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- Porto-Novo
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 6,590,782
- Population
- BJ
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Porto-Novo, Benin
Ganvie, the Venice of West Africa, and more
This is a top pick! ... leaf hats guiding their fish-filled pirogues off to the markets. The tour was very cool and relaxing. For those who may visit Benin one day, I recommend beginning a tour in So-Ava. Make sure to reserve a day for it, and if you don't speak French ...
A Hodge-Podge of Thoughts
This is a top pick! You wake up under the green haze of a mosquito net that has become almost an extension of your own body; in the morning, your feet press outwards, tugging the protective layer away from the mattress, explaining those mysterious bug bites on your stomach, ...
notes cuturelles
Here are a few of the cultural differences from a worksheet that we received comparing and contrasting American and Beninese cultures: Benin- you can assume that sleepers are tired and can sleep though most noises, as they have been doing since they ...
dfqd
... the Abomey city government in its infinite wisdom that travelers spin in wisdom has added a 2 dollar tourist tax. Punks. Benin, especially Abomey and Porto Novo are quite strange in the way that you often see women walking around topless - and it's not ...
African Funeral
... died than given to them their entire lives in many cases! Well, the party is planned and relatives and friends from all over Benin are called and usually 4 or 5 months later the party is had. Get this though. Here's the kicker. The deceased person is ...
Sleepless Nights
The cool breeze from the fan flutters the mosquito net in graceful wisps as the squeaking of the bats lulls me to a desire for the sleep that's recently eluded me. I roll over to face away from the small gleam of the porch light that sneaks through the ...
Entrepreneurs
... and very powerful there they have a door called the porte of no return on the beach where the slaves would pass under for their last time in benin and on the continent of africa i miss you guys hope life is treating you as well as it is me!!! ...
the group
Well, I happy to report that I've officially messed up. No, no, it wasn't anything major and I found that I was laughing at myself as it was happening, but I thought I'd share what is probably the first of many language/culture mix-ups that I ...
birthday - benin style
... But, I have to say that I had a pretty swell birthday. To start, perhaps it's important to understand that birthdays here in Benin are of much less significance than they are in the US (to me, anyway). I might have mentioned this before that many people ...
baby benin
It's a boyyy! My pregnant mama, Roukiat, finally gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! Saturday night I was socializing with my friends at the buvette next to my house when my non-pregnant mama, Saidat, came over to borrow my friend's moto to take ...
baptême
... ...Sani Moudjahidou Oscar. Sani is his father's name and that then becomes the baby's last name (which goes first here in Benin). Moudjahidou is his given name. It is pronounced something like MOO-JIE-DOO. Also, this is strickingly similar to how ...
VOODOO!!!
... your maps out, here it goes. Drum roll please..... the name of the town is Pobe. It is on the east side of Benin about one mile from Nigeria. I will be working with entrepreneurs there along with, specifically, a large palm oil company that is hoping ...
Entrepreneurs
... they have a door called the porte of no return on the beach where the slaves would pass under for their last time in benin and on the continent of africa also saw the tree of forgetfulness where male slaves would walk around it nine times and women ...
life in azove
hello all, cant write using cap letters cause im using a french keyboard, dont know how...ha Well, oh there it is HHHHHHAAAAAA Well it has been a while since my last post. We do not have access to the internet in azove so i had to take a bush ...
First Week in Pobe
... everyone of you well. Today is the 21st of Decemberso Christmas is up shortly. I want to wish you all a merry christmas from Benin. Except for the few various Ex-Pat houses with lights and a decorated tree, you would never know it was a holiday around ...
sani's fam
Today, I had the pleasure of meeting Sani's more extended family. He took me to Djougou on his moto (about 30 minutes from home). We started out at his place of work. He not only is an electrician, but today he took me to see his photography studio, ...
Moringa Madness
... to begin the next morning. It was at this point that we ran smack into the debilitating and extremely frustrating beaurocracy here in Benin. At 8pm that night we go to the superintendent of Matéri County's house to be told that he's delayed the training ...
What we're working on...
... how she is always so confused around this time because it just can't be he birthday yet because it doesn't feel like February. "In Benin it just always feels like August and so February seems like it's always such a long ways off." Well I think ...
New Years in Pobe!!
... and that I would like to pray for them in english. It was cool. I prayed at 12:00 am maybe 12:05 for a church in Benin on the year 2004. It was a cool experience. So again, a big difference here than the states is the celebration continues for about 4 ...
il pleut...
... of rain. Of course, for myself, I wasn't inside... This is morning number two at my new host family's house in Nothern Benin. I awoke this morning to some roosters doing there thing (which they also tend to enjoy doing around 3, when it's not time ...
independence cha cha
I woke to the independence, cha cha song playing on repeat this morning. Today, is Benin's independence day and they are celebrating 46 years of independence. After a little breakfast, my papa took me on his moto to the celebration. It was about a 30 ...
Another Funeral
Another Funeral... This time my landlord's grandfather died. Notice that funerals are very expensive events for families. Luckily, my landlord's family is rich. Most families acquire major debt when a funeral ...
Another Dinner...
Carrot cake/bread, Wine and Sprite, Omelets, sauce legumes (a leaf you buy in the marché and cook like spinach), and fried potato ...
The World is Painted....
The high school is called the CEG and is located in Houegbo. Meredith, one of the PCVs, who painted the mural works at this ...
Pigs
A Returning Peace Corp Volunteer friend of my village President (the Chief d'Arrondissment, named Joseph) wanted me to visit a pig raising facility that he helped Joseph develop. The location is out in the middle of no-where...we rode in a car for ...
The Chouk Marché
The Chouk (spelling??) marché...it's quite an interesting experience. Chouk is a unique liquid-beer that tastes kind of cider-ish. The vendor (the lady in the blue and white on the left) sits in the center of a circle of clients with her big bucket of ...