Gulf of Guinea

Ouidah, Benin 📍 - this sacred royal #python was around my neck before i even had a chance to think about it!! at the temple of pythons in #ouidah, considered the birthplace of #voodoo! 🐍 🇧🇯 ...

Koutammakou, Togo 📍 - the #tamberma valley is full of gorgeous vistas like this one, dotted with traditional houses of the batammariba people against a backdrop of the picturesque #atakora #mountains 🇹🇬 ...

Parakou, Benin 📍 - ugh i love african markets! so much color, life... and super fresh veggies!! -- the grand #marché azeke in #parakou 😉 🇧🇯 ...

Cococodji, Benin 📍 - the beautiful route des pêches runs from ouidah to #cotonou through small towns, fishing villages, and beachfront resorts and restaurants, all connected by pristine palm-lined beaches! 🌴🇧🇯 ...

Ouidah, Benin 📍 - brightly colored traditional fabrics and furniture fill the modern, cozy #cafe at the #zinsou foundation`s contemporary #art museum in #ouidah 🇧🇯 ...

Lagos, Nigeria 📍 - the final #sketch from my amazing trip through #westafrica - of the beautiful national #theatre in the crazy, cool city of #lagos #nigeria! 👍🇳🇬 ...

Taneka Beri, Benin 📍 - just hangin` out with the #king and his entourage in the #village of #taneka beri in amazing northern #benin! 😉 🇧🇯 ...

Koutammakou, Togo 📍 -  trying to squeeze myself out of a huge #baobab #tree though a narrow gap, while trying to figure out how I squeezed myself in there in the first place! 😂 (see earlier post for a pic and some interesting info about this tree!) 🇹🇬 ...

Yaoundé, Cameroon 📍 - a #beautiful hazy #sunset over the dusty rooftops of the briqueterie (ekoudou) neighborhood of #yaoundé, juxtaposed against the #city`s ultra-modern sports palace shining in the background 🇨🇲 ...

Koutammakou, Togo 📍 - close up view of my #sketch of a typical fortified house in the #tamberma valley region of northern #togo 🇬🇭 ...