Exploring Ghana With My South African & Nigerian Friends

You know what? I want to surprise people, man. What's happening, bro? Because they'll be like, oh, we've never seen Maya behind the wheels, man. Look. Come on. Yo. Yeah. Today's actually my first time of being behind the wheels, man. And I know stickers is so sketch. Are you scared, bro? I'm scared, bro. You scared? I wanted a helmet, but I couldn't get it. Now I just have to sit. No, just fasten your seatbelt, man. You need a helmet for what? You know, I always tell stickers that I'm just that guy who drives, but don't want people to know that I drive. It's behind the scene driver, man. I'm behind the scene driver. Emergency. When things happen, I'll be behind the wheels. But if nothing has happened, no, I need to sit in the car and enjoy myself, man. So I think a lot of people leave a comment saying that, oh, we've never seen you drive. Now, I've been with stickers for how many years? Three years. And I think he's scared now. Don't worry, bro. You won't die. Chief driver. You won't die. We'll be safe, man. We'll be safe. But yo, where are we going right now? We're heading to Kempinski. We're going to Kempinski, man. Heading to Kempinski. Kempinski. I don't know. I said it in my previous video. Yeah. Kempinski is a German name. And Kempinski has my first name. So I'm called Berthold, which is a German name. And the founder of Kempinski is also called Berthold. So the full name of the owner of Kempinski or the founder of Kempinski is called Berthold Kempinski. And I'm called Berthold Winkler. I don't even know where my dad got that name from. You know, when I went to Switzerland, it was so funny. The guy who was coming to pick me up was a German. So the guy chose to come and pick me up because he saw the name of my passport being Berthold. So he's like, oh, that's a German. Now the dude came and then started speaking German, bro. Started speaking German. And I'm looking at his face like, hey, I'm not German, bro. I just have a German name. But that was the name given to me by my dad. So it is what it is, man. But we're going to Kempinski to pick up a friend of mine. I'll say she's Nigerian, a YouTube representative. I mean, we've been working back and forth for the past year, right? But we've never met each other. It's always been online. I met her yesterday to be around. And she wants to know more about Ghana. She wants to explore Ghana. And as a Ghanaian, believe me, I don't know where to explore in Ghana. You guys know where to explore in Ghana? So I just feel like taking her to one of my favorite places. That's like Ebrie. Because I love being in Ebrie. And apart from that, there is also another content creator from South Africa. A YouTuber that talks about finance. This is so cool. Like, I'm waving the South African flag. Welcome to Black Star. This is African Union representative. She's also in town. Just meets the same lady that I'm talking about. She's now in Ghana. And she's also saying, I want to explore Ghana. I'm like, okay, you know what? Let's do this. So I'm just going to pick them up. And I'm going to be their tour guide for today. And it's a vlog day, man. Don't forget to like the video. Subscribe. And be part of the vlog. Shout out, man. Now, let's go, man. Chief driver. Stickers. Don't be scared, man. You go straight? Yeah, just go straight. Just go straight, man. I trust you, bro. Bro? Come on. This guy is just... He's acting like a woman. I know so many people hate to see me drive. I don't know. Especially Stickers. Oh, yeah. He's number one enemy. I know. I know that. Because he's right now. If Mai is behind the wheels, I'm not... I'm not going. But don't worry. This is highway. Is that a highway? Jeez. So what's your highest speed you can go? 200, bro. Yo, bro. 200? I don't want to kill you right now, but... I'm just crying for this motor guy. If he don't get out... No, come on. Now, do you believe now? See, he's believing. No hands. I'm so sorry for using the Ghana time. Oh, it's okay. Hi. How are you, Mai? Thank you. Hi, how are you? Good to see you. Good morning. Morning, how are you? Good. Awesome. This is my father. Oh, hi. Good to see you. Yes. Okay. Snap, snap. I need to snap. Low key. Low key snapping. Are you good? I'm good. Awesome. What are you expecting? I've got an open mind. So let's see. I'm expecting nothing. It's better when you don't expect anything. And then everything is a surprise. Connection and heritage. Yes. Connection and heritage. Now I'm scared. Don't be. Why are you scared? Now I'm scared. You should have gone with my nothing. Ghanaian, Nigerian. Yeah. You know we're connected. Exactly. So, you know, that's what we're just going to vibe off of that. You should have gone with my nothing. Okay, yes. No. When you expect nothing, everything is a surprise. That's a very Virgo. Because Virgos don't want to be disappointed. We may be disappointed. I know, but I'm here for it. I'm here for it. This is more like African Union, man. It is now, it is. Morning. If you don't have a photo at the Black Star Square, which means that you've never been to Ghana, so I had to do justice to it by taking them to the Independence Square for a photo shoot. Do you want a picture too? My favorite funeral. These are like poor bears. If