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, West Africa Trip 2018
The distance from Lomé to Aneho is only 44 km, but it took over an hour to reach the fishing town, right at the Beninese border. After a short stop for pictures, we moved to the border and did the paperwork for crossing. Ioanna had an expired visa and had to negotiate...
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...
by eliasc64 | Jul 4, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Ethiopia 2017 trip
I went to bed with my noise cancelling earphones so I managed to sleep longer. The noise from the neighboring Orthodox church is defeating and the priest could use some singing classes. After breakfast, we headed to Key Afer, one hour drive, to visit the largest...