Blogging about expat life in Accra and things to do and places to see in Ghana. Passionate about stories, words and taking photos! Noticer of the beautiful normal. Lover of the colourful ordinary. Adventurer.
Happy New Year and I hope that you are having a kind January so far. On the 1 January we were sitting in our cozy kitchen staying warm around my favourite old pine table I paid homage to on Instagram recently. We had cracked open a bottle of prosecco and were just about to dig…
Suleika Jaouad's The Isolation Journals After reading Suleika Jaouad's incredible book 'Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted’ earlier this year I discovered her project that was born during Covid Lockdown times - The Isolation Journals. This platform is an artist led community that cultivates creativity and fosters connectivity in challenging times. You…
Continue reading ➞ The best mince pie pastry recipe and transportive Christmas food memories
Upon hearing we were moving to New Jersey I wanted to make a corny joke about how we will need to buy some ‘new jerseys’ (South African for sweaters) for the huge difference in climate we will experience compared to the consistent year long Summers we enjoyed in Ghana. In Accra wearing jeans for me…
Continue reading ➞ Moving to New Jersey – our first month living in the United States
Our time as expats in Accra, Ghana is sadly coming to an end. The details on where we are moving to are not yet finalised which is why I haven't said much about this. Ghana has been such a beautiful home for our family. I recently shared some of these feelings on what being expats…
Continue reading ➞ Being expats in Accra, Ghana – my first impressions five years ago
Ko-Sa beach resort was the first resort our family visited when we moved to Accra 4 years ago and, after happily returning to it several times, we now consider it our Ghana ‘beach home’. Not far from Cape Coast, Elmina and Kakum National Park it is a central place to stay if you want to…
Continue reading ➞ Ko-Sa beach resort – our ‘beach home’ in Ghana!
My Marvellous Mundane 