I've always wanted to go on a thematic holiday. That is a trip to a country with a theme uniting everything you do and all the people you meet.
The country was Ghana. The theme -- the African Cup of Nations football tournament and it hit me the moment I stepped off the plane in Accra.
The Nigerian football team was stepping off the plane next to mine, which explained the howls of anticipation from hundreds of Nigerian football fans camped out on the other side of the airport. 
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