Accra Ghana,This is Ghana: Raw, Unfiltered FIRST Impressions!

I'm going to have breakfast or something. You're such a gentle lady. I really am. Thank you. So where do we sit? Yeah, we can go there. I'm having my latte here. My brother from Ghana is having some water. This is one of our Ghana brands here. And I have a peach tea. Bon Appetit. I don't know if I should add sugar. Let me try. These days I take coffee without sugar. I like the taste of coffee. I don't know if it's sweet. It should be sour. Let's give it a go. I can do with it. You like it? It's great. So, we're done with breakfast. So next thing, as you know, when you visit a country, you need to settle down, get connected. Internet is my life. Thank you, sir. So, the internet is my life. So I'm going to get a SIM card. Get to change money. Before I go to sleep, because I'm very tired. I only slept for 45 minutes to one hour yesterday. So, let's go. They drive like mad. I always see them in almost all Ghanaian YouTube buildings. Actually, the whole of these buildings. Anyone watching the videos of Accra, I'm sure they've seen creators shot these buildings. There they are. Through my lenses now. Is this where we're waiting? Yeah, we're about to get the church register. Thank you. Please. We're now moving from a car to a troll truck. We're going to use a troll truck. That's a passenger one. It has a lot of people in it. Just like the one there. So, where are we now? This is Accra Mall. We're supposed to go to the forest. But we're not going to use that car. We're going to circle. The center of Accra. Oh, okay. Maybe I can buy some water. This is something interesting and new I've seen here. They're selling money for change. If you want change or less money, lose money, you can buy it. Hey, stop! In East Africa, there's no water like this. No one's going to drink the water like this. Let's go. Okay, let's go. Straight? Yes. We're at the market right now. Saco market. They call it... Do I keep going straight? We finally made it to the Saco market. We're going to be getting some stuff done on this side. I'm going to bring you along with me including getting a SIM card. Okay. Let's take a clip. Is it the biggest market? No, Saco is not a market. Saco is like... The biggest is Makola. It's just the biggest road network in Accra. It connects almost every part of the city. Oh, okay. In a day, it's almost like 84,000 vehicles that use this place in a day. Oh. So, it's that big. So, that means Saco has to be like the center, kind of. It's what? It's like the center. That's why lots of people have to go through it to get to work, home, business. Wherever you have to be in a day, probably you would use Saco. No matter what. One way or the other, your car might pass here. You might have to get a car from this side. It just connects the city. Oh, okay. It's really busy. Today, we are lucky. It's not that much crowded over here. Your bag. People are watching your bag. I have these guys here. Do I keep going straight? What? Do I keep going straight? Yeah, we are almost there. Okay. Thank you. So, this is what the Ghana cities look like. This is a 10, and this is 50. So, roughly 50 is like $8, $9. And a 10 is like 2, maybe. More than 2, like 1, 9. 1, 9, 1, 8. So, next time... Yeah, we are going to get a SIM card now. Which network is the best? I'm standing in front of Vodafone, and you want me to say MTN is the best. No, I want one that... I don't care if it's MTN. One that will give me a good package for Wi-Fi, for data, and faster. We will go for MTN for now because MTN is a nationwide something. Since you will be roaming, you need to get a network where you can... That can work anywhere and everywhere. Yeah, sure. So, we will go for MTN for now. Okay, cool. This is complicated. Same to Nigeria. Nigeria couldn't buy a SIM card either. So, you see, you also can't buy this. You can't buy a SIM card in Ghana if you don't have that number. It's just like a Ghana card. Just like the NIN in Nigeria. So, I don't understand. Because, I mean... It's a recent change. They started it probably during COVID time. Like, I want to say late last year. They started requiring it. When I first moved to Ghana in 2020, you could just look at the SIM card. I mean, for people like us who are new to it, they should get something that we can be able to