The Light

Dedicated to Jim

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October 19th 2007
"Did you have a good flight?" Oof. What a question! Everyone always says yes/fine/lovely, not out of politeness or an innate desire to keep the glamour of flight alive, but because no grown-up will admit to forgoing sleep so they can kick the chair of the guy in front of them for longer. The kind of hatred inspired by armrest/chair ‘abuses’, while reasonable at the time, seem hard to just ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Accra

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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