I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good in my

passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 776. Today the amateur traveler talks about beaches and

baskets, Kente cloth and trotros, surfing and slave castles as we go to Ghana in West Africa.

I know that I should be heading home,

but maybe not, maybe not today.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Let's talk about Ghana.

I'd like to welcome to the show Jackie Habib from Jackie Habib.com who has come to talk to us up at the

African country of Ghana. Jackie welcome to the show. Thanks so much for

having me Chris. And what's your connection with Ghana? Well I actually lived in Ghana for a

period in 2013 and 2014 and I have amazing friends and I love the country and I keep going back to visit.

Excellent.

And let's put Gotta on a map for our listeners.

We're talking about Western Africa, a southern facing country which you have to have a picture of

Africa in your mind when you say that.

And why should someone go to Ghana?

Ghana is an incredible country for so many reasons.

The culture in the country is so so rich.

Ghana and music is so much fun to dance to and to listen to.

Gunnaean food tastes amazing. We can talk more about that during the podcast and the weather is quite great actually year-round

The ocean is stunning.

Ghanaians are so friendly.

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