Category Archives: Benin

So, where exactly did we drive?

Over the past couple of weeks I have been getting my head around the GPS co-ordinates that Nev collected (and I presume is still collecting) and I have managed to load them into Google; not exactly as I wanted but … Continue reading

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Actual Camping Locations #1

I am currently sitting at the back of a bus heading for Knysna from Tsitsikamma on South Africa’s famed Garden Route with a bit of spare time so thought I would flick through a post to let you all know … Continue reading

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Snapshots of West Africa

Vibrantly clothed women balancing bundles of firewood and huge basins of water on their heads with grace and ease; wizened, toothless old men sitting in the shade of a tree and watching the world go by; laughing, barefoot, partially clothed … Continue reading

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Highs and lows of an incredible country….

Having waited all day and half the evening for one of our visas to be issued we made a mad dash for the Benin border from Lome (a mere 50 odd Km’s) to make sure that we did not overstay … Continue reading

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