Touring the Fetish Market of Lomé, Togo
The fetish market in Lomé, Togo was everything I expected in many ways. It was also one thing that I didn’t really expect at all:...
Trip Reports
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A passport stamp just to talk to a competent agent
I’m in Brussels right now waiting out the 4ish hour delay on my flight to Philadelphia on US Airways. So far they’ve mostly done things...
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Dear Togo: You win.
I’m throwing in the towel. Conceding defeat. Packing up an going home (well, not until tomorrow). Lomé, Togo has defeated me and my irrational sense...
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On the road to Togo
As we finally pulled in to the parking lot in Aflao, on the border between Ghana and Togo, the crowds grew and touts started clamoring...
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I really don’t think I need air conditioning in Africa
I’m sitting in my hotel room in Accra, Ghana and I’m pretty sure I don’t even need the air conditioning that they offer. It is...
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Getting paid to fly
There is nothing quite as exhilarating as flying for free. Sure, cashing in points for an awesome reward itinerary is nice, but a ticket that...
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Using (and abusing) OnePass to Australia and New Zealand
Sure, Continental recently announced that they’ll be operating the 787 Dreamliner on the Houston – Auckland route next fall, but in the mean time getting...
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Playing games with the Lewis Chessmen
No one knows exactly where they came from, where the were going or how they happened to be discovered on a small island in the...
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Not your average layover – Sarah McLachlan at T5
Getting to see a major musical act in an airport is definitely a rare experience. Many airports offer music of some sort – I’ve seen...
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Pierowall, Westray: Island beaches and castles
We arrived in Westray by airplane from Kirkwall, on the Orkney mainland (the Orcadian name for the largest of the Orkney Islands). And then we...