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Tag Archives: Kumasi

Harmattan

February 23, 2013by Chris 6 Comments

With rain threatening over the last few days, I thought I’d better get going on a post about Harmattan. Harmattan is technically the name of a West African trade wind, […]

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Ashanti, expat, Ghana, Kumasi, weather

a trip to the smash repair shop

February 22, 2013by Chris 6 Comments

Thrilling, huh? I’m surprised you’re still with me. Since we bought our little car, I have spent a somewhat disappointing, although at times enlightening, amount of time in car-related stores. […]

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culture, Driving adventures, expat, Ghana, Kumasi, Travel, Uncategorized

one year

February 15, 2013by Chris 17 Comments

Yesterday, Valentines Day, is one year since we arrived in Ghana as a family. I hardly know where to begin to make sense of this year and our new life. […]

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Ashanti, Children, culture, expat, first impressions, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, new home, Uncategorized

Mystery item of the week

February 7, 2013by Chris 11 Comments

We are having airconditioning installed in our little car. So, I was following a driver from the mine where Bill works to the aircon shop. This is lucky for several […]

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Driving adventures, emigration, expat, Ghana

A morning drive in Kumasi

February 4, 2013by Chris 4 Comments

Hi there. It’s been a while, but we’ve been busy. If you can call running in every tightening circles busy. Last week was spectacularly average, actually far worse than average. […]

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culture, expat, Ghana, Kumasi

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

photo of the week – a community service announcement

October 19, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

Can you imagine this sign on the streets of Sydney? New York? London? Overwhelmingly Ghana is a very polite society. Sure you hear raised voices and of course violence does […]

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culture, emigration, expat, Ghana, Kumasi, new home, photo of the week, the differences, Uncategorized

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

Photo of the week

September 21, 2012by Chris 1 Comment

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve done a photo of the week but couldn’t resist this cute little 3 wheeled van. Most advertising signs in Ghana are beautifully handpainted […]

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expat, Ghana, Kumasi, photo of the week

You know you’re back in West Africa when…

September 12, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

You are wished ‘God Bless You’ more times in a week than in your first 39 years You put on bug repellant to go out and night to feed the […]

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Ashanti, culture, emigration, expat, new home, places to visit in Ghana, the differences, Uncategorized

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