This past weekend, we were all away: Charity, my wife, in Montreal, Canada, Frank, our son, in Accra, Ghana and madinghana at Morontuo, Ashanti. Morontuo is a little village at the lip of the meteor crater that holds Lake Bosumtwi, the only natural lake in Ghana and an ecotourism destination well worth visiting ! Here’s… [Read more…]
March 28, 2011
A few posts ago, madinghana celebrated the return of Angela Frazier who had been here in 2006! FIVE YEARS! Well, the last few days have seen the return of Anthony Wright who was here in December, 2002! THAT’S ALMOST NINE YEARS AGO! After getting his reservation through the Four Villages Inn direct booking form and… [Read more…]
March 28, 2011
FOUR VILLAGES INN: MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO STAY. So Famille Sabin found out on their way north to Mole National park from their home in Takoradi. Pictured here are Amy sitting having her hair tied, daughter Khelya right, and Christiana, our guide Comfort’s niece who accompanied the family on the market… [Read more…]
March 25, 2011
I find Bill Easterly’s blog AIDWATCH thought-provoking. Today’s post commemorates the 100 year anniversary of a fire that represented a tipping point in U.S. law and labour relations. Fascinating…… What will be Ghana’s tipping point(s)-what event and/or social condition, if any, will spearhead any change. Any ideas, Ghanaians? Want my two pesewas worth? Nothing! Why,… [Read more…]
March 23, 2011
TV Africa happened to be on this morning….some guy was commenting on the fact that 85% of sachet water sold here in Ghana does not meet standards….HAPPY BELATED WATER DAY…anyways it was the banner headlines streaming across the bottom of the screen that caught my eye… From the New Crusading Guide-Anas Aremeyaw’s paper: “A culture… [Read more…]
March 21, 2011
Canada…is always present at FOUR VILLAGES INN! In fact, madinghana is the Warden for the Canadian High Commission here in Ashanti. That is I am Canada’s official representative and FOUR VILLAGES INN over the years has become like a Canada House here in Ashanti. Recently, FOUR VILLAGES INN hosted Charles Longtin, Second Secretary/Vice Consul. at… [Read more…]
March 21, 2011
Well, as part of the Francophone Week, Canada Night was celebrated at the Kumasi Alliance Francaise on the 15th. The High Commission of Canada kindly sent lots of prizes for the event. madinghana introduced the film La Grande Seduction or Seducing Doctor Lewis filmed in Harrington Harbour, a scenic isolated fishing village on Quebec’s Lower… [Read more…]
March 19, 2011
Tomorrow is WORLD STORYTELLING DAY! I’ve been taking an interest in the use of storytelling in marketing and business and have subscribed to a number of blogs devoted to storytelling. At A STORIED CAREER, I read an interview with Lisa Rossetti, a story guru. Here’s what I read: Lisa is returning this year to Ghana,… [Read more…]
March 18, 2011
So…if I can’t get my daily fix from the New York Times, there’s always THE BOSTON GLOBE-same ownership I understand. Anyways, I started subscribing to the Globe on-line after we hosted Boston Globe travel writer, Christine Temin, way back in 2001. She did a wonderful personable story on Ghana that generated a lot of business… [Read more…]
March 17, 2011
UGH, it’s come! The minute I saw the subject heading in my in-box, I knew the bad news had come….. NO MORE UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, MY LIFE LINE TO THE WORLD. Soon I will only be able to access the N.Y. Times site a meager 20 times a month. But…..there’s always… [Read more…]
March 31, 2011
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