Cape Coast – Ghana It wasn’t until we were heading out of the Brenu Beach camp for the day that it became apparent where we had spent the night, not that I should have been surprised by the scene that greeted us. A golden sand beach stretched off into the distance whether you looked left …
Ankasa to Nzulenzu – Ghana It was good to be back in an English-speaking country despite being mildly electrocuted by the Ghanian fingerprint scanners at the border. Apparently, they aren’t sweat resistant despite the humidity not allowing for anything other than sweaty hands, nay sweaty everything. And I know saying I was happy to be …
Abidjan to Grand-Bassam - Cote d’Ivoire The taxis in Man were green. In Yamoussoukro they were white. Abidjan meanwhile was blessed with both yellow and a rusty orange colour of taxi, and that’s pretty much all there is to say about Abidjan. The largest city in the country is relatively dull, not that I can …
Man to Yamoussoukro – Cote d’Ivoire I don’t know why I have such a bee in my bonnet about the Lonely Planet other than their travel writing book instructs me to do everything I don’t want to. I never use their guides because I always take the much easier option of choosing a tour, and now the …
Danone to Man - Cote d'Ivoire The following day was always going to be a mixed bag. Down as a trip highlight, we were off to stay in a village that performs a dance ceremony featuring people on stilts. We arrived in the village around 3.30pm. I say village, but it was more like arriving …
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