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Be it a short flight or a long winding road trip or even a ferry ride on the Volta lake, any trip to the Northern Region of Ghana is a life-changer. But why will anyone be visiting Northern Region in the first place? Could it be on business- to farm, to trade or for pleasure- entertainment, sightseeing? It could just be out of simple curiosity. Whatever, be the case, the Northern Region is amazingly one of the untapped areas of Ghana yet with plenty of history. It has drones of potential. The stories told of the North are grippy with listeners in constant calls for more. Even more captivating are the actual trips to the North.Let’s take a look at 5 of the most historical towns in the Northern Region of Ghana that every tourist must crave to visit. Nakpanduri Nakpanduri is a town with the history of untold stories. Silently, the town located in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district of the Northern Region has been an open secret for tourists who are in for an adventure. If the trip ...

Tro-tros are minibuses of various brands and sizes that transport people from one point to the other in Ghana. Every day, I assume the cool boy tag in the tro-tro and wait for the most suitable discussion to shoot ‘heart clapping’ comments. Alternatively, I will pick out the vulnerable listener in the oven-hot debates to make a case or two in those moments when you simply cannot back down. At times, it ends well. But more often than not, we do not hear the end of the matter. In the tro-tro, the end never justifies the means. This is because the Tro-tro is the spine of the transport system in Ghana. Everyone boards the tro-tro and everyone has an opinion, likes and dislikes. You can laugh your way to your destination when either the driver or his mate puts on their humour cap and display the talent that every local tro-tro driver seems to have. Or, you will be entertained for only the price of your fare when one of those natural comedians boards the bus in full colours. How...

As usual, Ghanaians will cash in on this once-in-a-year opportunity. The farms will produce some appealing foodstuffs which the farmers will not hesitate to display for sale in every space available in Kwahu. The foodstuffs especially fruits are so eye-catching that it gives a little justification to why both Eve and Adam were unable to resist the serpent temptation in Biblical old. In the largely subtle Ghana culture, one will wonder where at all such a daring intrigue-coated idea came from. I am talking about the Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival. And to think that, it was not even humble to remain just an event. The Kwahu Paragliding festival underwent the fastest metamorphosis to become that grand festival it is known for. The pomp and pageantry that greets this festival today is best experienced and not described. Ghana Tourism’s trump card The Kwahu  Easter Paragliding Festival is a master tourist attractor to Ghana. When Easter approaches, certainly the chicks...