buy. Yeah, you know. They're trying to be able to track people and what they're doing. Like, if you're in a country for 30 days, they activate it. And then after 30 days, they can deactivate the card, you know. Anyway, thank goodness we have a solution here. We can get us a SIM card. Glomobile is Nigerian. I think so. I've never... Glomobile is Nigerian, right? Yeah, it's a Nigerian company. Yeah. My SIM card is ready. Ah, okay. Thank you. How much? Thank you. I'll go fix this later. Okay. So, can I get coconut water as we're going to get the T-shirts? Yeah. You can get some coconut water. I know, but... Today, you're a travel vlogger, so you should... You should understand. Hello. How are you? Okay. So, when do they stop for people to cross? The traffic is broken. Oh, okay. All right. Okay, it's our time to leave. Okay, we can go. We are going straight in there. Aquaba. Everywhere is saying Aquaba. That's the only tree left. Let's use this side. You see? Samsung welcomes you to Circle Mobile Market. Okay. Yeah, I think this guy can do a better job. Okay. Hard one. Do you want a hard one? Water. One that has more water. More water. Okay, so... Okay. How much? Don't worry. Just take it. Okay. Oh, do they give straw? They don't have straw. Okay, so we take it? Yeah. Okay. So, that was your first street food in Ghana. My first? This is street drink. Yeah. Are you going to take your food? How do they do it? Okay. Let me try it. I'll do everything now. I'll go try it. So, you just take it with your hands. Okay. Thank you. This is a tour for you as well. This spot is one of the most popular spots. So, this is where all your phones get stolen. So, this is where your phone is? Yeah. So, when they steal your phone, they bring it here. They don't track them? They clean it and sell it again. So, you see, recently in the news, there was this American celeb that tracked her phone and then was in Ghana. This is the area. Oh, yeah. Oh, I heard about that by the way. It was here in Turkey. This is where they do all the phones. Right here. So, that's where your electronics ever get taken. But if they do, they will come here. We are going straight. So, we are going to be walking for the next 10 kilometers. Yeah, like here. Yeah. This is the center of Accra. Yeah, so enjoy. Maybe we should just stay in Accra. Oh, really? Yeah. Why? Thank you. Now, you have made it. Yep. That was from behind. Yeah. You know, you can come and do your hair in Hollywood. And you can say, Oh, yo, I made it to Hollywood. Let's go. People are selling. People are just hassling you. They want you to buy this. They want you to buy that. So, that's the lane. So, we are just about to enter. And then the most popular spot here is the Odorize. So, this is Odorize. Odorize. Yeah, it is so popular. Before this whole interchange was made or whatever, the most popular name you would hear a circle is Odorize. Odorize. So, it's like a restaurant. You can buy food from there. And then you can eat snacks. It's affordable as well. So, now we are entering Tiptoe Lane. So, you have to be careful with everything. Your bag, your camera, everything. That's Tiptoe Lane for you. Okay, so we are going to tiptoe here. Let's tiptoe. You have to go first. How are we going? Straight? Take your bag from the back and then we are done. Am I going this way? Yeah, you are going that way. Do I tiptoe? Yeah. So, you can see from afar. You can see the crowd down there. But today is a bit easier. Uh-huh. Recently, the mayor or something started moving people off the road. It was too crowded. You couldn't even walk freely like how you are walking right now. Yeah. So, it was human traffic. Yeah, human traffic. This is Tiptoe Lane. Yeah. It's always good to bring it forward. You bring it in front of you like this. They sell a lot of stolen goods here. That's what goes on here. Okay. Yes. This place was built to ease the congestion over here. They built it to ease. Before this, just imagine. Laptops, phone, they were all here. So, it was just built. This is called the Circle Mall. Circle Mall. So, that's what they're selling here. It's like a mini mall for the goods they're selling here. Okay. Let's see that side. Go straight. Crossing. Left here. So, is this place called Circle? Oh. So, this is the reason why this place is called Circle. Right? No, no, no. It's