Misty Morning
Ouidah, Benin
Blog: The Beaches of Ouidah, Benin -- Paradise Lost
Date: February 22nd 2008
The coastline of Benin is largely a spread of urban junk and trash piles, heavily concentrated around the unofficial capital and moped death trap of Cotonou, an unruly mess that dwindles to reasonable levels of pollution the further distanced you are from city centers. Here in the sleepy borders of high flying city life, small fishing villages give way to a few beach resorts, and life rolls along ... read more
Date: February 22nd 2008
The coastline of Benin is largely a spread of urban junk and trash piles, heavily concentrated around the unofficial capital and moped death trap of Cotonou, an unruly mess that dwindles to reasonable levels of pollution the further distanced you are from city centers. Here in the sleepy borders of high flying city life, small fishing villages give way to a few beach resorts, and life rolls along ... read more
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If I could name one lifetime desire, it is to somehow bring a greater sense of connection and harmony to our increasingly globalized world. We are no longer citizens of our country. Technology and the rapid pace of modernization contribute to both common threats to the well-being of our planet and promising possibilities for positive social change - these are the conditions of our time that we can no longer deny. When we accept these conditions, we realize we are citizens of the globe, and can choose to remain ignorant to the increasing impact we have on each other. Or we can read, travel, li... full info
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