Accra Vacations, Accra Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Kate met up with me in Accra to begin our one week adventure to end our trips there =(  We decided to take the STC bus (State Transporation something).  Actual coach buses though, so much more comfy and they run on schedules (surprising!).  But even more surprising is I ran into my first bathroom where I had to pay to use it!  What?!  No wonder people defecate in the streets.  Who has money for a restroom that's not much better than outside?  It was a six ho...

Today is my last day in Ghana. I am sad that I wasn't able to keep up with my blog throughout my trip. After I left Accra, I did not have access to the internet that would let me get to this site. Whenever I tried at the local cafe, it sad forbidden. Though, I am planning on writing some entries on some of my experiences when I return. So, goodnight to everyone. I will be back around this time tomorrow!    

Who knew that America was a 15 minute taxi ride from our apartment in Accra? On Sunday we decided that we couldn't stay in the compound and watch 80,000 movies for the third day in a row. So we went to the Golden Tulip Hotel. Everyone there was an obruni. We laid by the pool in fantastic weather and drank pina coladas from the poolside bar and then ate lunch and had chocolate fondue. SO GOOD but mildly overpriced.Sunday night was NOT like America. Krista (one of my roommates) went to the Alli...

        My 2nd day in Ghana began early. The hotels driver, Edmund, and i were to search for the Mauritanian embassy so as to save me some trouble when (if) i arrived there. After clocking up a few miles we lost heart and took a break-neck spin around Accra with plenty of honking and swearing. Some interesting market places, monuments and the colourful dress of the locals kept me interested.       Driving along the coast i noticed one of the a...