Return to Tema: the search for house and school
Part 2 of The Return to Tema, in which, in 2018, I search for the house I remember living in and the school I attended back in 1963 and 1964.
Ghana
Return to Tema: the motorway then and now
When I was a child and my family were in Ghana, we lived in Tema while my dad worked on the motorway. Tema then was a small coastal town to the east of Accra. Small but busy. Nowadays, it is large and very busy. If it hasn’t yet been absorbed as an outlying suburb of … More…
Monkey trauma – a childhood story from Ghana
Monkey trauma – when I was six and we lived in Ghana a monkey stole my sweets – and it seems I’m still angry about it!
Jamestown, Accra: walking through history with Collins and Lee
Jamestown, Accra – Day three of our visit to Ghana, Mrs SC and I joined a walking tour of Jamestown with Collins and Lee.
Let’s taxi with the flow in Accra
Taxi Accra: Our first full day in Ghana, Mrs SC and I set out to find the main tourist information centre, and inadvertently explore Accra by taxi.
Flying to Accra – in 1964 and 2018
Flying to Accra. This post continues my account of our my trip with Mrs SC to Ghana for my 60th birthday, This week’s post is about getting there.
Ghana memories – an introduction
Ghana memories: an introduction to a forthcoming series of posts at Stops and Stories about my trip to visit Ghana again after 54 years.
The Ghana Christmas ball and my father Christmas
The Ghana Christmas ball was the first Christmas present I remember receiving. I was six years old and I was given the ball by my Father Christmas.
Swimming – now and then and in between
In which we consider swimming as exercise and therapy and a try to remember learning to swim as well as exploring swimming at Piscine de Longchamp in Uccle.