After five months in West Africa we already can’t wait to come back! This is one of the world’s least travelled regions but we firmly…
Ghana-rama
Ghana is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, after finding oil off the coast international investment has been pouring in. Beautiful, vibrant and…
Cape Coast Castle & Kakum Park – Two Great Attractions in an Undesirable Place
Cape Coast had two of the best attractions we have visited so far but otherwise was a complete and utter nightmare. We have seen in…
Putting Jachie on the Map
Not to be found on our map of West Africa or in our guide book Jachie is a place that could be easily missed. We…
From Reins to Rain – Hired and Fired at The Green Ranch
By a stroke of luck (or so we believed) we found ourselves at The Green Ranch, a horse ranch on the idyllic shores of Lake…
Keen on Kumasi
After a brief sojourn to Tamale and northern Ghana and with nothing much to hold us there we headed south to Kumasi, a city known…
Accra’s Two Sides to the Cedi
Accra is a massive sprawling capital, a complete contrast to the rural Togo we had just left. Huge amounts of traffic entering the city, tower…
Atakpamé – A City With a View
Atakpamé in central Togo has been our favourite city so far. On arrival we were greeted by a spectacular view of the sun setting over…
Benin Briefly
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 – Curses and Coastal Breezes
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…