A Somba family residence

West African ethnic groups maintaining their old traditions

March 2nd 2024
When you do a tour of an area like West Africa, you expect to make a few visits to local villages to check out different ethnic groups, and this tour was no exception. We spent some time in three major villages, which are covered in the blog below, while a couple of other visits to take in specific items of interest will be covered in my penultimate West African blog. Our first visit was to the ... read more

Africa » Benin

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 gov... ... read more

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Joan & Neil

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Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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