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another trip to Kejetia market – the fabrics

October 3, 2013by Chris 37 Comments

I’ve had a rough few weeks of lets call it, cultural re-awakening. When you thought you had life in your foreign country under control, then the old culture shock creeps […]

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craft, culture, Markets, places to visit in Ghana, Travel

100m dish

June 2, 2013by Chris 2 Comments

Bill here. This is Soup and Stew (not poop and spew, although it would be an honest mistake). They’re Senegal Parrots. They are the catalyst for dragging me from my […]

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cooking, food, Markets, recipes, the farm

What do you miss?

November 11, 2012by Chris 8 Comments

Well we are coming up to 9 months away from home now. The acutely painfull homesickness has passed, as has the thrill of the new. Both replaced by a sense […]

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emigration, expat, leaving

The biggest market in West Africa!

September 27, 2012by Chris 11 Comments

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 […]

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culture, emigration, expat, first impressions, food, Kumasi, Markets, places to visit in Ghana, shopping

Part of our daily lives in Ghana – the toll

July 22, 2012by Chris 8 Comments

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 […]

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Ashanti, expat, first impressions, food, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, new home, shopping, Uncategorized

Konongo kitchen – or 101 ways with tomatoes

July 18, 2012by Chris 2 Comments

As I said in my last post, we are adapting not only to a whole new way of shopping, but also a much changed shopping list. There are no longer […]

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cooking, expat, food, Greece, new home, recipes, Uncategorized

Have you done the groceries?

July 8, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

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 […]

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cooking, culture, expat, first impressions, food, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, Markets, new home, shopping, the differences

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