grets Says: The only reason we stopped in Niamtougou was the market. It is a huge market selling everything from food through to household goods. It is a sprawling affair alongside the main road and down off one of the side roads. The order of the day it to negotiate a price if you want...
grets Says: The transport of choice, and sometimes the only transport available as we found out when we tried to get a taxi, is the motorbike. It really isn’t recommended in terms of safety – there are no helmets, the roads are full of potholes and however good your driver is, other...
grets Says: Firewood is scarce in this arid region and comparatively expensive. Many people of course cook over charcoal, as this tends to be cheaper than wood. I reckon this wood had travelled some distance to get here, as we saw no forests anywhere near Niamtougou. I wonder how...
grets Says: These enormous brimmed hats are peculiar to this area and help protect the market traders against the fierce sun. Not only does it shade their face and eyes, unlike other, smaller hats, it also shields their arms.
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As I have explained on another one of my Togo pages, the baobab tree is a useful shrub. Here you can see a loofah made from the fibres of the trunk of the...
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Our only reason for stopping at Niamtougou was to visit the market. I have placed the main entry for the market under Thing to Do tips, as this is a major attraction here. In the market there were...
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