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Apply for and get your visa<\/span><\/p>\n Ensure you have taken necessary vaccinations<\/span><\/p>\n Most people speak English<\/span><\/p>\n [\/column][column size=one_half position=last ]<\/span><\/p>\n Flip flops<\/span><\/p>\n Sunscreen<\/span><\/p>\n Mosquito Repellent<\/span><\/p>\n Warm weather clothes<\/span><\/p>\n Bathing suit<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYellow card\u201d Evidence of having taken your Yellow fever vaccination. (you might need to present this at the airport)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/column] [column size=one_half position=first ]<\/p>\n First on my list is one of my favorite hangouts.\u00a0 The colorful Ghanaian tea house is always buzzing with creatives and friendly faces. Enjoy yummy tea options like sugarcane lime and berry tea or spice it up with some rum or vodka.<\/p>\n Tea is not the only tasty treat on the menu\u2014Their slow cooked lamb and coconut rice is definitely one to try.<\/p>\n My newest discovery, a stunning afro-Latino restaurant with a lot of charm and fun music that will get you in the right Havana nights spirit every time. See the fashion editorial I produced at Little Havana here<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/column]<\/p>\n [column size=one_half position=last ] [column size=one_half position=first ] [column size=one_half position=last ]<\/p>\n Where food comas are created. <\/em>Try a variety of continental and African dishes at this magnificent five-star hotel<\/p>\n One word!<\/em> Picturesque! Enjoy delicious options from salads and burgers to cocktails in this stunning space<\/p>\n I absolutely loved catching up with friends for drinks and you guessed it\u2026delicious burgers!<\/p>\n [\/column] [column size=one_half position=first ]<\/p>\n Imagine a place where everything is for sale including the beautifully designed, made in Ghana bench you are sitting on to grab cocktails. Speaking of cocktails, try their palm wine drink! Drink this popular Ghanaian beverage in a calabash like a local<\/p>\n Looking for places to try some delicious Ghanaian dishes? This oldie but goodie will set you right. Try their Gari foto, fufu and light soup, plantain and beans, or Jollof rice<\/p>\n This architectural beauty is one to see in the day and party through in the night<\/p>\n Buffet setting of Ghanaian and Nigerian dishes where you can sample all the popular local dishes you may have heard about. Local drinks such as \u201csobolo\u201d (hibiscus drink), pineapple, watermelon juice as well as tropical drinks available<\/p>\n [\/column]<\/p>\n [column size=one_half position=last ]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Visit the Black star square to see monuments honoring Ghana\u2019s Independence including\u00a0the\u00a0Black Star Monument\/Black star gate, Independence Arch\u00a0and the\u00a0Liberation Day Monument<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of Ghana\u2019s Independence, see where it all began a few streets away from the Black Star Square. Walk down over to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Mausoleum, where you can find the burial place and museum of Ghana\u2019s first president and one of its founding fathers, Doctor Kwame Nkrumah. Fun fact: Ghana was the first African country to gain its independence<\/p>\n [\/column]<\/p>\n [column size=one_half position=last ]<\/p>\n Visit the home and burial grounds of African-American Civil Rights Activist and co-founder of the NAACP, W.E.B Du Bois.<\/p>\n Home to historical sites such as the Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle which were both prominent during the slave trade era<\/p>\n While in Cape-Coast dine and adventure with crocodiles at Hans Cottage Botel<\/p>\n Or go a 100ft above ground on a canopy walk through the 234 Square rainforest at Kakum National Park<\/p>\n [\/column]<\/p>\n [column size=one_half position=first ]\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n One of Accra’s most popular beaches and nightlife scene<\/p>\n A calmer and less crowded alternative to Labadi Beach<\/p>\n Lined with graffiti walls and fishing boats by the harbor, enjoy a walk through Accra\u2019s eclectic artsy scene.<\/p>\n A beautiful mix of modern and traditional. Relax by the pool or take a fun boat ride over the Volta River to see the Adomi bridge<\/u>. (Read about my experience here)<\/a>.<\/p>\nGetting Around<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nTeabaa<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Little Havana<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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[\/column]<\/p>\nThe breakfast buffet at Kempinski<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Coco Lounge <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Burger & Relish<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nShop Accra<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Country Kitchen<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Bosphorous<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Azmera<\/h3>\n
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[column size=one_half position=first ]\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nBlack Star Square<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Mausoleum<\/strong><\/h3>\n
WEB Du Bois Memorial Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Take a day trip<\/u> out to the Central Region<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u2014Hans Cottage Botel<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u2014Kakum National Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nFashion: Sarah Christian<\/a> . Christie Brown<\/a> . Charlotte Prive<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Souvenirs: Oxford Street<\/a> . <\/span>Art Center<\/a> . <\/span>Shop Accra<\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nLabadi Beach<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Afia Beach<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Jamestown<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Royal Senchi <\/strong>(outside Accra)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Hillburi, Aburi <\/strong>(outside Accra) <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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