Benin

Benin · 07. August 2017

Natitingou has one spot where you can easily get rid of a lot of money.....the "Village Artisanal" where international artists offer self-built instruments, jewelry, traditional African decoration, clothes and paintings. We went on a huge shopping-tour and bought a lot of stuff for our house in Fada. Our favorite gallery is probably Joseph´s one, who comes from The Gambia, and offers stunning paintings. Once our car was filled with beautiful new things, we set off to Burkina. Unfortunately, we...

Benin · 06. August 2017

Maybe not the same experience as crossing borders in Europe but nevertheless without any problems or hassle: Going from Burkina Faso to Benin by land. Tobias and I got our visa from the embassy in Ouagadougou. Oh, in fact, relations between the two countries are not the best ones, so there is only a consular - no embassy. Burkina and Benin still have open conflict about unsolved land issues. Anyway, the visa is probably ready after two days if you are friendly. If not, three days. It costs...

Benin · 08. Mai 2015

The by far most concisely indicator that you are wandering around Benin are the scars across the people´s faces. Too embarrassing to tell that I thought those scars are the left over from battles, machetes fights or civil wars. Completely wrong! Anyway, now I did some research and want to share the result why so many people in Benin have serious (sometimes disturbing, scary and inflamed) scars across their face. Body marking has been used for centuries in parts of Africa to indicate a person's...