Benin-where to start? I think technically it's a West African country in the gulf of Guinee. It's the birthplace of the Vodun (Voodoo) religion and also the home of the former Dohomey Kingdom. Honestly, I found this to be the most difficult country to navigate. It was fine when I was with my local guides, but on my own, it was bad. And heads up- CASH ONLY COUNTRY!!! I found no one that accepted credit cards- not even hotels. I checked a 5 star hotel at $600 per night-still ca

So my next stop in West Africa was Liberia. Beautiful, but small country. Lush green countryside and friendly people. I'm glad I stopped here. I almost bypassed it and I'm so glad I didn't! I hope you enjoy the pictures-I will say the tourism infrastructure is not really there, but I made it through due to my wonderful tour guide, Bassie, again! Now, the border crossing was chaotic! I had an evisa, because I originally planned to fly into the country. Well, they can only ta