Tag Archives: Fort Ussher
The fall of the Fort of Ussher?
We’re in a taxi heading back into Accra from the University at Legon, our first and only attempt at sightseeing on this very short visit. As we near the coast, the throat-searing fumes spewed from elderly vehicles stuck in stagnant … Continue reading
Posted in Ghana, Travelling
Tagged Accra, Ashanti, Fort Ussher, Ga, heritage, Jamestown, jerry john rawlings, Legon, pirogues, slaves, Unesco tentative list, Usshertown
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Pirates, pirogues and the pain of the past
Don’t worry, we’re on the wrong side of the continent for Somali hijackers, but I can just imagine the pirates out there, lurking behind this celestial net curtain of hazy sea and sky. There’s a mini-flotilla of fishing boats, pirogues, … Continue reading
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Tagged Accra, Fort Ussher, Ghana, Kazuo Ishiguro, Liverpool Maritime Museum, Luangwa River, Luangwa Valley, pirates, pirogues, Slavery, Travel, Zambia
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MEMOIRS OF A HUSK 