GHexpat

After a 6+ month hiatus, I finally got GHfind back online this past week.  And I'm hoping that this time around, I can generate more time, energy and funds to dedicate to the project and keep it internet active. A typical market scene from Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region. Many of such sellers could do better if they were able to establish an online presence. I don't really want to use this post to talk too much about GHfind's purpose and history, as that can be gathered through the site's About page .  But basically, it's an online-searchable database featuring the contact information of Ghanaian businesses (or outside business entities related to Ghana).  The long-term vision is that eventually, said businesses will submit their own contact information.  But as it currently stands, I'm gathering and compiling the data myself, with the help of my homey/employee Latif . My plan for the immediate future, i.e. the next 3-4 weeks, is instead of adding more e...

I've stayed in a quite a few Ghanaian guesthouses and hotels over the years.  Most of them, in my opinion, are not fit for international patronage.  So I wanted to dedicate part of this blog to highlighting those I come across which actually are. These aren't 5-star hotels I'm talking about here.  Maybe one day, if GHexpat  really takes off, I'll start hitting up some of the swankier joints and writing about them, the ones that are specifically designed to cater to foreigners.  But for now the hospitality venues I visit in some instances, such as with 3A's, may be a pricier than average but still, in the grand scheme of the Ghanaian economy, affordable.  And being knowledgeable of such places can be advantageous because not every visitor or expatriate to GH is coming over which a bunch of money in their pocket.  And as an expatriate, even if you do opt to live amongst the people, there will be times when you want to get away from it all, in a manner of...