São Tomé - São Tomé and Príncipe After 70 days in West Africa, my time was coming to an end, at least on the mainland it was. What I really needed now was a relaxing holiday on some tropical islands that no one had ever heard of. Before that though, what I absolutely needed was …
Kumasi to Accra - Ghana The sound of the muezzin echoing from mosques at any time of day is one of the pleasures of travelling around an Islamic country. Funnily enough, the Arabs have it honed to perfection where assuming the sound system isn’t a heap of junk, the call to prayer is both beautiful …
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 …
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