Hotels in Benin City

... me giggle when I see speed limit signs - does the government not realize their futility? Another excellent thing - most of the hotels and restaurants in Francophone Africa are lighted by blue lights it seems - the indoor and outdoor area. Grant and I ...

... , many views of African landscapes and quite a few hours later we arrive in Parakou.  Parakou is the second largest city in Benin with a population around 200,000.  A stop at the Peace Corp station was a welcome break during our grand driving ...

... so well rested.  A big sprawling city, the only high rise buildings being the Central Bank of West Africa and a few hotels.  So it sprawls for miles to accommodate 1.8 million people.  Luckily though I am staying close to the center so ...

... and nervous to go - all very motivated people who are in the same position.   Staging took place in the hotels conference room, with lots of name-game exercises, talks on safety, coping with unwanted attention, PC policies and what to ...

... shipped off.  .  unsatisfied with my voodoo quest i left the next morning and took the short ride to the capital city of porto novo.  Benin is also a very thin country so the rides across took no time at all and i was already very close to ...

... package offering 2 nights in Athens, 3 nights in Mykonos, 3 nights in Santorini and all flights, airport transfers, ferries, breakfasts, hotels, etc. included while in Greece. Sure enough someone was there waiting with a "GAMBLE" sign at the airport and ...

... be at night, (pick-pockets and beggers) so we got on the first moto-taxi we saw and looked to find a hotel. Both of the hotels were full, both of Eleanors moto-taxi's broke down, I truly believe the fetish priest cursed our Sudeme. We ended up paying an ...

... collapsed if past presidents, including Reagan, hadn't met with Soviet leaders?   As we entered the city I started to spot the major hotels:  Le Meridian, Sheraton, Hilton.  Then I noticed a new building surrounded by upscale shopping ...

... the mouth of the Sierra Leone River and is built on a range of hills, meaning great views. After trying three other suspect hotels we found ourselves climbing up one particular hill to get to the YMCA which turned out to be friendly with cleanish rooms, ...

... in to join the party. Driving through Akosombo was like being in a luxury suburb of America: manicured lawns, beautiful houses and hotels, Mercedes and BMWs driving along the road everywhere. Where was I? I asked the taxi driver why this town has ...

... even she said she would arrange rooms next door at the Takoradi Beach resort. We agreed. They had no rooms, nor did the next few hotels she tried. Finally she did find us rooms but at a hotel in town that cost 50% more. Discussing our options, we decided ...

... was cool.) We got to Accra OK and its HOT. and HUMID. And expensive. The cab driver was really mad that after he drove me to several hotels (he kept pushing his on me, and didn't want to take me where I wanted to go) I wouldn't give him 20 bucks. I ...