Crossing the border to Togo has become, somewhat surprisingly, a must-do on my bucket list. It’s funny how a move to a new country can change your travel desires. A few
This month, most of the avoidable and unnecessary setbacks in the fight to stop Ebola can be linked to stupidity. Unfortunately, history shows that stupidity is a pandemic, and, like
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2014/09/18/ebola-heartbreak-stupidity-bravery/
If you’re not Ghanaian, and want to drive in Ghana, you have to get your Ghanaian licence. A reliable supplier of Novocain (for the town traffic) and more traditional styles of nose candy (...
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2014/07/27/ghanaian-road-signs-simplified/
Welcome to 2014! Another year done, another Christmas, another birthday passed. I’m a firm believer in not bemoaning another birthday, but being quietly thankful for another year passing. After...
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2014/01/15/what-i-did-on-my-christmas-holidays/
85. That’s a rough estimate of the number of times THIS YEAR I have packed bags, packed cars or on those very lucky weeks, boarded planes to travel. Most of
One of the advantages of living in Ghana, and I imagine any developing world or Muslim country, is that you don’t have to face the Christmas retail frenzy. Christmas trees
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2013/11/14/its-not-really-looking-at-all-like-christmas/
I thought I’d start a little series along the lines of TGIF – Thank God It’s Friday. Nutty things happen here all the time. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re a
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2013/10/11/tgia-thank-god-its-africa/
I’ve had a rough few weeks of lets call it, cultural re-awakening. When you thought you had life in your foreign country under control, then the old culture shock creeps
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2013/10/03/another-trip-to-kejetia-market-the-fabrics/
Going to a football match in Ghana has always been on our bucket list for our time here. The roaring crowds, the passionate commentary, the electric atmosphere…and, yes I’m sorry
We don’t really think of ourselves as ‘resort’ type holiday people. Having said that, we are well versed in the phrase, never say never. To be perfectly honest our
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2013/08/22/while-wending-our-way-home/