Lomé to Ouidah

Distance from Lomé to the Togo-Benin border is about 50kms. Distance from border to Ouidah – the voodoo capital of universe – is the same. Both countries use the same currency – West African Franc, CFA. Benin is the last West African CFA country on my trip. Cotonou is the biggest city in Benin, its […]

Yet another day around Lomé

With malaria breathing on my back and no rush to go anywhere, I stayed one more day in Lomé. I woke up with all symptoms gone after a 10 hour sleep. And I ran out of internet. It’s expensive here, 1000cfa is just 450MB valid for 3 days. I used it in a day, yepp. […]

A day around Lomé

I woke up with a slight headache but with no fever. I thought maybe it’s because of the AC but even with the AC set to a higher temperature my body still felt normal. I left around 8am. First I needed to get some CFA, I only had the little I changed yesterday plus some […]

Accra to Lomé: hello fever

How I didn’t want to leave Accra. It was comfortable & familiar. But then there is a schedule that runs on me. 1 May is holiday, I got two visas to handle in Cotonou and it would be good to be in Lagos over weekend, after all people work and Lagos isn’t a place where […]

Visa no. 12: Togo on arrival

Togo gives visa on arrival, 7 days, for 10,000cfa. The visa can be later extended in Lomé. I had to fill up a form and the main problem was telephone number in Togo that I had to provide. I copied two phone numbers of My Diana Guesthouse from The Rough Guide to West Africa and […]