Difference between revisions of "Preparing for the Ghana program"
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[http://www.roughguides.com/website/shop/products/West-Africa.aspx Rough Guide to West Africa] | [http://www.roughguides.com/website/shop/products/West-Africa.aspx Rough Guide to West Africa] | ||
| − | [http://www.amazon.com/Ghana-2nd-Bradt-Travel-Guide/dp/1841620300 Bradt Travel Guide], the only guidebook dedicated to Ghana, though reviews vary, as you can see. | + | [http://www.amazon.com/Ghana-2nd-Bradt-Travel-Guide/dp/1841620300 Ghana: the Bradt Travel Guide], the only guidebook dedicated to Ghana, though reviews vary, as you can see. |
(By the way, it is easy to withdraw cash from Ghana using bank machines, so you don't have to bring it all with you. More advice of this kind to follow...) | (By the way, it is easy to withdraw cash from Ghana using bank machines, so you don't have to bring it all with you. More advice of this kind to follow...) | ||
Here's a [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=accra+ghana&ie=UTF8&ll=5.708914,-0.494385&spn=3.322817,3.323364&z=8 map] on which you can find Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Keta (not far from Dagbamete); Ho is the capital of the Volta Region. Kokrobite is around 80 kilos west of Accra. Elmina and Kakum are short drives from Cape Coast. | Here's a [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=accra+ghana&ie=UTF8&ll=5.708914,-0.494385&spn=3.322817,3.323364&z=8 map] on which you can find Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Keta (not far from Dagbamete); Ho is the capital of the Volta Region. Kokrobite is around 80 kilos west of Accra. Elmina and Kakum are short drives from Cape Coast. | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 8 April 2008
- Guidebooks. I suggest that you purchase a guide book for Ghana or West Africa and review it prior to packing. Here are a few possibilities:
Lonely Planet West Africa Travel Guide
Ghana: the Bradt Travel Guide, the only guidebook dedicated to Ghana, though reviews vary, as you can see.
(By the way, it is easy to withdraw cash from Ghana using bank machines, so you don't have to bring it all with you. More advice of this kind to follow...)
Here's a map on which you can find Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Keta (not far from Dagbamete); Ho is the capital of the Volta Region. Kokrobite is around 80 kilos west of Accra. Elmina and Kakum are short drives from Cape Coast.
