<< Click here for photos >> When we’re in a new (to us) country, we try to do a few stops to get the flavor of it from more than one POV.  In Ghana, we started in Elmina & Cape Coast, then went Accra and Koforidua for a few days.  After that we flew up… Continue Reading →

<< Click here for photos >> On the advice of Kwame (from the podcast), we spent 3 nights in Kumasi.  We found a great guide and ended up working with him both days were were there (shoutout to @Black_Root_Tours_Ghana).  Over the course of two days, we had great food and saw a wide range of… Continue Reading →

<< Click here for photos >> One of my priorities for Ghana was to visit some of the “slave castles” that dot the coastline.  Oversimplifying, these there collection points used by the slave traders to consolidate Africans in bondage before shipping them to the new world.  Like the smaller one we visited on Goree Island… Continue Reading →

<< Click here to see the photos >> Things got off to a great start in Ghana because I had Red Red and Plantains for my first meal in Elmina.  From there, the eating was ON.  I’m a big fan of stews and chili back home, so a country whose national dishes included a lot… Continue Reading →