the flat landscape

Another Ghana

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July 12th 2008
So I made my way to Kumasi, where my dutch friend Bobbi was waiting. We stayed there overnight and the following day we travelled by STC to Tamale. A dutch guy Niels joined us, not from SYTO though. He had been travelling around West Africa by himself! Anyway, the journey to Tamele was long (takes about 7hours) and breaking down in a small village after driving for 2 hours didn't help. we waited a ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Northern » Mole National Park

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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