Yes, again already almost two weeks ago but therefore no less interesting. In the north of Togo is a wildlife reserve called “Sarakawa” which is owned and maintained by Faure Gnassingbé, the president. No life threatening wild beasts but nonetheless…
Village tour around Kara II – Togo
Another series of photos from another one of the villages up north in Togo. Yes, this was two weeks ago, internet access has not been great everywhere in west Africa. These kinds of villages are called “Tamberma compounds”.
Village tour around Kara I – Togo
Just a long series of photographs from one of our previous visits to a small Togo village up north in the Kara region. Click for the larger version of each of the 51 photos.
In memoriam – Sylva King
During our stay in Lomé we had befriended Sylva King, who took us to his clubs and showed us the environment around Kpalimé, had dinner with us at Tonton and Tantie. In short, we got to like him a lot…
Traditional village visit, Togo
Last week on Monday Tonton invited us to the village he originates from. This was both a privilege and an honour: he showed us the town he grew up in, the house of his father, the local market, he took…
Kuma Togo – a million bats
Though we have already moved on to Burkina Faso, there are still some images left to show. In a valley just north of Kpalimé one can find not only many different kinds of vegetation (coffee, mango, cacao, bananas) but some…
Waterfall of Kpima in Kpalime
Outside of Kpalime, in the mountain region bordering Ghana, is a nice waterfall. The surrounding area is beautiful. Here are some images from there.
Belgian Beer in Kpalime
Somewhere on the outskirts of Kpalime, after a lot of asking for directions and searching, one can find a real Belgian Beer Bar. While visiting the bathroom one can admire all that is left in stock. I am fairly certain…
Friday Night Sunset Club
Impossible to find on the tourism review sites and within the travel guides but true: Lomé has a vibrant night life. This friday we had dinner with live music at the Sunset club in the city center after which we…
Togoville au lac Togo
Le village, dont le nom originel était Togo, pris le nom de Togoville lorsque l’explorateur allemand Gustav Nachtigal, y fut envoyé par le chancelier Otto von Bismarck en tant que commissaire spécial, pour négocier avec le roi Mlapa III, l’instauration…
Rotary Club Diner Lomé
We had the honor to be invited at the welcoming diner for Tonton to the Rotary Club in Lomé.
Relaxing days in Lomé, Togo
After some tourism oriented days in Benin it is now time for a few different things. We are visiting Tonton and Tanti in Lomé. Very nice house, dinner parties, invitations at peoples homes and very special things to eat. Imagine…
A lazy afternoon at the beach in Lomé, Togo
Today was a nicely calm day, We met up with tonton Adolphe who took us to the Marcelo Beach club. There we enjoyed a light lunch of “coteaux de veaux auh herbes fine avec alocco” and a lot of sunshine…
Arrival in West Africa
Day #4 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Wow, these have been busy days. A lot of new experiences, new impressions. A lot of new odours. Some heat. The flight was uneventful, KLM/Air France was proper, the new security methods in Amsterdam…
Travel advice for our trip
Good preparation is paramount when traveling. The more so if the country is not on the list of most frequently visited countries by tourists. None of our six countries are on that list. Therefore I took a quick look at…