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Summary: Travel to Ghana with this book
Review: This is absolutely the best guide book for traveling to Ghana. I don't know how I would have gotten around without it. The Bradt guide covers all the regions of Ghana intensively with clear descriptions of transportation, accommodation, where to eat, etc. What makes this book stand out from the rest are the maps of small towns and villages that are detailed and very accurate. With its tips on bargaining, prices, and cultural advice you can easily just step off the plane and plan your vacation straight from this book. I found while traveling around the back roads of Ghana for 6 weeks that my fellow travelers were constantly borrowing my copy. Even when I was in way out areas I was able to whip out my book and find places to eat and sleep. I highly recommend this book for anyone who's planning a trip to Ghana, and especially if your trip is away from tourist areas. I suggest traveling away from the cities anyway. The rural areas are so much more traditional and untouched that I found it more enjoyable than the urban areas.
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Summary: Author meant well, but meaning well is not enough
Review: This is currently the only tourist guide available on the market dedicated solely to Ghana. The author meant well and put in a lot of hard work into the book - unfortunately, all this does not make it worth your money, unless you are specifically interested in the wildlife section which is well written and beats any similar entries in other guides hands down. The book is now hopelessly outdated, almost all the information on prices is irrelevant even though it is given in dollars, the same can be said about accommodation and transport info. The most painfully evident aspect is that the author may be a keen traveller but at the same time a very poor writer. Long sentences and chaotic structure of thought make reading a painful and irritating exercise. The book is poorly laid out and is near useless from practical point of view. It is really a shame that the author`s undoubted travel experience did not benefit from professional editing of someone qualified for the job. History chapter is a joke and cultural observations by the author, although no doubt is opinionated, is so breathtakingly naive and superficial that anyone who spent over two months in Ghana would simply smile. The most ridiculous is an allegation that corruption is not widespread in Ghana. The author has probably never set foot in any government institution in this country, where even local officials themselves admit that graft is totally out of control. Both Lonely Planet and Rough Guide have good and more up-to-date West Africa guides, and you will find out from "Ghana" chapter in either of them infinitely more than you would from the Bradt guide. Of the two, Lonely Planet is better written, but the Rough Guide is more up-to-date. Unless you are, like me, a guidebook freak and want to read everything there is to read about Ghana, do not waste your money on Bradt guide. Sorry Bradt, better luck next time, and please get yourself a decent editor.
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