Last night we met up with an old friend of Céline, David. She had not seen him for 15 or 16 years, for her it was nice to see him again. For me it was good to meet a nice…
Thank you extremely “religious” people
Thank you all those within Mali who think that they will win anything by targeting, executing or abducting western visitors to the country. For months now we have followed the latest news and every time something happened we thought we would…
African Barber Signposts
Meeting up with family in Ouaga
African movie stars on Fespaco
See here. What Cannes is for Europe, is Fespaco for Africa. Of course the brightest of all movie starts should not be missed, hence here better late than never, the two of us:
Sculptures de Laongo Burkina Faso
East of Ouagadougou is a project site where, when the economy and political stability allow for it, artists gather every two years to add their impressions to the naturally available granite stones on the site. More details in french are…
An artsy visit in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou has a very active arts community. One of the strong points are the artists that create art by recycling whatever it is they can get their hands on. We had the opportunity to visit one of the arts studios…
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
The central city within Burkina Faso. Motorbikes and art. The tension left over from the 2012 troubles is still there, the economy has clearly not yet recovered. The people are very friendly as long as you stay away from the…
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…
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso multitude of impressions
Ouagadougou and overall Burkina Faso offer a lot of new impressions. Just to show a few of these taken within the first day of our visit there.
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…