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Mother’s Day

[ Techiman, Ghana ] Probably no surprise, but I very nearly missed this holiday completely. That would’ve been a bad thing, and my mom would’ve

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Yorkee Fashion Design

[ Techiman, Ghana ] With my new visa extension and some financial emergencies to sort out, I am lingering a few days here in Techiman.

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Sunyani & Techiman

[ Techiman, Ghana ] Note to Self: Ghana is too big to cross Transglobalist-style in only thirty days. My solution is to do multi-day, small-trail

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A-Tisket A-Tasket

[ Techiman, Ghana ] Moving much slower than I planned into central Ghana and towards Lake Volta, but the experiences along the way have been

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Moving Right Along

[ Sunyani, Ghana ] Hello, and a belated Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate such things. These past nine days have been physically

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Ghana Begins

[ Essam, Ghana] I just returned from a moonlit bike ride through Essam, a small town in Ghana where I’ve spent the past two nights.

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Spokes ‘n Such

[ Abengourou, Cote d’Ivoire ] It took longer than expected, but the rear wheel is now ready for whatever offroad plans I come up with.

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(Not) April Fools!

[ Abengourou, Cote d’Ivoire ] Abengourou is a largish district capital about thirty-two kilometers from the Ghana border. I arrived here yesterday…by van, after breaking

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Camping & Cramping

[ Adzopé, Côte d’Ivoire ] To the wonderment of none, I did not manage to depart Yopougon on Monday as planned. Completing all those overdue

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Le Dernier Dimanche

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] And, my final photo dispatch from Abidjan. Please, don’t all scream at once…it’s hard to believe, I know, I know.

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Farewell Snapshots II

[ Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ] As promised yesterday, made good use of my final Sunday in Yopougon. I took some family portraits of my hosts,

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