My first visit to Ghana was as a volunteer in a former Liberian refugee camp called Buduburam. Located on the country’s main southern highway (the N1), the years I spent coming and going from “Little Liberia” provided me with the perfect base to explore the country more broadly. On weekend trips away, I focused my attention on the sights that lined the N1 highway: Kokrobite, Cape Coast, Kakum, Axim , Accra and Ada. This allowed me to maximize my weekends away from work with the short travel times between sights. There was most definitely enough diversity in destinations to keep me enthralled, engaged and always excited for more. What follows is my personal account of the highlights and the essential information necessary for an unforgettable fist trip.

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