by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Destinations, Ghana, Togo, West Africa Trip 2018
After a challenging night in prison-like rooms, we had some breakfast and crossed the Benin-Togo border. The semi-abandoned border post was guarded by a bored police officer who spent twenty minutes to copy our names in his logbook, in Greek script! Batammariba...
by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Destinations, West Africa Trip 2018
After a good breakfast we set course to Natitingou, 400km north of Dasse Zoume. We spent more than 6 hours on the dirt road – supposedly under construction – slowing down every 50 meters to avoid the large potholes and the tons of dust produced by the...
by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Destinations, West Africa Trip 2018
The next morning we drove for 40 minutes to Abomey Calavi to visit Ganvie, a picturesque village with stilt houses on Lake Nokoué. It was founded in the 17th century by the Tofinu people to escape capturing and slavery. Everyday life revolves around the lake. The...
by eliasc64 | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Destinations, Ghana, Togo, West Africa Trip 2018
The flight arrived on time, but Egyptair left my friend’s luggage in Cairo, so they had to manage for the next 3 days with whatever clothes they were wearing. Mental note: never, ever check-in any luggage if you had planned to change hotels every day. We met Sam, our...
by eliasc64 | Jul 5, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Trips
Since the day I begun traveling, I dreamed that one day I will visit the lower Omo valley. The reason was none other than the amazing series of photos from the Mursi tribe that I saw in a french photography magazine. The lip plates, the body painting, the local...
