Entering Togo on an e-visa was not as straight forward as we thought it would be. The remote border crossing we entered from Ghana did not have the technology to scan us in but thankfully the border officials allowed our tour leader, Chloe, to enter Togo with all our passports to find a facility where…Continue reading Togo
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Togo
This miniscule western African country measures only 56 kilometers across, and is easily navigable on its well paved roads. We crossed the border from Ghana into Togo via the border town of Aflao, which is only a few kilometers to the west of Togo’s capital city of Lomé. Whilst in Lomé, we explored the fascinating…Continue reading Togo
Mali
Unluckily for us, the FCO was advising against travel to two of Mali’s highlights (the Dogon cliffs and Djenne’s Grande Mosquee), so we adapted our original plan. Since taking the main (and well paved) road linking Kayes to Bamako was now out of the question, we had to take a secondary road to the capital,…Continue reading Mali