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Paula Dear

Honest tales of nomad life and slow travel in Africa with our old Iveco camper, Ivy.

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Steep learning curve on the Banyo crossing

NIGERIA-to-CAMEROON

There was a moment on the tensest day of the Banyo crossing when I wondered whether it was possible for a body to actually run out of adrenaline. Surely I was approaching my quota. And then what would happen? Would...

21 days ago
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Ups and downs in Nigeria's mountains

NIGERIA

We were staring into the face of one of the most striking, bizarre-looking primates we’d ever seen – the endangered drill monkey.

This is ~~not~~ a drill.

It’s hard not to stare; and stare some more. The mature adult males...

a month ago
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25

Where to start with Nigeria?

NIGERIA

I’ve had a long think about where on earth to start with writing about our experience of Nigeria.

More than any country we’ve travelled through on this trip, it thoroughly messed with our heads, our moods being batted back an...

3 months ago
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29

Getting into the spirit of voodoo

BENIN

Egungun mask ceremony at a funeral in Abomey, Benin.

Witnessing voodoo ceremonies and practices and trying to get your head around what’s happening is like being tossed around in an exciting, confusing, hypnotic fever dream. I...

3 months ago
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Ancient tribes of Benin

BENIN

Fortress-like Tata Somba home, Boukoumbé, Atakora, Benin.

Benin has earned a solid place in our favourites list for this trip so far*. Okay, so there was the small matter of an attempted coup d’etat happening within our first w...

4 months ago
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