Ghana - a destination to consider

AKWAABA is an expression you will hear a number of times during your stay in Ghana. AKWAABA meaning, "you are welcome".
And you will feel welcome, in this Land of sunshine. The people here have been labelled with "being the friendliest" in Africa.

Here you will find wonderful white sandy tropical beaches, a country with a rich heritage, wildlife areas of interest. And of course the sun.

Ghana is nestled in between from the South by the Atlantic Ocean, on the West Cote d'Ivoire, the East by Togo and North, Burkina Faso, making this a tropical country. Ghana has a estimated population of 20 million.

Since the climate is warm and tropical throughout most of the year, remember to take light clothing when you visit Ghana. There are also no restrictions on what women may wear.

Ghana is any nature lover's dream, with it sunny climate, it offers wildlife ranging from elephants to monkeys, crocodiles to turtles and this country is an absolute must for the birders out there as well as the butterfly enthusiasts.

This country is well worth a visit.

I will be adding and reviewing some exciting and excotic lodges over the next week or so. So look out for those.

AKWAABA

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Fun day at a Model Train track

With a little bellow of dark grey steam and the pulling of the steam train whistle, the little trains with names like Daniel, Julius and Halley Flyer with their little wagons full of small children and the odd parent, start their chug chug chug down the miniature railway circuit of approximately 900 metres of multi-gauge track which includes a tunnel, bridges, points, around a 2.5 hectare site situated in park with lovely green grass and shady trees, just outside Pietermaritzburg, KZN.

The Pietermarizburg Model Engineering Society encourages people to become involved in steam specifically and generally to preserve both the engines and machines of yesteryear, and the skills that are associated with them, but are fast disappearing in our modern high tech world.

Here they build miniuatre replicas of larger scale locomotives etc. There is a great emphasis on steam preservation.

Every first Sunday of the month it is open to the public when you can buy tickets to enjoy rides on these perfect little trains and enjoy a day out with the kids.






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