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A date with a touch of Ghana.

Plan something together around food, art or music. In Ghana, you can start small with a market visit or a cocoa taste test.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

A date at home

  1. Choosing kente and colors

    No market open? Explore Ghanaian textile makers' work online together and choose a pattern.

  2. A jollof evening for two

    Choose a Ghanaian jollof recipe together and divide the tasks: one person chops, the other seasons and tastes.

Try two new things

  1. Compare cocoa and chocolate

    Buy two chocolates made with Ghanaian cacao and taste them blind with a drink.

  2. Music and a coastal walk

    Find an advertised performance by a local artist, or listen to a Ghanaian playlist together while walking in a public place.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in Ghana. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
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Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A team photo scavenger huntIn pairs, look for six everyday details in the same neighbourhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Park games and a picnicBring two simple games and something to eat to a park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One-page outdoor reading clubEach bring a short text and read your favourite sentences aloud outdoors.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Sketching outdoors togetherBring paper and each draw the same view in ten minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Show the other person around your neighbourhoodTake each other on a short video call around one favourite place.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Jazz nightListen to a jazz performance together or put together a set of three tracks at home.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Digital postcard chainSend each other three photos that together tell a mini story of your day.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Stained glass huntFind three stained-glass windows and compare their colors in daylight.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea
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