Month: November 2019

Ghana Togo

Bye Bye Togo and a big thumbs up to Ghana!

November 13, 2019 tinyteddy

There is not a whole lot you can say about saying bye bye to Togo as its literally five minutes from Lome to the border with Ghana. I was so relieved. It wasn’t just because the smiles were bigger. It […]

Togo

The Fetish market Lome – be warned; graphic content!

November 12, 2019 tinyteddy

The Akodessawa Fetish Market of Lome is located not far from the capital. It is the largest market of its kind in Africa. This is not a place for the fainthearted and I refrained from posting some of the more […]

Togo

I stayed at Le Galion in Togo – great location

November 11, 2019 tinyteddy

This place had a few good things going for it, with location, half a block from the beach, coming top of the list. I hadn’t made an advanced booking but that was not a problem and there are several room […]

Togo

Lome Beach – great vibes

November 11, 2019 tinyteddy

The beach in Lome had some great vibes with swaying palms trees Washed up boats.. The keep fit brigade.. Vendors.. An occasional horse.. Some action…. There’s always a character.. And check out the little girl sweeping the garbage..

Togo

The Old Governors Palace, Lome

November 11, 2019 tinyteddy

 The Old Governors Palace was minutes away from my hotel. A wall surrounds the palace and sadly there is no way to enter. The palace was  built between the years 1898-1905 when Lome was a German colony. It has a prime […]

Benin

Bye Bye Benin – Short and sweet!

November 11, 2019 tinyteddy

Yes three days is a short  time to stay in a country but I was both mentally and physically exhausted by the traveling challenges and the language barrier (and I do speak French). My aim was to speed through Togo to reach […]

Benin

Ouidah – Door of no return

November 10, 2019 tinyteddy

Just a short walk from my hotel there was a three kilometer dirt path, which is commonly known as the slave route. It would have started at the market where more than one million shackled and desperate men, women and children were traded and then lead along […]

Benin

I stayed at the Hôtel Diaspora in Ouidah – great location

November 10, 2019 tinyteddy

This modest hotel is located directly on the beach and is about 5 minutes walk from the infamous door of no return and the museum. The rooms were clean, the air conditioning was excellent and the staff were friendly and spoke […]

Benin

Ouidah – How I almost stayed at a luxury spa.

November 9, 2019 tinyteddy

Firstly the town is pronouned Wee-dah and it is situated on the southern coast of Benin. I went here from Abomey. It was horrendous and it will give you an idea of just how awful I found the traveling. Although there was a […]

Benin

Abomey – A vanished kingdom

November 9, 2019 tinyteddy

For 300 years, from the early 17th century Abomey served as the capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey. It was established by the Fon people who were the dominant ethnic group at that time. Today the dozen structures that make up […]