a chair fit for a Queen
Hi there, Do you like my new chair? Beautiful huh? I bought it yesterday in Konongo from a store which sells all manner of ‘chiefly’ items. How cool is that? […]
Tag Archives: culture
The biggest market in West Africa!
Everyday is market day in Kumasi, courtesy of the sprawling, self contained metropolis that is Kejetia Market. Reputedly the biggest market in West Africa, it boasts a staggering 10,000 stallholders […]
School report
A sure sign that we are back into the swing of things, is that school is back. There are some very siginificant differences between schooling in Ghana and in Australia. […]
Part of our daily lives in Ghana – the toll
On the road between Konongo and Kumasi is a toll. It has become one of the daily fixtures of our lives. Not the impersonal “beep” as the toll reader in […]
Have you done the groceries?
One of the joys of travelling, hell, one of the joys of life, is eating and trying new foods. But moving to a new country whose palate and cuisine is […]
Greece v Ghana
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? […]
We’re back.
And what better way to settle into our Ghanaian home than to watch a few games of football between the mine teams in celebration of Ghana’s Republic day holiday. You […]
Hellas!
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 […]
Paris!
Ok, it’s impossible to write about the cultured beauty of Paris without resorting to cliches. I loved it. A city populated with stunning architecture, red geraniums, boulangeries, book shops (yes, […]
A true story, part II. Or is it possible to learn from our mistakes?
Hi Chrissie here. The kids and I are having a sweet sweet time in the Paris, but I thought I’d fill you in on our next exciting adventure of buying […]
six degrees north 