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Begin the Benin, Part Deux

[ Djougou, Benin ] Salutations et joyeux jeudi, chers Transglobalistas! Oh, and I guess Happy Halloween, too… Before I set out again tomorrow morning, it

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Travelogues

Begin the Benin (ou Voila!)

[ Djougou, Benin ] Greetings from Benin, at long last! I arrived yesterday afternoon after a relatively easy 30km ride (despite the ongoing and best

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Travelogues

Que Sera, Sera, Kara

[ Kara, Togo ] Well, it’s finally here: Kara, and Togo itself, will soon be in my rear-view mirror. Or it would be if I

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Travelogues

Cinkassé: Northernmost Togo

[ Cinkassé, Togo ] Bonsoir mes chers Transglobalistes— It’s time to share a few captures from northern Togo, near the three-way border with Burkina Faso

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Travelogues

Gone To Togo

[ Dapaong, Togo ] Greetings Transglobalistas, and a hearty ‘Salut’ from northern Togo! When last we spoke I was wheeling my way out of Ghana,

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Photography & Video

ICM: First Attempts

[ Techiman, Ghana ] Lately I’ve been watching a LOT of photography videos. Most have been the usual fare: editing tips, exposure tips & gotchas

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Travelogues

Eye Awurade

[ Techiman, Ghana ] No matter what other tasks I’ve undertaken recently (visa extension, annual physical, bike maintenance, photo shoots), every day demands one thing:

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Travelogues

The Electricians

[ Techiman, Ghana ] Stop me if you’ve heard this story before: For some inexplicable reason–as I worked frantically through a backlog of editing and

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Photography & Video

Two Daughters

[ Techiman, Ghana ] I understand very well that I’m on shaky ground when I present myself as a photographer. I’m an amateur, with no

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Other

Happy 90th, Mom!

[ Techiman, Ghana ] Just popping in to acknowledge something special: today is my mom’s ninetieth birthday. She was born in 1929 in Gulf, Texas,

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Travelogues

Vero’s Oven

[ Techiman, Ghana ] Greetings Transglobalistas, and a warm Hello from Ghana. Yes, Ghana. I’m still here. Still enjoying this town and soaking up new

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Travelogues

Übung macht den Meister

[ Techiman, Ghana ] I’ve spent the last week wandering around town and taking many, many photos–beginning with last Sunday’s Mother’s Day celebration in the

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