Not to be found on our map of West Africa or in our guide book Jachie is a place that could be easily missed. We…
Fit for the Gods – Lake Bosumtwi
Over a million years ago an asteroid punched Lake Bosumtwi into Ghana. Almost perfectly circular and surrounded by densely forested hills it is the largest…
Keen on Kumasi
After a brief sojourn to Tamale and northern Ghana and with nothing much to hold us there we headed south to Kumasi, a city known…
The Green Turtle – Lazing, Lawbreaking and Lunacy
Leaving Accra and heading to the coast we found ourselves at The Green Turtle. A beach-side lodge hidden on the shores of the most southerly…
Threadbare – Ghana’s Textile Industry
Everywhere we have been in West Africa we have admired the abundance of eye catching cloth. Men, women and children wear colourful prints and vibrant…
Accra – Out on the Razz!
We headed to Accra just as the weekend was beginning in need of a good dance! The Date Palm Hotel, the cheapest room in town…
Ten Days in Togo
Terrific Togo is teeny tiny but totally tremendous. We drove into Lomé (the capital) along the blustery Atlantic coast line road, which makes it easily…
Atakpamé – A City With a View
Atakpamé in central Togo has been our favourite city so far. On arrival we were greeted by a spectacular view of the sun setting over…
The Fanny Man Can!
There is very little that beats hearing the jingle of an ice-cream van on a hot day, so in the relentless heat of Togo we…
Benin Briefly
Benin was a complete contrast to Senegal and we found it a lot harder travelling here. Saying that however it struck us both as a…