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Tag Archives: trotro
Bags and baggage
The more I thought about it, the hotter the sun grew. It wasn’t even ten in the morning. I was on leave and had to make a quick dash into town before settling for a relaxing week in bed. Tema … Continue reading
Posted in Tales from a trotro
Tagged Accra, Banku Junction, Bawaleshie, Mercedes Benz 207, Tema Station, trotro
5 Comments
Let’s just vote already!
I knew I was in trouble when I hummed “Stand up, stand up for Jesus” to myself on my way to work and found myself singing, “From victory unto victory, the NDC …” I quickly stopped myself, a shy smile … Continue reading
Posted in The streets
Tagged Accra, elections, Fiesta Royale, government, NDC, NDP, politics, Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, trotro, voting, Y FM
7 Comments
A deathly business
By some stroke of ill-luck, I wasn’t on my regular public transport route on the evening of 24th July, 2012. I wasn’t on any public transport route at all! I wondered what kind of conversation was going on within individual … Continue reading
Posted in Accra living
Tagged Accra, Atta Mills, Daily Graphic, herd mentality, koogyan, mate, Metro TV, Se asa, trotro
9 Comments
Wardrobe malfunction!
I hadn’t quite envisaged my trip home this way. I was increasingly worried about what my room would look like after the afternoon’s downpour. What bad luck, that on this day that the heavens let it all down in all … Continue reading
Posted in Tales from a trotro
Tagged Accra, Dzorwulu, Fiesta Royale, George Bush Motorway, rain, trotro
9 Comments
A watered down pain in the gut
There’s something about trotro drivers. They can’t bear sitting in traffic for even the shortest time. The car stops and the driver slouches into his seat on his left elbow, with a kiss of the teeth and a frown on … Continue reading
Posted in Accra living
Tagged Accra, East Legon, Electricity Company of Ghana, Flagstaff House, Ghana Water Company, Kufuor gallon, taps, trotro, water
6 Comments
Adabraka, it’s been real
On Friday the 13th, April, 2012, I had to make a decision. I was on my way to the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the evening from the office. I’d made that trip so many times that I never even gave … Continue reading
What have you inhaled today?
In line with the second anniversary of the blog, and giving some friends a chance to vent, we have another guest commuter on board. Veronique is the editor of Emerge magazine, and for those not in the know, it’s a bi-monthly … Continue reading
Beware! Children on board.
Here’s a reason to leave an extra shirt hanging somewhere at work. The morning traffic wasn’t too bad. I’d recently discovered Freakonomics podcasts and was being enlightened by their discourse on the upside of quitting. A toddler in the row … Continue reading
Posted in Tales from a trotro
Tagged 37, Accra, Freakonomics, morning traffic, pampered kids, senior citizen, taxi, trotro
13 Comments
Sleep tight
One hour after joining the queue at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Station, I was cursing my bad luck. I’d turned down a lift from work to the Accra Mall. “Oh, it’s difficult getting a trotro from Spanner Junction. I’ll just … Continue reading
Posted in Tales from a trotro
Tagged America House, Bridge, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Opeibea, sleep, taxi, trotro
8 Comments
The Daily Commute: From Bridge to Ridge 