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4/5

Where art and food combine

It’s always good when food and art combine, which it did beautifully at The Museum of the Zinsou Foundation in Ouidah, Benin. After a
3/5

A somber slave route being turned into a theme park

As well as voodoo, Benin’s city of Ouidah, is known for its role in the 17th to 19th century Atlantic slave trade. What is
3/5

A forest full of voodoo deities

The Sacred Forest or Forest of Kpassè is located on the outskirts of Ouidah, in Benin. According to folklore, when King Kpassè, a 16th
4/5

Conquering ophidiophobia

Sightseeing in Ouidah, the voodoo centre of West Africa, sounded like an unforgettable experience, although as I suffer from ophidiophobia, I was somewhat apprehensive
4/5

All about Krobo beads

Krobo beads are traditional handmade glass beads produced by the Krobo tribe. They are often referred to as ‘trade beads’ as they were a
4/5

A fabulous range of trees, both familiar and unfamiliar

The Aburi Botanical Gardens, a 50-minute drive from Accra, are located on the grounds of a sanitorium built for British Gold Coast Colonial officials
2/5

Tram 28 Lisbon

Listed as one of the ‘must do’ activities in Lisbon, the lovely vintage trams ply their way around the narrow cobbled streets of the
5/5

Great day out at the Riverside Museum

Pouring with rain in Easter holidays and looking for somewhere to take our 6 year old grandson and remembered the old Transport Museum in
2/5

A very underwhelming experience

If you’ve watched the 2022 film, The Woman King, starring Viola Davis, you’ll know the Agojie were the all-woman fighting force of Abomey, the
2/5

Underwhelming holes and trees

When travelling, I’ve often been advised to cover legs, shoulders or head, but never to avoid wearing red. However, on a visit to the
4/5

The mysterious Zangbeto

After two underwhelming experiences whilst sightseeing near the Benin city of Abomey, we hoped our guide’s surprise, a Zangbeto show, wouldn’t disappoint. We’d learned
5/5

Shrove Tuesday in Madeira

Shrove Tuesday in Christian countries is celebrated as the last day before Lent. (In Britain, for example, it is traditionally called Pancake Day) In

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