Kwei's Blog: 2011 Trip to Ghana

Castles, Forts and Dungeons

Posted on July 7, 2011 by kweiquartey

Sounds like the latest video game, but this is a little more serious. I mentioned Elmina Castle in a previous post. Ghana has, or has had, 3 castles and several times that number of forts built by the Portuguese, Dutch, British, … Continue reading →

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Broad Horizons and an Open Future

Posted on June 30, 2011 by kweiquartey

Like elsewhere in the world, Ghana’s Generation X, Y, and Z will steer their country over the next 40-60 years as baby boomers retire and fade away. There have been some recent astounding Ghanaian GDP growth rates quoted, and I’m not the only … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious Affair at Planter’s

Posted on June 23, 2011 by kweiquartey

One of the effects of the oil boom is that more people need more places to stay. Hotels in Takoradi are popping up like mushrooms in a moist rainforest undergrowth. Preexistent accommodations are either refurbishing, rebuilding or adding on. Unconfirmed, … Continue reading →

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The Second Coming

Posted on June 17, 2011 by kweiquartey

Around 1471, Portuguese explorers arriving at the West African coast found so much gold between the Ankobra and Volta Rivers, they called the area La Mina, The Mine. La Mina was later corrupted to the grammatically impossible “Elmina”, as in … Continue reading →

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Welcome to “Taadi”

Posted on June 15, 2011 by kweiquartey

(This blog was amended on June 16, 2011 to reflect a correction regarding “New Takoradi.”) Takoradi, otherwise fondly known as Taadi (Tah-DEE), forms one half of the twin city Sekondi-Takoradi. On the coast 137 road miles east of Accra, it’s … Continue reading →

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Trafficking in Accra

Posted on June 8, 2011 by kweiquartey

Yesterday, I passed through a large section of Accra called Nima, an area known for its Moslem migrants, particularly from northern Ghana. The religious imprint in Nima is obvious from dress styles, mosques, calls to prayer and so on. That’s … Continue reading →

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Accra Academy: a love story

Posted on June 3, 2011 by kweiquartey

I was 13 when I first stepped on the campus of my secondary school, Accra Academy. It was love at first sight of the low-slung classroom blocks roofed with orange tiles. It’s always awkward to change schools, but I was immediately … Continue reading →

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A CRIME TOUR OF ACCRA

Posted on May 30, 2011 by kweiquartey

In CHILDREN OF THE STREET, murder leads Inspector Darko Dawson to many different settings in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The geography is as correct as I could get it and the names of all the streets in the novel are real. … Continue reading →

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The Consumption Paradox

Posted on May 26, 2011 by kweiquartey

Car rentals here in Accra come with or without a driver. Somewhere in the course of making a choice of vehicle, I turned down a flashy, powerful Land Cruiser in favor of a Toyota Corolla and a pair of eyebrows … Continue reading →

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Ghana – Day 1

Posted on May 25, 2011 by kweiquartey

Got into Accra around 8 in the morning Tuesday May 25, it wasn’t as hot as I’d expected even that early in the morning. My accommodations contact Alfred met me at the airport as promised and we went to Polo … Continue reading →

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2011 Ghana Trip

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin

Coming soon …