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#VimRide: Journeying through this Hashtag

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If life is a journey, then 1 of the ways I would tell it, is through cars . I have not really branded myself a storyteller , but I am a blogger and digital influencer (and social entrepreneur) who likes to tell stories, especially personal ones. #VimRide tells the story of my personal vehicles. Vim + Ride = VimRide . Origins: The First Vim Ride The earliest detailed public telling of the #VimRide comes from my own blog, The Vim Views & Versions (MightyAfrican). In February 2013, I blogged about #VimRide — the story of my first car so far . I recounted buying a 2006 Nissan Sentra in late 2012 and christening it the “ VimRide .” This car is not just a vehicle, it is my companion on many journeys, fraught with repairs, police stops, spontaneous fun moments and intentionally crafted stories. You see, the cars offer mobility, freedom, and control over transport costs, but in return , as the driver, I must care for it, maintain it, and accept the surprises that come with “the ride”...

Abocco(?) returns to Koftown in search of Koforidua Flowers?

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Yea, I've never written a blog post whose title has 2 question marks. As I've been thinking about Koforidua as I go to attend +Barcamp Koforidua  this weekend, the name 'Koforidua Flowers' has been ringing true a whole lot. It's not just because we've had a popular song called Koforidua Flowers, but that the phrase is used a lot. So I've been looking forward to going to Koforidua and spending a night there and especially learning more about Koforidua Flowers. But that's not all. The name ' Abocco ' has something to do with all of this. @BloggingGhana @couragedarling I understand the word #Abocco 's used in Koforidua. So I guess we will find out when we go2 @BcKoforida. #BOW — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) September 28, 2012 Earlier this year, I blogged and wrote  about being named the +BloggingGhana  Blogger of the Week sometime last year - Courage also wanted to how I came up with my Twitter handle called " Abocco ". I lea...