Travel Tips, Food Recipes and Destinations

Jollof Rice- Who Does it Better?

Jollof rice is a unifying dish in West Africa prepared from rice boiled in tomato sauce. As of who does it best in the West African sub region, it has become the bone of contention between Ghana and Nigeria. To settle this battle for supremacy in the cooking of the delicious delicacy, you should try jollof rice when you are in Ghana or Nigeria to judge who does it better.

Jollof Rice is served with meat, fish or eggs with salad embellishing the delicacy.

Aboakyer Festival – Live Deer Hunting Festival

On every first Saturday in the month of May the people of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana celebrates the Aboakyer festival in hunt for a live deer.

Tourists can join the search for the live deer by joining the two Asafo groups to the forest for adventure. The group that arrives first at the durbar grounds with live deer takes a prize and the merry making part is climaxed.

The celebration of the festival is in commemoration of their ancient migration to their present home when they had to make human sacrifices to the gods and as a replacement, a live deer offered for the sacrifice.

The Belize Sign Monument

Explore the Belize Sign Monument at the ocean side upheld by splendid blue waters. This colorful letters photography is there remind you of your tour at the pleasant city of Belize.

Burj Khalifa: The Tallest Building In The World

Burj Khalifa the global iconic building is an attraction in Dubai. The global icon of Burj Khalifa is about 828 meters height situated close to the Dubai Mall. The tallest building in the world has drawn millions of tourist and still counting, visiting the United Arab Emirate’s country of Dubai.

Shai Hills Resource Reserve

This is a resource reserve distanced few minute drive from the capital city of Ghana. The forest reserve which is one of the closest wildlife reserve in Accra has different species of wildlife such as ostriches, antelopes, snakes just to mention few.

The resource reserve is widely known for the opulence of baboons and monkeys which are found along the roadside of the reserve early in the mornings before daybreak.

Tourists stop by to feed and take some photos of them.

Kakum Canopy Walkway

Experience the jungle in the Central Region of Ghana by taking a hike tour of the Kakum National Park where the canopy walk is located.

The canopy walkway has more than 7 bridges that connects trees top at the height of about 1150 feet high to explore the forest.

On top of the canopy walk, one can explore different species of monkeys, duikers, elephants, birds and many with densely forest vegetation.

What makes the Kakum National Park a favorite to tourist is the nature of the canopy walk which is one out of three in Africa.

Nzulezu- The Village Built On A River

Nzulezu is a village in the Western Region of Ghana built on stilts. The ancient settlement on the surface of water remains one of a few in the world.

The stilt village of Nzulezu has a school, church, market, dispensary and other basic necessities that sustain daily life. The amazing part, watch kids play football on the surface of water.

Cape Coast Castle

In the history of the transatlantic slave trade which occurred in West Africa, the Cape Coast Castle is the largest trade post that transported enslaved African people.

The fortress is situated at Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. Built in the year 1555 by the Europeans, the castle is now protected by UNESCO and serving the purpose of tourism to visitors.

Kente: How The Fabric Came About?

Kente is a special cloth from Ghana wove in beautiful colorful pattern strips. The weaving of the special fabric is done by the bare hands in the wooden structure known as the loom. The weaving is done in strips and later joined together as a cloth.

The special cloth which has been well embraced around the world especially among African diaspora are worn during special occasions like engagements, graduations, ceremonies etc which was previously seen worn by traditional leaders.

What makes kente special is the message it communicates. Every kente design has names like my heart desire, jealousy just to mention few. A nice way of proposing to someone is by buying the ‘’ My Heart Desire’’ Kente cloth to person to convey the message.

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