The Venice of Africa Was Built to Hide: An Afternoon in Ganvie
Ganvié is often called the “Venice of Africa,” but that doesn’t quite capture it. This is a real community on the water, shaped by history and still living it every day.
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Two Worlds, One Trip: West Africa to the Atlantic Islands
I don’t think I understood this trip until it was almost over. On paper, it was one itinerary: Benin, Togo, Ghana, Senegal, then north to the Canary Islands and Madeira. In reality, it was two trips — and they had almost nothing in common.