you die, they come and carry your coffin and dance with it. I feel like you're not African. You're using an umbrella? You want a picture? Is it locked? Can you unlock it for me for two seconds, please? Thank you. I definitely need my mic also. So I can connect. On my way to the top, I met young Ghanaians exhibiting an old school fashion, which I think is super cool. So I had to put them on camera because they actually love my videos. I love my moves. Why are you putting on lipstick? You guys need to tell me about your outfit for today, man. What's happening? Upcoming festival. Promote yourself, man. I'm vlogging right now, man. What's happening? Okay, so we have an upcoming festival. It's called the Ayalolo Festival. Ayalolo Festival. On 6th March every year, we dress in old school outfits, and then we parade the streets of Africa. We have over thousands of people coming around. Ayalolo Festival welcomes you to Ghana. Hooray! Sorry to interrupt. I know you all are enjoying the episode. But hey, please do me a favor. Like this video. It means a lot to me. Can we get 30,000 likes on this video? I mean, like it now. Are you new to the channel? Is it your first time seeing this YouTube channel? Please subscribe. Let's hit 2 million subscribers. So, one of the places that no tour guide will ever show you or bring you is Circle. I've never seen any tour guide bringing their client to Circle. But I just want to make Circle a tourist destination. So that's why I brought you guys here. Thanks. Are you all excited to see Circle? Very excited. One thing. You have to leave your phones in the car. Thank you, Jesus. Welcome to Circle. Thank you, Jesus. That was a good one. So, it's one of the busiest places in Accra. So, it's a market. Everything. Everything is here. Businesses. And this is actually the center of Accra. And it's named after Kwame Nkrumah. So, this place is called Kwame Nkrumah Circle. So, this is an interchange that we have here. Oh, wow. Kwame Nkrumah is a great guy, eh? Are you a fan of Kwame Nkrumah? Oh, yes. So, this is a private transport. No umbrella. Jesus. We're Africans. This is our culture. Where do you want to go? Who owns these buses? Whose fleet is this? This is an individual house, you know. Oh, so you can buy into. Yeah, so you can actually own one of these. Oh, can I buy one from South Africa? Yeah, from South Africa. And bring it in, or can I buy one from here and own it? Of course, man. How much do you think it makes in a day? How many trips does it make? I have no idea. I think we need to find one driver and ask. My dad is obviously asking. What's your name, sir? My name is Isa. Isa? You sit here. My name is Nicolette. I'm coming all the way from South Africa. I'm very, very interested in these bus markets and the business. So, you as a driver, you tell me. How much does one of these buses make? How many trips does it make in a day? Half trip. Half trip? To where? Kumasi to Accra. Okay. Then you return the next day. And in a full load, how many people is that? 31. 31 people. And they each pay how much? 160. 150? 160. 100 CDs. So, 100 times 31 is 3,100. So, you make 3,100 CDs. Wow. In a day? Apart from your food? You deduct your food and everything from it? Oh, wow. So, but why do you only make one trip in a day? Half a trip? It takes five to six hours. Oh, to fill it up? Oh, yeah. Five to six hours to the destination. To the destination. Yeah. Is that how far it is? How's that? Shit. That's quite far, hey? You should try it out. So, let's do the mathematics. 31 in a week, three times every day? You go every day? Five to seven days? Seven days, yeah. Seven days? Three times seven is what? Twenty... Twenty-one. Thank you. That time I'm the financial buddy. Oh, yeah. You see, I literally forgot. That's your channel. That's what your channel is all about, man. It's not bad, hey? Yes, love it. I just wanted them to know how it feels to be in Africa. The reason why I'm saying this is that when you go to so many African countries, this is how our market looks like. This is the life of an ordinary African who is hustling to make ends meet. So, yeah. I mean, that's why I'm saying that whenever you come to Africa, visit places like this. Invest your money in places like this. Spend money there because that money will help build Africa. This is our livelihood. Our livelihood. This is our livelihood. This is how we make money. This is how we grind. This is the hustle. So, this is the reality of our people. And it's like everything is happening at once. Everything is happening at once. People are trying to survive and make it right here. Stop, people. Stop the show. Africa is open for business. Okay? Whoa. You don't get better than this. What a slip. If you want to come out as an alien, then yes. You want to come out as an alien. They need to fix this. This is not good. What is it? The sanitation. It's terrible. This needs to be fixed. President of Ghana, this has to be fixed. This is not good for health. Communicable diseases, all sorts of things. I can imagine what was happening during COVID with this. This is not good. I'm going to say hello to the babies. Hello. How are you? Are you good? Give me a high five. I want to give you something. I've got something for you. Who wants a 20? You're going to