Cotonou Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Si il y a une chose qui frappe dans le paysage de Cotonou. Ce sont toutes les ''moto taxi'' qui inondent les rues de la capitale. Eh oui, Cotonou est la capitale mondiale de la moto. Il y en partout, et tout le monde en a une. C'est drôle de voir à quel point ces engins se sont incrustées dans le moeurs locales. Je fus surpris de voir deux amis ...

Le coeur serré et le sac à dos rempli de cadeaux, je dis au revoir à ma famille Togolaise en éspérant que la prochaine fois que je reviendrai je les trouverai dans la même forme et la même ouverture d'esprit. En prenant une voiture pou Cotonou, Hervé demande à la personne avec qui je partage mon siège qu'il prenne bien soin de moi... alors c'est...

Gotta be quick cause have just realised I've only got 9 minutes left on the computer! Oops! Sooooo...quick hour and a half in Casablanca which was a nice break from the airport but not overly exciting...our stop on the way back will hopefully be better planned! Then arrive in Cotonou airport, and what do they ask for? Our vaccination booklet to ...

Dear All, I wrote this entry a couple of days ago and figured I put it up when I managed to get a connection, which has been a bit of a hit and miss affair lately. So, two things: first you'll have to transpose ev**ything for three days ago and second the photo I wrote that I'd add has myst**iously disappeared from my USB drive, so you'll have t...

Hey again! Things are going well, and settling in nicely to life here in Africa... getting used to the busy-ness, and at the same time the slowness associated to anything you want to accomplish! Had a good weekend away with the group to Grand-Popo, and spent a wonderful day with the Beninois Youth yesterday talkinh about HIV/AIDS, the definition...

Today was a full day. I was at the hall at 09:00 for the start of activities. We started by having each man there introduce himself and give a brief report on the state of the Church and work in their respective areas. It was quite interesting to hear their personal stories. Mr. Sibobugingo from Rwanda, for example, has been married three times....

Saturday I was up early. Some issues we were facing seemed like oxen in the ditch, so I tried to take care of some loose ends, things I wouldn't normally do on our day of rest. I took a taxi to the Immigration department to try to get Fiona's passport before it got lost somewhere. I found the office was closed on weekends and wouldn't open until...

Oh my god...th**e is a Thai restaurant somewh**e in Africa! It's expensive but I am going to go for it...happiness! Aaaah! Thai food! I need! African food is **** for veggies! Anyways, aft** the last entry, learnt the Djembe for a couple of days, as well as drinking lots of palm wine - it's excellent stuff, and really cheap! Got asked by this Ra...

I went tissue (fabric) shopping with another volunteer this morning. I bought Maman and Papa tissue as a thank-you gift for letting me live with them for 3 months. We stopped at the Druggerie-WOW, a real store! It's much like Pier One, plus a pharmaceutical section that sells Off!, Raid, and Lorièl-Garnier shampoo and conditioner!! Had to stop a...

Picture a typical souvenir from Mexico, one of those cute, little red buses that are piled high with luggage and packages. I rememb** seeing one of these on my sist** Elizabeth's mantel long ago and thinking, "Oh, wouldn't it be exciting to ride in one of those cute red buses!" Well, now I have, and I can tell you that those souvenir folks shoul...