Ganvie, Benin
Lacrustine village of Ganvie
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Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military go... [read more]
Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military go... [read more] Blog: Gliding Through Ganvie, Benin
Date: November 14th 2006
November 11: We crept into Benin at twilight, after hours of frustrating travel to the East frontier of Ghana and across Togo. The country appeared unremarkable at first sight: a plain of grassy earth punctuated by a few modest mud structures and tall palm trees ending, rather abruptly, at the deep blue waters of the Gulf of Guinea. The chartered taxi that we were traveling in dropped us ... read more
Date: November 14th 2006
November 11: We crept into Benin at twilight, after hours of frustrating travel to the East frontier of Ghana and across Togo. The country appeared unremarkable at first sight: a plain of grassy earth punctuated by a few modest mud structures and tall palm trees ending, rather abruptly, at the deep blue waters of the Gulf of Guinea. The chartered taxi that we were traveling in dropped us ... read more
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The trials, trails, and short tales of my journeys through Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe. Disfruta.
No plans as of January 2011 (Happy New Year) but the dreaming never ends.
A few big ideas I'm kicking around:
- Tangier, Morocco to Cape Town, South Africa (Overland Distance: 8,145 km / 5,059 miles) - can't wait to return to Africa.
- Sierra Leone and Liberia - Field research.
- Munich, Germany to Istanbul, Turkey (Overland Distance: 1,582 km / 983 miles) - I'm eager to see the former Yugoslavia.
- Delhi, India to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Overland Distance: 3,843 ... full info
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