Monkey

Cape Coast

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February 25th 2008
Hello again!! Managed to escape for the weekend to Cape Coast with 6 other volunteers. Its about 2 and a half hours away from Accra and the bus journey took us along the edge of the coast line. I saw a completely different side to Ghana in Cape Coast, sometimes the hustle and bustle of city life becomes a bit overwhelming and it was absolutely lovely to see something green!! We set off at 3pm ... read more

Africa » Ghana

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Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... ... read more