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…
From Reins to Rain – Hired and Fired at The Green Ranch
By a stroke of luck (or so we believed) we found ourselves at The Green Ranch, a horse ranch on the idyllic shores of Lake…
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’s Two Sides to the Cedi
Accra is a massive sprawling capital, a complete contrast to the rural Togo we had just left. Huge amounts of traffic entering the city, tower…
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…
Plan Togo – Pascaline is not a Goat
Having worked with Plan for the last couple of months and being impressed with the ethos and execution of their projects we knew that the money…