with kids

Kicking back in Kythera

June 30, 2012by Chris 7 Comments

After our trip about the Peleponnese, we headed to Kythera island. Kythera is the island which hangs off the bottom (that sounds gross!) of the Peleponnese, and while officially an […]

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Children, Greece, Travel, travelling with children, travelling with kids, Uncategorized

Photo of the week

June 20, 2012by Chris 6 Comments

The birthplace of Aphrodite, Kythera Island.

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Children, culture, photo of the week, Travel

Hellas!

June 19, 2012by Chris 5 Comments

After the cool sophistication of Paris, Greece is a burst of warm relaxed sunshine. Under the bleached blue dome of the sky, we have spent the last week exploring the […]

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Children, culture, Greece, Travel, travelling with children

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