Benin Archives - Happy Days Travel Do it Now - Don't Wait for Retirement! Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:03:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Happy-Days-Travel-Blog-Logo-1-100x100.jpg Benin Archives - Happy Days Travel 32 32 122077926 The Ultimate Packing List for West Africa https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/packing-list-west-africa/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:31:29 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=2185 Welcome to my packing list for West Africa! For me, the key to packing for any trip is to take …

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]]> 2185 Benin Travel Guide https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/benin-travel-guide/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:04:57 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=2118 Benin is a small, little-visited West African nation.  This former French colony has a democratically elected government and enjoys relative …

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]]> 2118 Walking the Slave Route in Ouidah, Benin https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/slave-route-ouidah-benin/ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/slave-route-ouidah-benin/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:13:53 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=2103 As well as being the centre of the voodoo religion, from the 17th to the 19th century, Ouidah in southern …

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]]> https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/slave-route-ouidah-benin/feed/ 2 2103 Learning about Voodoo in Benin https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/voodoo-benin/ https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/voodoo-benin/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:37:15 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=2066 As our West Africa tour continued through Benin, the subject of voodoo kept coming up.  After all, Benin is where …

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]]> https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/voodoo-benin/feed/ 2 2066 Ganvie, Benin – the Venice of Africa https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/ganvie-benin-venice-of-africa/ Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:18:51 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=2042 One of the highlights of our recent West Africa tour with Dragoman was the time we spent in Ganvié, a …

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]]> 2042 A Visit to Abomey, Benin https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/abomey-benin/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:27:10 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=2024 We visited Abomey, Benin on our recent Dragoman tour of West Africa.  It turned out to be a memorable couple …

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]]> 2024 A Two-Night Stay in Pendjari National Park, Benin https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/pendjari-national-park-benin/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:48:31 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=2007 The Pendjari National Park, the best place to see wild animals in West Africa, is located in north-west Benin, adjoining the …

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]]> 2007 A Visit to the Tata Somba Region in northern Togo and Benin https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/tata-somba-benin/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:03:55 +0000 https://www.happydaystravelblog.com/?p=1978 The Tata Somba Region, declared a World Heritage Site in 2004, is located in the Atakora Mountains in northern Benin …

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