The battery charger for my camera had gone missing. So, I’m leaving some memories here. Additionally, it’s nice to wrap up Tanzania with a quick reflection I planned on having this out before, but life made other plans.
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In the Serengeti I stand in our 4wd. It’s like It is like I am in a convertible, […]
I’ve talked to them, and they have free time. They are the touts. These are generally unemplyoyed people who decide that they are in the “Tourism business”. They are not cab drivers, as a cab driver has to pick up a skill (like driving), then figure out how do deal with the capital cost of a car, […]
Yes – exoticism again. Words that reek of adventure, and the National Geographic theme song.
The Serengeti is an amazing place.
To save money we camped, I did manage to sleep through one night where a lion crept through our camp less than soundlessly (I have a sneaking suspicion that I saved us all, the low growl […]
I’m in Arusha and trying to schedule a safari. I think we have found a company, however, I’m starting to realize that this is a complicated business for an uninformed tourist. I can see why people have so many terrible Safari’s (Safari actually means journey in Swahili).
There are a number of dodgy operators in Arusha […]
Zanzibar just sounds exotic (It means coast of the blacks in Persian), and this island lives up to it’s name (I meant from the exotic angle, not the black angle… there are blacks here… oh forget it!). It’s exotic, it’s beautiful and rhythmic.
It’s an island that sits off the coast, and feels very different from […]
The past week has been dedicated to administration. I was doing passport page counts, and as it turns out, I only have enough space till Egypt. So, we had some quick correspondence with the Canadian high commission in Tanzania (in Dar) and they are helping me out. Bring Canadian rocks. The embassies and high commissions […]
Well, here I am in Dar.
Let me tell you, on my one day and a bit here. I’m really comfortable and I’m getting nothing done, which is just fine with me. People here are friendly, and I’ve picked up a Swahili phrase book to help me communicate with the few people who don’t speak […]
Well I’ve made it.
I realize I have a great deal of growth to do as somehow, within my subconscious I think I was expecting to land in a Sally Struthers advertisement. People smile here easily, and I’ve been treated really well.
And my favorite part, I can walk without keeping an eye on the ground, there […]