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Togo, Benin & Ghana
This is a log of week on the road in West Africa, across Ghana, Togo and Benin. This part of the...
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Streets of Congo
An attempt to record contemporary life in Kivu, the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of...
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The Insatiable Traveler
Susan Portnoy’s blog is my favorite travel blog to date. I guess I am being subjective, since her...
Togo, Benin & Ghana
This is a log of week on the road in West Africa, across Ghana, Togo and Benin. This part of the...
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North Togo and Ghana
After a challenging night in prison-like rooms, we had some breakfast and crossed the Benin-Togo...
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North Benin
After a good breakfast we set course to Natitingou, 400km north of Dasse Zoume. We spent more than...
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Ganvié & Abomey
The next morning we drove for 40 minutes to Abomey Calavi to visit Ganvie, a picturesque village...
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South Benin
The distance from Lomé to Aneho is only 44 km, but it took over an hour to reach the fishing town,...
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Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Since the day I begun traveling, I dreamed that one day I will visit the lower Omo valley. The...
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Crocs, Markets and Museums
I went to bed with my noise cancelling earphones so I managed to sleep longer. The noise from the...
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Mursi and Ari
The night was short. I woke up at 3:30 by the screaming loudspeakers of the neighboring Orthodox...
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Daasanach and Bana
From Turmi to Omorate is about an hour drive over very good tarmac. A blasé government official in...
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Karo and the Turmi Market
The breakfast at the Turmi Lodge was minimal. I am sure it had to do with the fact that we were...
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Konso and Hamer
The breakfast at the Paradise Lodge overlooking lake Chamo was pleasant, but as with every...
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