Mole National Park - Ghana Exiting Tongo was like escaping the apocalypse; the countryside crackling all around us, sounding like a hailstorm on a tin roof in slow motion, yet the thick black smoke, intense heat, and sight of flames ravenously consuming a particularly dense area of bush revealed the true source of the sound. …
Abomey to Kande – Benin & Togo Landing back on the mainland after our visit to Ganvie we immediately launched into a food shop at the local market sprawled along the shore. The markets nearly always look great, that is until you need something that isn’t one of the only 10 fresh food items available …
Ouidah to Ganvie – Benin Down the road from Grand Popo we did a whistle-stop tour in Ouidah, a town popular with tourists known for its significant role in the slave trade and its ancient Voodoo Kingdoms. Our afternoon began at the Temple of the Pythons which is exactly as you imagine although likely much …
Grand Popo - Benin Although not confined to any one country, Benin is renowned, I guess, more than anywhere else as the home of Voodoo. From the outside it would be considered a religion of the dark arts, of spirits maybe not of the terrifying variety, but certainly discomforting, the kind of spirits that genuinely …
Kouma Konda – Togo The Ghanian border we arrived at was one of the most immaculate border crossings I have visited; groomed to the standard of an English country garden, and staffed by welcoming, clean-cut officers. We were through within the hour which was speedy enough but, the Togolese officers went a step further, processing …
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