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  Being in a good shape before a hike is a must. Hiking being interesting and very adventurous, comes with great demands as far as physical and mental soundness is concerned. I mean, you would not want to go on a hike and end up not having fun due to one or two fitness problems. The longer the hike you would like to embark on is, the more prepared and fit you should be. Is this your first time planning to go for a hike? Or it is just that you have been inactive for a while now and kind of thinking about what you could do to get in a good shape for your next hike? Do not be all that stressed out. Here are a few basic exercises you can engage yourself in to get ready for any kind of imminent hikes. 1. Sand walks. Walking in the sand can literally help build muscles and improve the health status of a body's joints. If you want to see quick results then I would recommend running in the sand instead of walking. 2. Stand on a tennis ball. To prevent injuries associated to the knees and a...

Are you a foreigner—backpacker, tourist, volunteer, etc— planning to visit Ghana? Or you are a Ghanaian who would like to know what foreigners think about your country? Well, in the quest to find out what foreigners think about Ghana for a book I was writing, I came across quite a number of foreigners—most of which were Europeans. They touched on a few exciting things that everybody including individuals—who would like to visit Ghana someday—should know about. One of the foreigners I got to ask a whole lot of questions due to how friendly, cool and open she is, is an experienced backpacker from London who has travelled to over 80 countries including Ghana. She shared her opinion on almost everything about Ghana; from the friendliness of the locals, the cool music, the food, down to the bad encounters—such as sexual harassment from men—and many others. Let us take a look at what she said: Things that are great about Ghana/Ghanaians: The Music I love it and I am in awe of how Ghanaian pe...

  I am still learning how to swim but that has not prevented me from visiting almost all  the wavy beaches in Ghana. We all love being at the beaches for one reason or the other. Most people often go there just to swim; relax; enjoy the sea breeze, sand and sun. Others on the other hand goes there to surf, exercise and of course, write about them on their blog just like I do. If you are traveling to Ghana just to enjoy the beaches, then hey, you are in for a treat! In fact, beaches in Ghana has been one of the main pull factors as far as tourism is concerned. The most popular beach—Labadi beach—is in Accra but the cleanest ones are found outside the capital city, Accra. Here are the top 7 best beaches in Ghana at the moment: 1.  Labadi beach. The labadi beach located in Accra is the most popular beach in Ghana. The beach is always busy with a whole lot of people engaging in different activities—swimming, sand arts, live music performances, acrobats and many more. There is...

  What I can say about the majority: Most Ghanaians are truly religious, honest, respect plays an important role, unfortunately brutality towards kids still appears no matter if at home or at school (i don't say everywhere). Most are open minded towards foreigners, are proud of their country and their origin. What i think about Ghana: the landscape and nature of Ghana could be a heaven on earth if the problem of rubbish and plastic everywhere were solved. I think most people aren't really aware of this problem or don't put enough effort in changing it. To me Ghana is a pretty safe but also poor country with a lot of potential which is in my eyes not efficiently used so far. You can see a lot of kids working on the streets instead of getting  proper education. In school the motivation of teachers may be better (of course not in every school), teaching technics are often based on drills, meaning to learn something by heart and to repeat it over and over again, which often lea...

  Most foreigners are in love with Ghana just because of how friendly Ghanaians are, the tourist attractions and of course the food. Today let us take a look at some of the popular Ghanaian food you should try when you visit Ghana. 1) Banku Banku is undoubtedly the most popular food in Ghana. It can be prepared by mixing corn dough and cassava dough and stiring it continuously on fire for some minutes. Banku can be eaten with soup, stew or grinded pepper. Some of the soups used for eating banku includes groundnut soup and palm nut soup. And the most common stew is okro stew. 2. Fufu Ffufu is also a very popular food in Ghana. It can be prepared by simply pounding a well cooked cassava in a local mortar with a pistil. Fufu can be eaten with groundnut soup, palm nut soup or light soup. 3. Tuo Zaafi (also known as TZ) A lot of people cannot prepare Tuo Zaafi but I am telling you, they do love it. Tuo Zaafi is normally eaten with a green soup prepared with  some local green leaves...