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 – 11 – The Atlantic Coast & Slave Castles
17.12.2018 07:00 was breakfast today and it was not as busy as yesterday, however, it was slightly better than yesterday. But Oliver made some blahblah with the waitress because he…
The Ganges – River of Life – Part 8 – Overland to Bihar
25.10.2018 Today we would be leaving the ship and continue our journey overland - still following the River Ganges. Leaving the ship to go on the land program in India…
The Ganges – River of Life – Part 9 – Temples & The Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya
26.10.2018 Everybody had a relaxed short lunch break and at 14:30 we got ready to visit Bodhgaya. With our bus it took some 15 min to reach the town from…
The Ganges – River of Life – Part 10 – Varanasi – The Holy City
28.10.2018 It was a short night! My alarm went off at 04:30 and I met our guide Mukund in the Lobby at 05:15. Nobody overslept or chickened out - Varanasi…