Volunteering, travelling and football (what else do you need?)
Whilst the south of the country was fighting storms earlier this week I was lucky enough to be taken away to Northumberland by Anna and be shown around the top sites by her mum. Below are a few photos from the beaches, Cragside House and the stunning Northumberland scenery. I was even shown the original […]
Read More Sunshine in NorthumberlandBritain was described by Napoleon as “a nation of shopkeepers”, but in 2013 I would say that this title is much more appropriate to Ghana. “Hustle” is a daily part of life for many Ghanaians and wherever your tro-tro (bus) stops there is always a number of people looking to sell water, food, footballs and […]
Read More God’s Time is the Best – shopping in GhanaA few photos to show what I got up to during the summer of 2013. Best enjoyed listening to the song below:
Read More My Ghanaian summer“I recommend that you get inside before it gets too busy,” said Mourinho (not the Mourinho, but Dan’s friend) to us as we stood outside the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, each of us grasping a ticket to Ghana’s final group stage match of the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. With over four hours to kick-off Chris, […]
Read More Ghana V Zambia“Haha, the white man looks scared,” crowed the delightful lady who’d just sold me mobile phone credit, as I clambered on to the back of a motorbike a few miles away from the Togolese/Ghanaian border. Holding on for dear life on a motorbike as I went into Togo wasn’t outlined to me by Coco when […]
Read More Going loco down in Togo (with Coco)Apologies for the delay in the latest blog post, but since I last wrote seven new volunteers have arrived and five of those have left. They’ve been completing a large variety of work. Chris Minch has settled in well to the role of Assistant Volunteer Coordinator. His time has been taken up by airport pickups, […]
Read More Summer school, football coaching and a haircutI recently attended a beginners photography class run by City Academy. I had a new camera for Christmas and have pretty much used it on ‘auto’ and not much else so far. As soon as we walked in we were told to put it on manual and we’d be exploring the settings over the course […]
Read More Photography classOriginally posted on lifelauralondon:
It’s not rounders. It’s actual softball. We play in a charity league with my friend Dave’s charity KickStart Ghana. Last year we were the little-team-that-could and knocked out other charity teams who had 100x the amount of staff/budget/resources of KSG. This year or record isn’t as good, but to be fair…
For background on this road trip please see the Atlanta and Savannah blog entries. Asheville and Knoxville – Beers, pulled pork and Hugo Asheville has a reputation as being one of the homes of the micro-brewery in America and it does not disappoint. A city high up in the mountains with stunning views at every turn, this […]
Read More Southern sun, BBQ and country music – A tour of the deep south – Asheville and KnoxvilleA few photos from the North London derby. 2-1 to Tottenham if you didn’t know.
Read More North London Derby in B&WDelighted to have guest blogger Jen Lowthrop provide some stunning photos from her recent trip to Ghana. Make sure you check out her blog She Gets Around. There isn’t much she doesn’t know about travel and/or blogging. ———————- I didn’t expect my holiday to Ghana to be a beach holiday… but so much of my […]
Read More Jen Lowthrop – Beaches of Ghana“Akwaaba! Wezo! Amaraba!” are all greetings you will hear when travelling in Ghana (they all mean “welcome” if you are not fluent in Ghana’s 75 languages). Ghana isn’t normally near the top of the list of places to visit as a tourist but as the Brandt Travel Guide states, “As travel destinations go, Ghana is […]
Read More Six must see sights in Ghana
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