Ama makes the coastal drive from Accra and lands in Cape Coast. She checks into her guesthouse, eats local food, and walks the dark corridors of Cape Coast Castle. She ends her day watching the town prepare for the Oguaa Fetu Afahye festival and feeling the weight of history.

Episode 8 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Cape Coast, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Cape Coast Castle, Kotokuraba Market, Algorithm Coffee & Juice, Lemon Beach Restaurant.

Covered: Cape Coast Castle and slave trade history, Local Fante cuisine: Banku, Tilapia, Kelewele, Cape Coast market and shopping, Oguaa Fetu Afahye and PANAFEST festival context, Cost of living and food prices in Cape Coast, Kotokuraba Market and daily local life.

Chapters:
00:00 Bus interior
01:22 Cape Coast Castle
02:39 Algorithm Coffee & Juice
06:18 Lemon Beach Restaurant
07:06 Quiet room

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#CapeCoast #CapeCoastCastle #ElminaCastle #GhanaTravel #VisitGhana #CentralRegion #FanteCulture #OguaaFetuAfahye #KakumNationalPark #AtlanticCoast #GhanaHistory #TravelAfrica #SlaveTradeHistory #GhanaFood #JollofWar #TwoYearJourney #AmaBoateng #CoastalGhana

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Ama spends her final day in Accra doing last-minute errands, from SIM reloads to a farewell feast at Buka. She reflects on the city's rhythm and prepares for her journey down the Atlantic coast to Cape Coast, with practical tips on costs, transport, and street smarts.

Episode 7 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Accra, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Osu, Jamestown Coffee Company, The Buka Restaurant, Independence Arch, Jamestown, Cape Coast, Cape Coast Castle.

Covered: Leaving Accra, Coastal travel planning, Local food and costs, NHIS registration, Cape Coast arrival.

Chapters:
00:00 Osu
01:01 Quiet room interior
02:03 Cape Coast
03:16 The Buka Restaurant
04:32 Jamestown
05:53 Bus interior with engine hum

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#CapeCoast #AccraToCapeCoast #GhanaTravel #TravelAfrica #GhanaVlog #CoastalGhana #BudgetTravel #GhanaEats #JollofRice #Kelewele #StreetFoodGhana #GhanaCulture #CapeCoastCastle #OsuStreet #GhanaLife #SoloTravel #WestAfrica

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On her last full day in Accra, Ama navigates a public holiday, a political demonstration, and the build-up to Homowo. She takes stock of her first week, costs out a month in the city, and maps the road ahead to Cape Coast.

Episode 6 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Accra, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Jamestown Coffee Company, Osu, Jamestown, W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre, The Living Room Restaurant, Buka Restaurant.

Covered: Independence Day, Political Demonstration, Cost of Living, Budgeting, Homowo Rehearsal, Planning Coastal Journey.

Chapters:
00:00 Quiet room
00:25 Osu
01:41 Harbour
02:58 Buka Restaurant
04:23 W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre
05:37 Drum beat
07:06 The Living Room Restaurant

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#Accra #GhanaTravel #IndependenceDay #Homowo #Jamestown #Osu #AccraCostOfLiving #ExpatLife #GhanaLiving #Trotro #Jollof #Kelewele #Waakye #DemocracyUnderAttack #ChaleWote #CapeCoastJourney #TwoYearPlan #AfricanDrumming

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Day five in Accra: Ama runs the Foreigners Identification Management System gauntlet for her Non-Citizen Ghana Card, discovers the true cost of a 'negotiable' taxi, and accidentally steps into the middle of a Homowo dance rehearsal. A practical look at the ID card every long-stay visitor needs, and an evening that ends with the city's rhythm in her bones.

Episode 5 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Accra, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Osu, NIA Head Office Shiashie, CalBank, The Buka Restaurant, The Living Room Restaurant.

Covered: Non-Citizen Ghana Card & FIMS, Taxi negotiations, Cost of Craft Gin, Homowo Rehearsals, Community Centers Osu.

Chapters:
00:00 CalBank
01:20 Quiet room
02:29 Osu
04:11 Cafe terrace
05:41 City evening
07:18 Street

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#GhanaTravel #AccraLife #FIMS #NonCitizenGhanaCard #ExpatLife #LivingInGhana #HomowoFestival #Jamestown #AccraBarWeek #BukaOsu #GhanaCuisine #AfricanDrumming #NIA #Relocation #TravelAfrica #OsuAccra

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Day four in Accra: Ama taps into the city's cocktail energy during Bar Week, weighs the cost of living against a pot of jollof, and maps out the road ahead—from Cape Coast to the Volta—while dodging the politics of an upcoming protest.

