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Moon&Star guesthouse closed it’s doors. But not too worry!! We have transformed into BWO Hostel.
So that we can completely focus on our Non-Profit: Banko women organization!
BWO hostel has a new website. Our extensive blogs are still here on this site.
No worries they will also soon move!
I’m sick in Ghana!? Help, now what to do?
Being sick is already no fun. Let alone getting sick in Ghana. All those scary diseases in Africa! And are there any good hospitals and medicines? In this blog I will tell you more about health care in Ghana and I will also give some tips for when you unexpectedly get sick. I am not a doctor, let that be clear. But I do have over 20 years of Ghana experience. I’ve had malaria and typhoid fever before, delivered 2 children and underwent surgery in quite a local hospital.
I’m sick in Ghana!? Help, now what to do?
Being sick is already no fun. Let alone getting sick in Ghana. All those scary diseases in Africa! And are there any good hospitals and medicines? In this blog I will tell you more about health care in Ghana and I will also give some tips for when you unexpectedly get sick. I am not a doctor, let that be clear. But I do have over 20 years of Ghana experience. I’ve had malaria and typhoid fever before, delivered 2 children and underwent surgery in quite a local hospital.
Traditional African cooking lessons
We like to offer our guests the opportunity to experience, learn and be part of the local community. Tell me, is there a better way to get to know someone than when you cook together and get to watch them in the kitchen? Team Moon&Star lovingly organizes a...
5 TIPS TO DISCOVer genuine GHANA
Wow, Pat, we crossed all of Ghana in 3 weeks and in the days we stayed with you we saw most of the actual Ghanaian culture’
I’ve been hearing comments like this from guests for years. And strangely enough I have never really written about it, while team Moon&Star and I take great pride in these kinds of compliments. In this blog I take you with our tour guide Felix on a walk through our beloved Banko and I give you 5 tips to discover the ‘real’ and ‘authentic’ Ghana.
THE MOON&STAR FAMILY ON ROADTRIP IN GHANA
"Wow mom, you can tell you love mountains," my son said as we approached the second-to-last destination of our mini roadtrip in Ghana. And indeed I do. Even though there are beautiful beaches and northern Ghana has a lot to offer for travelers, my favorite is the...
How to make delicious Ghanaian peanut soup|a Moon&Star recipe
For many travelers in Ghana, peanut soup is the ultimate Ghanaian food and many of my guests ask how they can make this soup at home. Now I love cooking immensely, but I cook from the heart… Which basically means I have no clue about the quantities I use in terms of ingredients. So especially for this blog, tonight I am going to eat Ghanaian peanut soup, or groundnut soup. What a tough life I have!
Things to do in Kumasi, Ashanti and near Moon&Star
When people visit Moon&Star guesthouse or send a message one of the first questions is usually; What can we do while staying with you? So it's high time to write a blog about that. In this blog you will see many links leading to more detailed blogs about the...
3 reasons why Ghana should be your next slow travel destination
At Moon&Star guesthouse we encourage people to take time while travelling because our area and Ghana, in general, is worthy of your time. The longer you spent at a location the more in-depth your experience is going to be. In this blog, I’m going to give you 3 reasons why Ghana should be your next slow travel destination.
5 reasons why you should join a group trip to Moon&Star guesthouse in Ashanti
Language Cafe Accra chose Moon&Star guesthouse as their venue to spend a Twi&Nature weekend in December! After a very succesful Twi&Culture weekend in September.
It’s the first time in our 10 year existence that we are the accommodation for a group trip. Which is kind of strange come to think of it. Since we have lots of experience catering for a fully occupied guesthouse, as well as in planning weekend trips and tours. Team Moon&Star and I are really excited about this collaboration and we are looking forward to having you here!
IN THIS BLOG POST I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU 5 REASONS TO JOIN A GROUP PROGRAM AT OUR PLACE!
Tourist sites in Eastern region | Let’s hike and tour Fanteakwa
Today’s blog post is about some amazing tourist sites in Eastern region, Ghana. Ghana is a great travel destination. As you might know, team Moon&Star promotes more of Ghana than only our region and guest house. We love Ghana and when you come to Ghana we want to share our love and knowledge so that you’ll have the best Ghana experience possible!
10 of our guests favorite dishes – Continental as well as Ghanaian food
Team Moon&Star loves food, Ghanaian food and especially good food. We also love to prepare food and to serve amazing dishes. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and you will see some nice creations from our kitchen from time to time. We don't work with a menu from...
Kwahu mountains in Ghana; so much more than paragliding during Easter festival
You may have heard of the Kwahu Mountains or the Kwahu Plateau. Around Easter, it is usually very busy because of a festival and you can enjoy paragliding from the Odweanoma Paragliding field. Kwahu is a district in the Eastern region and its capital is Nkawkaw. The mountains you see around Kumawu in Ashanti are the foothills of the Kwahu Plateau.
I usually write articles about the undiscovered places in the Ashanti region around Moon&Star guesthouse. But this year, I’d like to highlight other beautiful off-the-beaten-track places as well. Starting with Kwahu in this blog.
What about the social mission of Moon&Star guesthouse, Pat?
As you may know, Moon&Star guesthouse is a company with a social mission, which means that we are a socially engaged company and support various local projects. I don’t talk much about our social mission, in this article I will tell you why and what the consequences are. Finally, I will tell you about some of the projects that we support and have supported with Moon&Star guesthouse.
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I’m sick in Ghana!? Help, now what to do?
Being sick is already no fun. Let alone getting sick in Ghana. All those scary diseases in Africa! And are there any good hospitals and medicines? In this blog I will tell you more about health care in Ghana and I will also give some tips for when you unexpectedly get sick. I am not a doctor, let that be clear. But I do have over 20 years of Ghana experience. I’ve had malaria and typhoid fever before, delivered 2 children and underwent surgery in quite a local hospital.
