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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

Leaving Kumasi: reflections, obervations and a list

January 22, 2014by Chris 10 Comments

A lifetime ago I worked on a northern Australian cattle station. One of those places so huge they dwarf small European countries and their annual cattle muster is done by […]

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Africa, Ghana, Kumasi, leaving

TGIA – Thank God it’s Africa

November 15, 2013by Chris 7 Comments

This week’s TGIA is brought to you by all the colour, chaos and retail opportunities of Kejetia Market and a puppeteer I met there. Yesterday I was on one of […]

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culture, TGIA

It’s beginning to look at lot like….BRAZIL!

October 23, 2013by Chris 3 Comments

It was with great excitement that we headed back to Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi for the Black Stars of Ghana vs Pharaohs of Egypt game last week. (How awesome are […]

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culture, expat, games, Ghana, places to visit in Ghana

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

Black Star Weekend

September 9, 2013by Chris 4 Comments

Going to a football match in Ghana has always been on our bucket list for our time here. The roaring crowds, the passionate commentary, the electric atmosphere…and, yes I’m sorry […]

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culture, expat, games, Ghana, Kumasi, places to visit in Ghana, Travel

The (not-) final countdown

June 21, 2013by Chris 11 Comments

It’s a feast or a famine isn’t it? We lead a pretty quiet life most of the time, hell some weeks could be described as crushingly dull. But the last […]

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culture, driving, expat, leaving, Newcastle, Travel, Uncategorized

The Gold Coast

May 1, 2013by Chris 9 Comments

Pretty stunning huh? Did you know Ghana’s pre-independence name was the Gold Coast? This catchy moniker has been copied around the world, but none compares to the original. Named not […]

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culture, Driving adventures, expat, Ghana, holidays, places to visit in Ghana, Travel, travelling with children, travelling with kids

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

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

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