Six Arts and Crafts Hotspots in Africa
Although I generally avoid shopping, I love to buy things when I travel -- especially in Africa (which is most of my traveling these days). So when Afristay asked me to write a post [...]
The Fantasy Coffins of Ghana
Yesterday I was taking pictures in a cemetery and I got into a conversation about coffins. And suddenly, I remembered: In 2014 I met an artist in Ghana who builds "fantasy coffins" that look like [...]
Pop-Up Travel: Quirky Jewelry Shopping in Accra
Shockingly, my whirlwind trip to Ghana was nearly a year ago and I did a few things there that I still need to tell you about. My visit to Hakim Jewelart in Accra is one of [...]
Pop-Up Travel: Cane Rats in Ghana
Warning: This post contains graphic photos. I have a lot of unfinished blogging business from 2014. I still haven't shared everything from my most recent trip to Brazil, nor from my Zimbabwe trip before that nor my Ghana trip before that. [...]
Snapshot from Ghana: Inside the Dungeons of Anomabo
There's a lot I could say about my tour of Fort William, previously known as Anomabo Fort, on Ghana's central coast. But this photo tells most the story. Tour guide Philip Atta-Yawson in a slave [...]
Ghana’s Panoramic Beaches
As I mentioned in my last post, I recently had the chance to try out a panoramic disposable film camera. I shot most of the panoramic film during my trip to Ghana in August. I still [...]
Reflections on Being a Tourist in the Developing World
We wander down a cramped street in Anomabo, a fishing village along the coast of Ghana. It's late afternoon and the street is teeming with people, eating and drinking, buying and selling, calling out to one [...]
Cats of Ghana
Ghanaian cats are special. They're tiny, almost kitten-like, with huge eyes and ears. They materialize out of nowhere, hop lightly into your lap, and curl into a purring, sleeping ball before you even realize [...]