I never published this in July, 2011 despite all the work I put into the post…thought it might be shooting myself in the proverbial foot…how can I expect Vodafone to fix the problem when I am slamming them publicly… But what the hell, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN…Four Villages Inn has lost its internet a second… [Read more…]
April 19, 2012
As announced on the fourvillagesinn.wordpress blog (please subscribe) , Kumasi has a brand new tourist attraction and like it’s namesake, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, it is expected to defy gravity for many years to come! Here it is: It’s right on Melcom Road leading to Four Villages Inn. Now here’s a fascinating detail….that little… [Read more…]
March 24, 2012
The phone rang here at Four Villages; and as it was my first night back from my trip to Canada, I thought it was our daughter phoning to see if we had made it safely to Kumasi. It wasn’t her. It was a guest who is coming on Sunday, a returnee by the way as… [Read more…]
March 15, 2012
This story appeared on the OMG Ghana! facebook page. OMG stands for Oh My God in case ya didn’t know… That expresses my sentiment exactly. Absolutely not because of the content of the article, but because OMG !Ghana used a picture from a madinghana blog post. This picture was actually taken in March, 2010, by… [Read more…]
August 7, 2011
About a year and a half ago, at madinghana, I bemoaned the fact that Ghana got little publicity through travel articles in high-profile publications. Well, funnily enough, one appeared in the Boston Globe and FOUR VILLAGES INN, KUMASI got top billing as THE PLACE TO STAY WHILE IN KUMASI!
June 20, 2011
The other day I was at the National Cultural Centre here in Kumasi to drop off a letter to the Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourist Board. More on the letter soon. From there, I decided to browse around the fascinating shops. Well, how I laughed when I entered the ATAG (Aid To Artisans Ghana)… [Read more…]
April 28, 2011
WOW, CHECK OUT OUR TWO LATEST REVIEWS ENTITLED “OUTSTANDING” AND “COMFORTABLE, FRIENDLY AND SUPER ATMOSPHERE”. BUT WHAT IS TRULY OUTSTANDING IS THE FIRST REVIEWER HAS 536 REVIEWS AND COUNTING TO HIS CREDIT! HOPE YOU CHECK OUT THE REVIEWS ON THE ATTRACTIONS HE MENTIONS. KUMASI IS SUCH A GREAT DESTINATION AND FOUR VILLAGES INN AWAITS YOUR… [Read more…]
March 7, 2011
COME TO KUMASI! BUT DON’T PROCRASTINATE. ROOMS AT FOUR VILLAGES INN, “EASILY THE NICEST PLACE TO STAY IN KUMASI”, ARE FILLING UP FAST! Yes, once again this year, the Alliance Francaise in Kumasi has a great lineup of events to celebrate the 2011 Francophone Week. Last year, you might remember, FOUR VILLAGES INN set up… [Read more…]
March 5, 2011
“A haven that makes travel a pleasure” 5 of 5 stars Date of review: Mar 2, 2011 – New “We stayed several nights in February 2011. Chris and Charity, the owners truly enjoy their guests and provide a wonderful stay. The four rooms in this lovely suburban home are each unique. The bathrooms are top… [Read more…]
February 28, 2011
Horace Lawrence is my hero. HE ACTED! Here he is just before leaving Four Villages Inn at the crack of dawn. He and his partner Marlene are all set to go to the Kumasi Airport to catch a flight to Accra…again. The day before, all flights to and from Accra had been canceled -solar flares-… [Read more…]
May 3, 2012
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