We crossed into Benin at the main border crossing on the road between Lome and Cotonou. Formalities on the Togo side were pleasant and quick. Benin police took their time filling in all our information into their books before we headed for customs to have our car paper stamped. Once there however the customs man […]
Togo is a small country, only 56,790sqkm, less than 6million people and a coast line of 56km we did not anticipate being in Togo for long. We crossed into Togo at a little border, which according to the Lonely Planet and other travel guides was only open to pedestrians as the bridge had been swept […]
The original Ghanaian kingdom was a large and powerful state, which hundreds of years ago spread out over a large portion of West Africa. Today Ghana is only a small remnant of its former size, its current configuration resulting from its British colonial history. It has a unique place in history however; since it was […]
