Great discovery - there is a little food place at the door of my hotel (by the way, hotels here are not actual hotels, more like a box with a bed and shared bathroom, just in case you thought I was living a luxurious life!) and they make the best hot chocolate. The great thing about africa, or the countries I have been to is that they really cater to sweet toothed people! So my milo (pronounced meeelow) had condensed milk, sugar and milo. Nice and unhealthy I kno...

Possibly the longest and more aggravating day of my life... Decided to go to Benin today after getting dropped in Anèho in togo whiwh turned out to be a bit of a hole. It then only took an hour for the shared taxi to fill up, by fill up I mean 2 people to every seat except the drivers... nic and comfy! Ah, African borders. Such a joy! After having some guy just grab my passport and march off I thought I was being assertive by demanding that he "give...