{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"Diary - May 2026 - Benin &amp; Nigeria - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aal4H0jnqR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/06\/16\/diary-may-2026-benin-nigeria\/\">Diary &#8211; May 2026 &#8211; Benin &amp; Nigeria<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/06\/16\/diary-may-2026-benin-nigeria\/embed\/#?secret=aal4H0jnqR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Diary &#8211; May 2026 &#8211; Benin &amp; Nigeria&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"aal4H0jnqR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0fc674ee-1fc5-4601-bc41-99f04298ff71_2da68047-132d-4267-a06a-f092279d07d0-2.jpg","thumbnail_width":1701,"thumbnail_height":960,"description":"May 1\u20139, 2026 \u2013 Cotonou In Cotonou, I reunited with the belongings I had left behind almost a year ago, as well as with my old habits. When I talk about my belongings, I mean a new set of motorcycle tires and a small carry-on suitcase that I had left there under the watchful care of Madame Ang\u00e8le. That said, I have no idea where I\u2019m going to fit all of this! I now have quite a few duplicate items: T-shirts, pairs of socks, underwear, a fleece jacket, oil filters, and bottles of mosquito repellent. As for the repellent, that comes in handy since the rainy season is just beginning. There are also a few things I\u2019m happy to get back, such as my Michelin maps and my solar panel. There are also two pairs of trousers. Once again, that\u2019s fortunate, as the ones I\u2019m currently wearing are falling apart. A sort-out is definitely needed! Yoni, Laurie, and I spend a few pleasant evenings together. They are still waiting for their famous cargo ship\u2014which is becoming increasingly hypothetical\u2014to leave Lom\u00e9 for Douala. Their plan is to bypass Nigeria, whose visa has become outrageously expensive (more than \u20ac500 for the two [&hellip;]"}