Ghana 1012 Home Soccer Jersey

So many new tourist related businesses have opened up in Ghana over the past few years that it is difficult to track them but this new guide does well!Of particular interest are the expanded sections related to the new hotels and restaurants located east of Accra along the coast, and to the beach areas in the far west.

The many, many excellent maps make this edition truly a handbook to be carried along.One can not pass without mentioning the near real-life photos.Looking at them you are almost in Ghana!

I visited Ghana for 6 weeks last year following a gap of 27 years since the 1970s when I lived and researched in the country for four years.This book ably brought me up to date with details on developments, accommodation, road conditions, the developing tourist industry, prices etcwhich helped to make my trip less daunting and much more pleasurable.There were a few gaps and points that needed up-dating in what was the first edition of the book, but key advice on the condition of roads, availability of accommodation was accurate and invaluable.

I would strongly urge anyone considering a trip to Ghana that will take them outside of Accra to equip themselves with this book and get the most from their trip.I would also urge them to go to Ghana before it becomes too much on the tourist trail so that they can gain a real understanding of the problems and pleasures of life in that country.

With its tips on bargaining, prices, and cultural advice you can easily just step off the plane and plan your vacation straight from this book. I found while traveling around the back roads of Ghana for 6 weeks that my fellow travelers were constantly borrowing my copy. Even when I was in way out areas I was able to whip out my book and find places to eat and sleep.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who's planning a trip to Ghana, and especially if your trip is away from tourist areas. I suggest traveling away from the cities anyway. The rural areas are so much more traditional and untouched that I found it more enjoyable than the urban areas.

In that this follows a number of other reviews of Philip Briggs' "Ghana--The Bradt Travel Guide" (second edition), there may be a "coals to Newcastle" aspect to my comments.I found the first edition, recommended by a Ghanaian friend, very helpful on a trip to Ghana in February of 2001.I've since bought the second (updated and expanded) edition, and find it as readable as the first, as well as continuing to give a reasonable level of detail about getting around, places to stay, and things to see.There are some pet items that in my view would have warranted mention, such as the universities in Cape Coast and Kumasi, but it's not reasonable to expect everything about a country to show up in 354 pages.Having worked in Ghana years ago, I was not starting from zero when picking up Briggs' book.I had also been checking with a few Ghanaian friends, and had been looking into websites.Maybe that's the main point to make:No single source of information, even a very good guidebook such as this one, can be entirely complete and up-to-date.

From the U.S., at least, your visa application may be your first encounter with Ghanaian bureaucracy.Unless you live close to the embassy in Washington or the consulate in New York, get started at least two months in advance.Once in Ghana, you'll need to get adjusted to some third-world realities.Those used to North American and European infrastructure and scheduling efficiency may have to remind themselves that things really will typically take longer, that power and water outages can be frequent, that transportation will not always be fully predictable, and that breakdowns should not be a surprise.Get on the road early whenever possible, make sure that you fill that bucket in the bathroom promptly on arrival, and keep a flashlight handy.Ghana is not, in short, the sort of "autofocus" vacation area that we may tend to expect, but instead qualifies as your "grittier, more economical, more authentic African experience".Keep in mind that if you have travelled all day and arrived somewhere hot, sweaty, dusty and grimy, that your initial impression of a destination will probably not be as favorable as it will be a day later, once you have had the chance to clean up, rest up, and get calibrated to the place.Ghanaians pointed out to us, and our experience verified, that transportation functions more efficiently in southern and central Ghana than it does further north, and one should plan accordingly.Philip Briggs' guide to Ghana will definitely help in that planning.