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Dec
2018
GTA wins two awards at African Travel Times Magazine 2018 Awards
Posted by: Collins /1368

The African Travel Times Magazine Awards was instituted to recognise excellence in the travel and tourism/aviation sector in  West Africa. The Awards ceremony was held at the Accra City Hotel, Accra on the 13th December 2018, it was in recognition of the great zeal the Authority and its CEO have demonstrated in the promotion and […]

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Dec
2018
2018 Ghanaian Christmas version of “12 Days of Christmas” goes viral
Posted by: Collins /13198

A Ghanaian Band Kwan Pa Band, has released what is turning out to be the 2018 Christmas carol which has already gone viral on various social media platforms. Kwan Pa Band gave viewers the hilarious version of the the popular “12 Days of Christmas” carol at Joy Prime TV Studio. This has been described as typical […]

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Dec
2018
GTA launches Ada As Tourism Enclave
Posted by: Collins /1686

ADA AS A TOURISM ENCLAVE The Ghana Tourism Authority in partnership with the Ada East District Assembly have together launched a project aimed at promoting Ada Foah area as a tourism enclave. This was done at a ceremony organized at Ada Foah yesterday. Amongst the numerous tourism potentials of Ada include spots for marine watching, […]

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Nov
2018
Wechiau Adventures 4
Posted by: Collins /1549

This is the final episode of Kofi Akpabli’s Wechiau Adventures I strolled past the main mosque and descended to the Wechiau market. By now the mid day sun was at its shinning best. Wechiau market occurs every sixth day. My tour began with a quick fix for lunch. I had fish caught fresh from the […]

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Nov
2018
Wechiau Adventures 3
Posted by: Collins /1403

The third episode of Kofi Akpabli’s Wechiau Adventure Having seen all I wanted to see I signalled to my party. Before we set off, our boatman decided to scoop out water from the canoe. Shortly after we set sail, we met another boat with a white couple. They wove gingerly to us. Getting to Wechiau […]

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Nov
2018
WECHIAU ADVENTURE 2
Posted by: Collins /17341

This the second episode of KOFI AKPABLI’s Wechiau Adventure Thanks to the community owned and self-managed Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary Project, social amenities have been brought to people’s doorstep. Wechiau town and the sixteen communities involved in the project have solar power that lights up their lives. Also, they need not drink from the Black Volta […]

29

Nov
2018
THE WECHIAU ADVENTURES
Posted by: Collins /1689

This the first episode of KOFI AKPABLI’s (travel writer) Wechiau Adventure Mission The vehicle to accomplish the mission was not much; a narrow, 15 foot canoe made of mahogany. After travelling 899 km from Accra, and after countless daydreams and night ones, my moment of truth came when we hit the river. It rolled out […]

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Nov
2018
BIG CAT AT MOLE PARK
Posted by: Collins /4841

As a travel writer one of the questions I get asked is: ‘’Are there lions in Mole Park?’’ This usually reminds me of the Ghanaian phrase concerning what could be hiding inside Dodowa Forest. Of course, curious tourists would always wonder, especially, as Mole doesn’t announce itself as a big cat viewing destination. This year’s […]

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Nov
2018