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Tag Archives: Accra
DYING FOR A SWIM
THE BACKGROUND TO THE E-NOVELLA, DEATH AT THE VOYAGER HOTEL The Voyager Hotel in Accra is located in the busy central Tudu district. It’s a hub of trade and business, and also where hundreds of homeless adults and children sleep along the sidewalks … Continue reading
DEATH AT THE VOYAGER HOTEL – THE E-NOVELLA
Death at the Voyager Hotel, my new e-novella, is scheduled to hit online bookstores in July 2013. It will be available on several devices including your computer, cell phone, and e-reader, e.g. the Kindle and Nook. In Ghana‘s cosmopolitan capital of Accra, the Voyager Hotel is … Continue reading
TAKORADI – THE OIL CITY / Part 2
Part 1 looked at Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana’s Western Region and how the oil industry is transforming the twin city as new hotels spring up. But that’s not the only sector of real estate that is changing. There is also an explosion in … Continue reading
TAKORADI – THE OIL CITY / Part 1
Substantial oil deposits were discovered off the Western Region (WR) coast of Ghana in 2007 and production began in 2010. As a result, Takoradi, the capital of the WR and setting for my next Darko Dawson novel Murder at Cape … Continue reading
Upcoming visit to GH
I will be blogging from Ghana March 4 to March 27, during which time I will be visiting the cities of Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi. I will blog as often as time and Internet access allow. The purpose of the visit … Continue reading
On the Hill & Dale show
Great interview on Wednesday August 3rd with Lucie Hill and Sharon Dale of LA Talk Radio. Scroll down the Hill & Dale page to catch me on their program, as well as all the other shows they’ve done. Sharon and Lucie often … Continue reading
Broad Horizons and an Open Future
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
Trafficking in Accra
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
Tags Accra, CHILDREN OF THE STREET, drugs, Nima, traffic
The Consumption Paradox
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
Truth in fiction
Have you ever closed the covers of a novel after reading the final paragraph and wondered how much of it could be true, or have you come away from a movie wondering if the events could have really taken place? … Continue reading
The Amazing Race, Bangladesh and Darko Dawson
This weekend, the remaining teams on The Amazing Race went to Dhaka, Bangladesh. This wouldn’t otherwise be commented on in this blog except for the fact that compared to Dhaka, Accra (Ghana) looked like Shangri-La. There are obviously degrees of … Continue reading
Tags Accra, Bangladesh, Darko Dawson, Dhaka, Ghana
The Amazing Race, Ghana – Part 2: “A Kiss Saves the Day”
On Sunday October 3, 2010, The Amazing Race competing teams were down to ten in number after elimination of one pair of contestants.As winners of the first leg of the race, dating couple Jill and Thomas got to leave first. … Continue reading
The Amazing Race, Ghana – Part 1
The premier episode of The Amazing Race (AR), Season 17 began on Sunday, September 26. In this CBS reality TV show hosted by Phil Keoghan, several two-person teams race to a winning destination via multiple countries in which they must … Continue reading