Gadling

Ghana is not a big tourism magnet. Unlike other African countries that offer wild safaris and impressive archaeological remains, this West African nation has relatively few attractions to offer international visitors. But that's changing under a new ...

Not too long ago a friend and I were sitting around picking out which African countries we'd most like to visit in the different regions and which were probably well-rounded for tourists. When it came time to choose for west Africa, Ghana received ...

Though I wouldn't wish it upon anyone to get stuck somewhere on your travels and have to experience a funeral, (this happened to me while in Mexico) times like these can prove to be highly culturally enlightening. Take the Ga tribe of coastal Ghana ...

Starting May 2, 2010, United Airlines fans can fly the carrier from the US to Africa for the first time in the company's history. United will offer flights from DC to Accra, Ghana (and then on to Lagos, Nigeria). Beginning April 18, 2010, passengers ...

A recent article on CNN.com discusses the trend of middle- and high-schoolers who are traveling to more and more exotic destinations. While the piece is well-intentioned, I still find its tone, and the kids it describes, vaguely annoying. Here's ...

"I hate when people who have just studied abroad try to talk me into doing the same thing," a college friend of mine once told me. "Yeah, that is annoying," I told him after I had just returned from a semester in Morocco. "But you really should." ...

For the most part English, French and Arabic language capabilities will help mostly anyone wanting to travel the length of Africa. Many countries have embraced the three as one if not two of the official languages, but I'm still a fan of real ...

Activist travel site The Glimpse has got a nice little gift idea for you. Their 2007 Glimpse Calendar is a rather unusual, but seemingly beautiful series of photos that are said to depict various family scenes in countries around the world. The list ...

Normally when I went out to search for Twi words I'd look to my African friends to provide me with some to pass onto you. Knowing how popular Ghana is among the many folks I know and its good reputation I figured there had to be some decent places ...

I didn't realize the FAA officially rates airlines based on their security standards. Well, they do. Just this week, Philippine Airlines got downgraded to a Category 2 airline requiring "heightened FAA surveillance." They join countries likes ...

Yesterday, a friend of mine was schooling me to a small chain of luxury inns located in Brooklyn, Cape May, and Washington D.C. The lucky gal went ahead and booked a much needed night's stay at the Brooklyn mansion which looks quite lovely and like a ...

How Black History month became recognized in the month of February - I do not know. But, what I do know is, there are several ways to learn about and celebrate some of our nation's history thanks to the Washington Post. They've listed five ways to ...

I've rented my share of bicycles in third-world Asian countries. They've always been beaten up, rusted, falling apart, and hardly able to peddle. But, they've gotten me around. Now there may be a new alternative to these two-wheeled lemons: the ...

Shot by borderfilms (Doug) in Ghana. (See it on flickr!) Yes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes it is nice to hear the story behind a photo. Doug, the photographer, says: "Mary runs a little shop in Takoradi, Ghana that I pass ...

Quick, can you point to Zimbabwe on a map? How about Ghana? Tasmania? If you're embarrassed that it would take you a while to point these out, here's a reason to feel even worse. A twenty-three-month old named Lilly can find all these countries and ...