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...

Mmmm pain au chocolat - the best way to start the day. Its like a croissant - but even more unhealthy!! So far Togo is really cool, it feels like France and Africa have merged to create a french speaking, african looking and french/african tasting country. Yesterday I spent over an hour trying to find the post office, i think my sense of direction has gotten worse (is that possible) since leaving NZ! I then spent a loooooooooong time at the post office waiting f...

Bonjour! I have arrived in Togo. Already I have found out; I can speak pretty much no French, keyboards here have been seriously rearranged and motorbike taxis don`t stop for pedestrians. Crossed the border at lunchtime after a tro tro ride along perhaps the worst road in the world! Lugged my pack, which is going to be somehow lightened this afternoon, from the Ghana building about 500 metres to the Togo one. A new stamp in my passport - how exiting. Had avocad...

Good news everyone - I SURVIVED THE CANOPY WALKWAY! Now before anyone gets some silly ideas about it being a stable wooden walkway or something ridiculously safe like that, allow me to describe the lovely experience. It started with a pretty walk through the rainforest... uphill. So by the time we waited for the lady who was walking through the forest in high heels and her friend in an painfully tight mini skirt to reach the top I had had the luxury of checking o...

A month away from home tomorrow! Seems like both a long and a short time somehow. The last week has been awesome - starting with a crazy night out in Kumasi with all the vols. Some rastafarians decided to accompany us out for the evening so there was a lot of "Ya Maaan!" and "Feel at home!". The beers here are GIANT - not that I'm complaining... Was unfortunate to find out that there was no room on the bus to Takoradi (which the incredibl...