Luggage and bags: Re-sealable plastic bags are useful if you visit the Tata Sombas and want to buy Shea butter from one of the villages. The women in the village don’t have any bags and the Shea butter is quite oily and messy, plus they only have large quantities of it. The bags that you get at the airport to take your cosmetics through security are ideal as you can put a portion of Shea butter in and it can be sealed for the rest of your trip.
Written May 16, 2009
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Re-sealable plastic bags are useful if you visit the Tata Sombas and want to buy Shea butter from one of the villages. The women in the village don’t have any...
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Natitingou: capital of an intriguing region

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