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Ghana, my experience.

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5 Jan 14th, 2005 

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beautiful people and beautiful country

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none really

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robjak

robjak

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Dont spend yer life worrying, be happy with yer lot !!!

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In October 2003, my best mate and I did something that to this day, I cannot believe we did, we went to Ghana for a week on our own, no kids or partners.
We have 10 children between us and had disgust many times that we thought we deserved a break, never really beleiving that we would go away for a week-end to the beach, let alone Ghana!
After a long shift at work one night, my mate went home and booked flights to Ghana for us both, texted me to say she had done this and would I honestly go, in my tired state I agreed.
It was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
My friend is married to a lovely man who has family in Sekondi Takoradi, so we only had flights to worry about, which alone cost £500.
The morning of our departure arrived and we bid a very tearful fairwell to our kids and husbands, caught the plane from Heathrow to Accra, stopping to refuel at Lagos.
We departed the plane at Accra, and were hit by a stifeling heat, which I had never experienced before.
My friends mum-in-law had arranged for us to be picked up and we spent the next 3 hours travelling to Takoradi, passing through 'villages' full of mud huts and children begging us to buy their goods.
The countryside was breathtaking, the way that the huts were built from little resorces was incredible, but most of all the generosity and hospitality we recieved from people who have nothing was astounding.
During our stay there, we had running water... sometimes, we had electricity... sometimes, we purchased fantastic wooden ornaments for 20p, we visited beautiful beaches, but most of all, for me any-way, My trip to Ghana made me rethink my life.
I would recommend a holiday here to any-one with a small sense of adventure,but not with small children.
There are so many beautiful places to see, we were lucky as we stayed with people who have grown up there and they took us to places that were dear to them.
Everything was so cheap to buy, apart from fizzy drinks, which we drank by the crate full.
There are loads of places to eat, but be sure to eat at restuarants, not from the carts on the side of the road.
The people of Ghana are very proud and generous people who don't see themselves as poor at all, in fact they are probably richer than us in many ways.
An absolute trip of a lifetime, I can't thank my friend enough for 'pushing' me into going with her. 

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MAFARRIMOND 15.01.2005 12:20

Sounds like a wonderful experience. Maureen

Puma1000 14.01.2005 17:59

Sounds like a fascinating place to go. Did you feel safe there? Do you think the country's got tourist potential and needs the money or will mass tourism spoil it? Puma1000

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