Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Traveling from Accra, Ghana to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Travel Info:

Delta Air Lines, Flights Operated By Air France 8489 / Operated By Air France 8604 / Operated By COMAIR DBA DELTA CONNECTION 6473 / 493

3 Stops
Depart: 11:30 PM
Douala, Cameroon (DLA)
Arrive: 12:01 PM
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
Connect in: Paris, Boston, New York
Flight 1
Delta Air Lines, Flight 8489
Depart: 11:30 PM
Douala, Cameroon (DLA)
Arrive: 5:55 AM
Paris, France (CDG)
Flight 8489 operated by Air France
Boeing 777-200
On Time: 88%
Connection Time: 7 hrs 35 mins in Paris, France (CDG)
Next Day Arrival
Flight 2
Delta Air Lines, Flight 8604
Depart: 1:30 PM
Paris, France (CDG)
Arrive: 3:15 PM
Boston, MA (BOS)
Flight 8604 operated by Air France
Airbus A340-300
On Time: 15%
Connection Time: 2 hrs 54 mins in Boston, MA (BOS)
Next Day Arrival
Flight 3
Delta Air Lines, Flight 6473
Depart: 6:09 PM
Boston, MA (BOS)
Arrive: 8:00 PM
New York, NY (JFK)
Flight 6473 operated by COMAIR DBA DELTA CONNECTION
Canadair Regional Jet 900
On Time: data not available
Connection Time: 11 hrs 5 mins in New York, NY (JFK)
Next Day Arrival
Flight 4
Delta Air Lines, Flight 493
Depart: 7:05 AM
New York, NY (JFK)
Arrive: 12:01 PM
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
Boeing 737-800
On Time: 85%
Arrive on Wed Nov 10
Total Travel Time: 41 hrs 31 mins
 
U.S. Airlines/ Car Rental from Accra, Ghana to Douala, Cameroon
1 day(s) @ XAF31,866.00 XAF31,866.00
[not selected]  Rental Car Damage Protector USD 0.00
Estimated Taxes and Fees XAF6,134.21
Total Price XAF38,000.21
Mileage Charges XAF168.00 per KM
 
Amount Due NowUSD 0.00
Amount Due at Rental CounterXAF38,000.21

 
     The Dominican Republic is different than Ghana in many ways, one of them being that it has an established government, while Ghana has an unstable government. There have been many famouse movies and film shots taken in the Dominican Republic, while on the other hand, Ghana has very few.
       Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic was named the American Capital of Culture for 2010 by the International Bureau of Capitals of Culture. Ghana has not yet been noticed for its cultural significance.
     Cocoa is one of the Dominican Republic's main exports, where as the main export of Ghana is gold, but cocoa follows closely as its second most valuable export.
 
     While there, I will probably visit Santo Domingo's Colonial City. It has things like:
 
  The first road in the new world
   First Cathedral in the New World
  Hospital and University in the America's
  Columbus Palace
  the Ozama Fort
  the Museum of the Royal Houses
  the National Botanical Gardens
  the Caribbean seaside boardwalk called the Malecón
  the Palace of Fine Arts
 
     If you stand and notice all of the things that have been presearved over time in this city, you could feel as though you went back in time to when the city was more modern, and less dilapidated.
 
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