The Radar: Girl’s Guide to Ghana, Caribbean Chocolate Festival, Hostels With Swimming Pools

• Check out this ultimate girl’s guide to Ghana including where to visit, what to do, where to eat, and places to stay. [The Lost Girls]

• St. Lucia’s annual Jade Mountain Chocolate Festival kicks off December 9 at the luxury estate with several chocolate-themed events including a tour of the grounds’ cocoa plantation and organic garden. [We Blog the World]

• Booking budget accommodations doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice comfort. At these Southern Hemisphere hostels you can start and end each day with a dip in your very own pool. [Hostel World]

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