Episode 4 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Accra, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Osu, Jamestown Coffee Company, Buka Restaurant, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Independence Square, Labone, Theia Coffee House, Jamestown.

Covered: Cost of Living, Jollof & Food Prices, Bar Week Preview, Historical Landmarks, Upcoming Demonstration, Planning the Coastal Journey.

Chapters:
00:00 Osu
01:56 Buka Restaurant
03:33 Independence Square
04:26 Labone
05:36 Sol Lounge
06:51 Quiet room

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#AccraBarWeek #JollofIndex #GhanaTravel #AccraCity #JamestownGhana #KwameNkrumahMemorial #BlackStarSquare #HomowoFestival #DemocracyUnderAttack #CapeCoast #GhanaLiving #TrotroLife #OsuAccra #BukaRestaurant #CoffeeInAccra #ResidencePermit #TwoYearJourney #GhanaPodcast

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Day three in Accra: Ama tackles the National Health Insurance registration, feels the city's rhythm during a planned power cut, and watches Jamestown transform ahead of the Chale Wote street art festival and the Homowo celebrations. Practical tips on transport, costs, and staying cool when the grid goes down.

Episode 3 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Accra, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Osu, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Labone, Nubuke Foundation, The Living Room Restaurant, Jamestown, Jamestown Lighthouse, Ussher Fort.

Covered: Healthcare registration, Power outages and infrastructure, Jamestown and local culture, Coastal weather patterns, Local food costs, Upcoming street festivals.

Chapters:
00:00 Osu
01:43 Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
03:11 Street
04:39 Labone
07:00 Independence Arch
08:29 Jamestown
09:14 Ussher Fort

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#AccraDiaries #GhanaTravel #LivingInGhana #NHIS #Jamestown #Accra #ChaleWote #HomowoFestival #GhanaExpat #TrotroLife #WestAfricaTravel #Kelewele #MakolaMarket #Labone #OsuAccra #BlackStarSquare #GhanaVisa #CostOfLivingGhana

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Ama hits Accra's pulse, from the chaos of Makola Market to the rhythm of Homowo drumming. We talk costs, the Black Star Gate, a new bank account, and the best street jollof. Plus a plan for the next coastal moves.

Episode 2 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Accra, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Makola Market, Jamestown Lighthouse, Osu, Ussher Fort, The Buka Restaurant, GCB Bank, Jamestown Coffee Company, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.

Covered: Market shopping and haggling, Local food and restaurants, Bureaucracy: bank, SIM, health insurance, Homowo festival events, Cost of living and rent, Historical landmarks.

Chapters:
00:00 Makola Market
01:43 Ussher Fort
03:31 The Buka Restaurant
04:38 GCB Bank
05:49 Cafe terrace
06:34 Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

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#Accra #GhanaTravel #MakolaMarket #Jamestown #Homowo #AccraLife #GhanaPodcast #Kente #TravelAfrica #VisitGhana #OsuAccra #Jollof #GhanaCulture #AccraEats #GhanaCoast #BlackStar

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Ama Boateng touches down at Kotoka International Airport and dives straight into the chaos and thrill of making Accra home. From wrangling a Non-Citizen Ghana Card and opening a bank account to navigating trotros, haggling in Makola Market, and eating her first plate of waakye, this is the practical, sensory start to a two-year journey down Ghana's Atlantic coast.

Episode 1 of Ghana Travel Podcast with Ama Boateng. Ama Boateng is in Accra, Ghana.

Places in this episode: Kotoka International Airport, NIA Head Office Shiashie, CalBank Branch, GCB Bank, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, MTN Store, Osu, Oxford Street.

Covered: Arrival & Bureaucracy, Accommodation Search, Local Transport, Food & Markets, First Impressions & Culture, City Orientation.

Chapters:
00:00 CalBank Branch
01:04 GCB Bank
02:07 Osu
03:21 Makola Market
04:37 Jamestown
05:45 Oxford Street
06:59 W.E.B. Du Bois Centre

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#Accra #GhanaTravel #LivingInGhana #KotokaAirport #MakolaMarket #OsuAccra #JamestownGhana #HomowoFestival #ExpatsInGhana #GhanaVisa #NonCitizenGhanaCard #Trotro #Waakye #Kelewele #Jollof #GhanaLife #AfricanTravel #AccraCityGuide

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