Quick trip to West Africa – 1 – Arriving in Ghana
30.11.2018 Off to a new adventure! Ghana - Benin - Togo it is! I booked a 2 week cultural tour through the 3 countries and added a short week before…
Quick trip to West Africa – 2 – Wli in the Volta Region
03.12.2018 I slept well last night and got up early. Traffic outside my window was much busier than yesterday. Monday, I suppose! I packed up and went down for breakfast…
Quick trip to West Africa – 3 – Mona Monkeys & Mountains
05.12.2018 I took breakfast at 07:00 this morning – fried eggs, toast and coffee. Sabine, the lady of the house, had told me last night that she and her husband…
Quick trip to West Africa – 4 – Lomé – Markets, Fetishes and Voodoo Trance
06.12.2018 Having finished all the Ghana departure formalities, I had to cross the road, show my passport at the other side again to cross the gate to Togo. There I…
Quick trip to West Africa – 5 – More Voodoo in Togoville & Benin
09.12.2018 This morning we started early. Breakfast was at 07:15 and I went to reception a bit early to pay my bill of the last few days. I never had…
Quick trip to West Africa – 6 – A grand popo in Grand-Popo, Stilt villages & King’s Palaces
10.12.2018 The night was peacefully quiet, only the waves crashing at the beach in the distance could be heard. I did get up quite early and sat on my porch…
Quick trip to West Africa – 7 – Crazy roads & an audience with a King in Northern Benin
12.12.2018 We had a long drive ahead of us today and therefore had breakfast at 06:00 still in the dark – OK, I just arrived at 06:30 – no need…
Quick trip to West Africa – 8 – Tata Somba, Tamberma & Arriving in Togo
13.12.2018 Here way up North there is not much internet. WIFI was only in the lobby of the hotel and last night it was not working at all. I had…
Quick trip to West Africa – 9 – Togo Fire Dance & Border Crossings
14.12.2018 I did not sleep well last night, but was up for our 07:00 breakfast. It was good breakfast with croissants, juice, eggs and good jam. We left on time…
Quick trip to West Africa – 10 – Kumasi & the Akwasidae Festival
16.12.2018 The party had been going on long last night - I only noticed peripherally when I turned the TV off. But I slept well and went down for breakfast…