Yaa Ofori-Ansah joins Adrian in the hot seat today to explore the African and Ghanaian Travel Industry.
Yaa is a multiple award-winning professional and the proud founder of Talking Drums Travel & Marketplace. She started Talking Drums following her passion for Africa, its development and her frequent (largely solo!) travel throughout her land of origin. She has been fortunate to have since travelled all four corners of the Motherland, from North, South, East West, and not forgetting Madagascar. Everywhere has been different, with its own unique charm and experience. Through Talking Drums, she hopes to inspire others to do the same.
Outside of Talking Drums, her experience includes working across the public, private and non-profit sectors, specialising in sustainability, and environmental, social & governance (ESG).
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0:00 Yaa - introduction
3:20 SOAS Uni and work experience in Africa
5:20 Torn between Travel passion and law career
8:00 Bitten by the Travel Bug
9:10 Talking Drums Travel
13:40 Travel dealbreakers
15:40 Solo African travel experiences
17:00 Zanzibar and Tanzania
28:16 Talking drums blog and conception
37:12 Talking drums travel tours and marketplace
50:20 Talking Drums travel consultancy
55:00 TD Tour dates
58:00 Taking skills from career to travel
1:08:00 What's next for Talking Drums Travel & Marketplace
1:09:30 Final travel tips in a Post-Covid World
1:03:00 - What The Sound of Accra is to Yaa and closing points
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