Benin was a complete contrast to Senegal and we found it a lot harder travelling here. Saying that however it struck us both as a…
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Benin was a complete contrast to Senegal and we found it a lot harder travelling here. Saying that however it struck us both as a…
Ouidah was our last stop in Benin, we had come in the hope of finding out more about the reclusive voodoo practices and its history…
Before 1975 Benin was known as Dahomey after its pre-colonial empire, a civilisation which dominated the southern region for nearly three hundred years (c.1620 –…
Nestled in the beautiful agricultural region of the south near a village called Adjohoun we found our second WWOOF farm. We stayed in the home…
We now realise that the novelty of the Senegalese sept-place is nothing compared to how the Beninoise travel. Although cramped, seven passengers plus a driver…
Missing the sweet taste of cider we were delighted to come across tchouk (pronounced chu-ku-tu), millet beer which is brewed locally by women and popular…
Penjari National Park is in the very north of Benin and spills across the border into Burkina Faso. It has a reputation as being one…
The eight hour drive from Cotonou to Natitingou took us through the spectacular scenery of Benin. The undulating green farmland of the South seemed to…