not because of this. It's because of the circular roads. This is for Karmankoma built it. It's the Karmankoma Circle. This is the biggest metro station over here in Circle. So, that's why it's the major network road in Accra. You can get wherever you're going from here. So, now we're going to the mall. So, from here to the mall, we could pick a Madina car that would drop us at the mall. So, we're going to the mall. Okay. Let's take any. Madina, how are you? How are you? Wait. Small car. Okay. I wanted us to get somewhere so you guys could be comfortable. So, you can stay here. Can I sit here? Yeah, you can stay here. Okay, cool. So, I'm back at the Accra mall. If you remember, I had shown you this building. So, right now, we want to get to the mall and buy some little toiletries or what Nigerians would also call a small provision. You call them like small provision. You call them provision like small stuff. You call them provision as well here. Oh, okay. Let's go. The biggest mall, right? Is this the biggest mall? Is this the biggest mall, no? In Accra? Westall is the biggest mall in West Africa. The biggest mall in Nigeria. The biggest mall in Ghana is in Kumasi. The Kumasi mall? Yes. Okay, from research. The little research I did. They said the biggest mall is in Kumasi. What about Westall? Do you know about Westall mall? I don't know. We have Accra mall, Kumasi, and then we have Westall. Then we have A and C. We have other malls, but the big ones are Accra mall, Westall, and then Kumasi mall. So, basically, Kumasi and Accra mall are almost the same. They have the same style, the same building, whatever. Westall is a bit different. So, this is Accra mall. We are going to Accra mall. Probably, we will go to Westall one day. Okay, it's here in Accra? Yeah, it's here in Accra. Okay. Okay, so it's still day one in Ghana with African Tigers. I understand why her name is African Tigers because she landed in the morning. She has not even had sleep. Had the shortest possible nap. She's still walking since morning. So, we are going to do some grocery shopping. I took a nap in the truck. So, we are going to do grocery shopping at the mall and then finally take her to her accommodation to go and rest. Yes. We need a nose mask. Oh, you don't have a mask? But it's recording anyway. Let's continue. So, you want to do grocery shopping? Shopping? Okay, cool. Probably the groceries, you are supposed to get them here. Yeah, just something. Ready fruits or something. Okay. So, as usual, I know they have you guys have shop right in Kenya. Yes. There we go. Looks the same. You know, I never buy my food in supermarkets. What if I try Ghana Jollof? I wish I take home Ghana Jollof. Oh, you want some Ghana Jollof? Some bananas. Chocolate. Yeah, the Ghana chocolate. Welcome to Ghana. But I love lemon. You love lemon? Okay. You probably can try the two. Yes, I'll try the two. And almost every brand here in Ghana they have this kente design in there somewhere. Most brands. So, that one is Ghanaian? Yeah, I'm pretty sure. Let me check. Cocktail Dofui. It's okay. This is popular here. The Ghanaian drinks. We should have bought a basket. My bad. Wow, look what I saw here. A Melo drink. Never seen this one. I just know Melo, the one they use for I think people here in this country love Melo so much. So, they had to invent a drink for you guys. It comes in different sizes. You can see the smaller one and the big ones. So, I'm going to try Ghana Jollof. And I'll let you know which one is better between Ghana Jollof and Nigerian Jollof. So, this is the Ghana Jollof. Do you guys also put too much pepper on your Jollof? No, no, no. I think you can put that one here. Okay, cool. So, you can put it here. Well, as you can clearly see, my mic decided it wasn't going to pick our audio. This is Kofi of Brothers From Ghana. Kindly go check out his YouTube channel, Brothers From Ghana. I will leave the link in the description. And thank you so much for watching this episode. I hope you truly enjoyed my day one, first day in Ghana. So, I basically just landed and I was up because SIM card is very important. Changing money is very important. So, I had to go up and down to just settle before I can go to sleep. So, yeah. Thank you so much and stay tuned for more amazing episodes from Ghana. And until next time, buh-bye!