Digest of Articles on Travel Tips for Ghana

You might be interested to read a series of articles I wrote at Suite 101 about travel preparation in Ghana. Our Ghana guide covers this more extensively, but this is a start. 

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Travel Health Basics in Ghana
Health and knowing how to get treatment is a serious issue for backpackers, tourists, volunteers and especially for expats in Ghana.Read more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnxXeWt

Ghana is a tropical, sub-Saharan African country with its fair share of serious diseases for which travelers must prepareRead more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnrcGbl

Culture in Ghana for beginners
Foreign travel in cultures like Ghana is fraught with great potential for social and cultural booboos that even the most experienced travelers can makeRead more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnl9jpP

Ghana enjoys a heady tradition of brewed and fermented alcohols and beverages produced across the country and a blossoming juice market too.Read more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnhNPAo

Food in Ghana for travelers, expats and volunteers
Read more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBmzMrTK

Deciding how much money to take when traveling and in what form is never simple, particularly for a country like Ghana in sub-Saharan Africa.Read more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnbdUeL

Ghana sits a few degrees north of the equator and experiences warm to hot tropical weather all year long. Packing the right clothes is essential.Read more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnUfMFd

While the Ghanaian government re-denominated the currency to the New Ghana Cedi on the 1st of July, 2007, traders still talk in confusing old Ghana Cedis.Read more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnL5Cvr

Obtaining a Ghana visitor visa before departing is the safest way to guarantee entry to Ghana as a tourist. There are three ways to apply for a Ghana tourist visa.Read more at Suite101: Articles written by Gayle Pescud http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/gaylepescud#ixzz0nBnHSf5a