the dutch group

Fun fun fun in the last weekend of May!

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June 12th 2008
Travelling to Kumasi with the tro tro took ages! Everything takes a while here in Ghana (African time), so leaving Accra was later than I would have liked (10am). I was squashed next to a 'big mama' for about 5 hours! At least the view on the way was pretty, with many palm, banana, coconut trees among the lush rainforest vegetation. The upturned trucks and cars on the side of the road was a bit wo ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Ashanti » Kumasi

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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