do the ABCs for me. Let's go. Are you ready? A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Do you know the ABCs? Say A, B, C, D, E, E, F, G, H, I, J, K. You're so funny. Okay. There you go. Well done. Since Circle is the heart of Ghana, that heart contains everything. And believe me, we were not expecting to see a street dance in Circle. But hey, it is what it is, man. We had to join. Let's go have fun. I can't believe that all those dance are from Miracle Babies. Do you want to have a baby? I want to have a baby. A Miracle Baby. Jesus gives Miracle Babies. Do you want to have a baby too? Yes. Oh. Miracle Babies. Miracle Baby. No. Did I tell you that Circle is named after Kwame Nkrumah? So this place is called Kwame Nkrumah Circle. Or there is an interchange here called Kwame Nkrumah Interchange. So there is a statue that is built to honor Kwame Nkrumah right here. So since I am here, the guy who loves Nkrumah so much, the Nkrumah-nists, I had to take them to pay respect to a sergeant for Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. But I want to ask you a question. Anytime you see Kwame Nkrumah raising his hand up in the air, what do you think it symbolizes? Leave that as a comment. Freedom is coming tomorrow. Dance and you must not prepare for your freedom. Freedom is coming... Dance and you must not prepare for your freedom. Freedom is coming tomorrow. I've never done even this in Lagos. Really? Never. Why? Too busy. Too busy? Too busy. You have to plan your... I'm so glad I gave you that experience. That's where the president lives. So his personal house. Oh, really? Yeah. That was so funny. Yams. It's time to head to Ebri. But let me tell you one secret. Whenever you travel in Accra, whenever you get stuck in traffic, all you need to do is to support the street hawker by buying something from them. It's normal. In Ghana, I don't know about your country, do you guys have street hawkers, people who sell in traffic? We need to support our own, yeah? So anytime that I drink water, I always make sure that it's an African-owned. This is our week. This area is called the airport city. It's a private-owned. It's a private-owned city. So the government, in collaboration with the private sector, developed this whole area. So this was actually the first building that was built in here. No, yeah, that one is abandoned because according to the video that I did here, the owner is saying that there's not enough carpark. So he's not going to continue. Enough carpark. But I think the basement carpark is not enough. So the whole building was rejected. What do you think is the design? Is it the design? What do you think it looks like? That building. The white one. The white one? Yeah, like crossing with the chevron signs and all of that. Oh, it looks like that. Or like a net. A net? Last guess. Like a fruit. Oh, pineapple. Pineapple! Alright, let's go. Our first stop is the Ayumensa Park, one of my favourite estates in Ghana. You know what? I love to show off. So I had to show off to them that, hey, in Ghana, we've got green estates, even though it's hard to find green estates in Ghana. You're the only African here. Yes, I'm a diluted African. No! Okay, okay, wait. Ah, you see. I'm not, I'm not. Don't prove a point. How about the estates? It's beautiful. Looks a little bit older, though. But it's nice. Beautiful. High quality. So the issue is always maintenance. Sustainability. Body corporate. Where's body corporate here? But, it's nice. Very nice indeed. No question about it. I want to see what happens to you guys. Oh, it's nice. It's beautiful. It needs a body corporate. I'm talking about the time that I see people moving in. Okay. Yeah. Whenever you travel with women, yeah, always make sure that they are comfortable. So, I know we are going to a park, and I know that when we go to the park, we're going to spend more time there. So they won't get the chance to feel comfortable the way they always want to feel. So we had to stop by at the vacationist. And, believe me or not, they loved it. Nice to meet you. Hi, Dad, I'm Well. What do you do? Hi, Dad. Nice to meet you. Welcome. I know if you also come here, you're definitely going to enjoy it. How was your journey here? It was good. Okay. So we call this space the Lost Experience. We mostly give it to couples. Wow. Yes. So it's a kind of hideout. We like to give it to any couple who want to come all the way from across to get a quiet space here. Oh, my goodness. There's a bathtub to cruise and also have a beautiful view. And the view is very great in the evening. You really enjoy this space. Look at that. So this is not part of the main house? No. So we booked this space solely for couples. So you can come again with your sweethearts. And just come and enjoy this space with a full body massage. Believe me, this is the best place to make babies. You make a lot of toys here. Oh, wow. Look at that. Come, come, come. Hey, I want that. We're finally here. This is our final destination. The Avery Gardens. You're having a great time? Yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you for today. Helicopter. Good one. You didn't tell us that part. Let's do it. I'm sure there's a story behind the helicopter. Definitely. And I have no idea. But guys, I'm going to