{"id":3181,"date":"2018-05-03T09:21:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T09:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2018-05-03T10:23:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T10:23:34","slug":"travel-to-ghana-with-tope-adubi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/2018\/05\/travel-to-ghana-with-tope-adubi","title":{"rendered":"Travel to Ghana with Tope Adubi"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><em><strong>By Tope Adubi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Ghana, dear Ghana, you have been nice to me!\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p>So, Ghana was my first country visit. I mean, its the cheapest international flight so why not. The thing is iover did it! I\u2019ve been to Ghana, precisely Accra 3 different times and i kid you not! Unfortunately, blogging was not on my mind till my previous visit in December, 2017. This doesn\u2019t mean I do not have pictures though wink wink.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, I travelled with my best friend, you can call her Adeola. I think we stayed for 6 days. Slept through the first day. We made some horrible decisions like going to Cape Coast twice from Accra. Thats like 4 hours using a Ford bus (the fastest ones we could find). Next time in 2017, I sure did not make the same mistake<\/p>\n<p>You should definitely visit these places if you find yourself in Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Canopy Walk in Kakum National Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here, you get the revealing truth of how fit you are! I realised i wasn\u2019t all that but the cocoa quickly compensated for that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83\" src=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg?w=1200\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg?w=768 768w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"83\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/18\/going-to-ghana-here-are-a-few-things-to-know\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg?w=1200\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ghana, 2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg?w=1200?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2018-01-01-at-11-19-41-am-1.jpeg?w=1200?w=900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024 768w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"79\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/18\/going-to-ghana-here-are-a-few-things-to-know\/img_2802\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Infinix X506&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443625024&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0046980007162871&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ghana, 2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg?w=225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2802.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back in 2015 with the best friend!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_74\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024 768w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"74\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/18\/going-to-ghana-here-are-a-few-things-to-know\/img_2468\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443629375&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0047846889952153&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ghana 2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg?w=225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2468.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was sooooo scared here but covered it up like a G!<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_80\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" data-shortcode=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-80 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683 1024w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg 1800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"80\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/18\/going-to-ghana-here-are-a-few-things-to-know\/gnz-8937\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1200D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514045449&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ghana, 2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/gnz-8937.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">2017! Glo up!<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Slave Castle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I visited the slave castle in 2015 and again in 2017. It was an experience on both occasions! I had never visited a slave castle before 2015. It was my first experience and it was chilling! It makes you feel the need to trace your ancestry, to know what happened during that era. It was a painful yet enlightening experience. It is a MUST visit in Cape Coast.<\/p>\n<p>It has a little market that\u2019s hard to miss. You can get a few items there to take home with you<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-76\" src=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024 768w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"76\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/18\/going-to-ghana-here-are-a-few-things-to-know\/img_2822\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Infinix X506&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443547360&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;456&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.099991987821489&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ghana Cape Coast\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg?w=225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_2822.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Light House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now this is such an amazing view. My friend, Akose Enebeli took this picture. Check out his Instagram page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gunzography\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soooooooo, you are not allowed to take pictures here but we had no clue and even went at night. We almost got into trouble doing this but no one was harmed\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg?w=1200\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg?w=768 768w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"81\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/18\/going-to-ghana-here-are-a-few-things-to-know\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg?w=1200\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ghana, 2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg?w=1200?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/whatsapp-image-2017-12-30-at-1-46-14-pm.jpeg?w=1200?w=900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Labadi Beach<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I surely wont leave this out! I had visited in 2015 but it was a horrible experience. The beach was sooooooo dirty, we went in and left immediately we got in. I almost convinced my friends not to go in 2017 but we tried and this time, it was a lot better. Apparently, they had an event a night before i visited in 2015. Hence the dirt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109-e1524657315866.jpg?w=1200\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109-e1524657315866.jpg 690w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109-e1524657315866.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109-e1524657315866.jpg?w=300 300w\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/18\/going-to-ghana-here-are-a-few-things-to-know\/img_6109\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109-e1524657315866.jpg?w=1200\" data-orig-size=\"690,524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6109\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109-e1524657315866.jpg?w=1200?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/topeadubi.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/04\/img_6109-e1524657315866.jpg?w=1200?w=690\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They also convinced me that Ghana jollof isn\u2019t all that bad. I hate to say this guys, but the jollof at Labadi beach was lit. Of course not as lit as the Nigerian Jollof\u00a0?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tope Adubi Ghana, dear Ghana, you have been nice to me!\u00a0? So, Ghana was my first country visit. I mean, its the cheapest international flight so why not. The thing is iover did it! I\u2019ve been to Ghana, precisely Accra 3 different times and i kid you not! Unfortunately, blogging was not on my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-topes-wanderlust"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3181"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3210,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181\/revisions\/3210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}