Adam Cohn
Travel Photography, Travel Writing
Benin
Benin's capitol, Cotonou felt to me like an enormous churning machine, a vastly different experience from the tranquil and nearly vacant Porto Novo. Benin was a lesson in contrasts, as well as a lesson in possible alternatives to the life I've been living. Benin also introduced me to the surreal and sometimes irrefutable beliefs in voodoo, and was so engaging that I did not want to leave.
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3/4/08: Engaging with the churning machine that is Cotonou, Benin
Don’t Go Around Breaking Young Girls’ Hearts
3/4/08: Voodoo in Ouidah and Porto Novo. Dancing to Michael Jackson in Ganvie, Benin
3/4/08: The fascinating story behind the creation of Chez Theo Hotel in Possotome, Benin
3/5/08: Motorcycling around Lake Aheme, eating rodents of unusual size, and sinking a dugout boat in Possotome, Benin
Here Cowboy Bars and Dance Clubs Don’t Exist