Google it and I'm going to tell you. This is Avery Botanical Gardens, right? Okay. So, safari. Can we get an understanding of the helicopter? Old. So, people come in here for picnics? We think it's something about it being one of the first helicopters in Ghana and was given from the UK. But we could be wrong. TripAdvisor says that. Hello. Hi. How are you? I'm fine. Hello, Nana. Hello. How are you doing? Smile. Big smile. She's so beautiful. She's like me. Big smile. The first president of Ghana, Dr. Carmen Cromer, came here with this. Came here? Here with this. Avery Gardens with this? Yes, and it got spoiled. It never moved again. Oh. Yeah. So, that's the story behind it? Yes. So, I didn't know. We've just educated. When you travel with women, you become their photographers. You must lie on the ground so we can see commitment. Yes, that's it. That's it. Wow. This is not my first time coming to Avery Gardens, but this is my first time seeing activities going on in the gardens. And I was so happy to see that this initiative was done by a young man. This is Spain's Bollywood. This is my pop-up recreation space. You established this yourself? Yeah, eight months ago. Eight months ago, and why you decided to establish something like that here? I've been coming... I'm 28. I've been coming here for a long time, and nothing happens here. It's just the trees. So then, when people come, they just have to either do like a walking tour, which lasts like 20 minutes or something. Once they are done, they have to return back to Africa. So then I felt, oh, let me just add these things here. So when people come, they can do a painting session, they can play paintball, target shooting, they can play basketball, they can play badminton, there is soft archery. We have even mats that you give out so that you can play board games. That box over there has about 20 board games, different games. So then people can even do picnics and stuff like that. So that's basically what we do here. That's your own idea? Yeah, yeah. That's so creative, man. We open only on weekends and then holidays. Amazing, man. If you have a message to the youth of Ghana, what would that message be? I'll just say that when they come here, they patronize Ghanaian tourism and also patronize the Ghanaian business. So it's always a good thing when you come here. It's very low budget as well, so you just come and have fun on a low budget. It's always a great thing to come here. You know, I am an international sniper. Tell him something. What did I just tell you? Come on, give me that. Let's go, come on. Let's go. Seven, six, eight, over the bar. Five, four, three. Come on. In case you missed the shot. Come on. Come and stand behind me. No wonder they were waiting so many people at the bar. We're not even in the center. You did a good job. He would have killed somebody. My enemies are many. Let's go. Overboard. Okay, okay. No, no, no, wait. Wait, wait, wait. Okay, let's go, let's go. No, he was just... Hey, hey, hey. Allow me, allow me. Please, calm down. Calm down, he was just... You can do this. Okay, not bad. This guy, no wonder... They don't know you, eh? YouTube is good for you. This is fucked up, man. You can't be a... Bro. Somebody's home. The day is almost over and it's time for food. So I had to take them to Hebrie, which is 10 minutes away from the bar. Let us see this Ghana jellofresh. We're Nigerians. It better be good, though. Otherwise, we will not live here. All right. Daddy, I hope you're also going to order Ghana jellof. Of course. But we have to make sure it's good, though. If it's not good, how are we going to stay here today? We can put 10 legs for one trouser. Two legs for one trouser. To Ghana and Nigeria. This is the real African union. So I guess Ghana wins, eh? I wouldn't say that. I wouldn't go that far. But it's pretty close. It's given us far way too much spice. In a different category. And after eating, Nicolette arranged with the chef of Hebrie to organize us a special cake. Happy birthday, dear Kumbre. Happy birthday to you. Thank you. Come sit, guys. Blow it out. I don't know what I can tell. My hair is getting old. Don't you worry. Don't you scare. It only gets better every year. Make sure it's a big one. Are you done? That was a short switch. She knows already. She knows what she wants. From your thoughts to God's ears. She knew exactly what she wants. Ice cream. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Yes, thank you, everyone. Wow. Very good. Is it good? It's very soft. It's very good. It's good? It's very soft. To my surprise, when I was about to leave, the chef came out and said he is a huge fan. I didn't really have the opportunity to come and say hi. You're one of my superheroes. I'm crying for you. Oh, my God. I'm crying. Such a moment. Say it again. He's one of my heroes. Oh, my God. I can be your hero, baby. My guy. I can be your hero, baby. You should be my guy. I'll stand by you forever. You can take my breath away. It's okay. I don't want to take it away. I'm going to fill that bell. This is so sweet. This is amazing. Today was really fun and I'm so glad I was able to create all these memories with these beautiful people from different parts of the continent. And I'll be happy to create this moment over and over again.