I was so happy to see Heather at the Mbeya bus stop. We quickly inquired about bus tickets, or should I say we were approached by several men about bus tickets. They always want to help but I never trust any of them, especially at a bus station. We were told a coach passes through [...]
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Welcome to Malawi!
Posted in Malawi, Tanzania on February 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
An infuriating but educational bus ride!
Posted in Malawi, Tanzania on February 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I awoke before the sun rose (4:45am) and hoped in a taxi to Ubungu bus station to catch my bus to Mbeya. I had a seat very close to the front and could watch the driver’s every move. We left the station on time- 6am, impresive- as the morning sun illuminated the sky. People were [...]
A vacation from my travels
Posted in Tanzania on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hello Hello,
Plans have completely changed since my last writing… surprise surprise, but I’m certainly excited for it. I was meant to go to Uganda via Kenya and meet a friend in kenya, until I realized the chaos had erupted again! I had a stressful day of not knowing what to do- risk overlanding to meet [...]
Safaring through Serengeti
Posted in Tanzania on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I finally went on a safari to Serengeti and Ngorogoro crater with a short walking safari in Arusha National Park. I met two other travelers, a Dutch guy and English guy, who had met only 3 weeks before through the manager of Kindoroko tours. They had inquired about safari and the mangager was quite sure they’d go with them [...]
A journey to the capital- Gombe fails!
Posted in Tanzania on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My trip to Dodoma- the capital- was a relatively decent 11 hr bus ride. I was happy to have two travel buddies and a third woman who wanted to join us(she went to lushoto for 2 days) managed to get on the same bus as us- mid way through! We thought it was meant to be [...]
Off on the biggest adventure!
Posted in Tanzania on January 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hello Hello,
We’ll the time has come for me to pack my bags, dust off my shoes and hit the road again! I met two girls on Lonely planet who happen to be in Moshi and surprise surprise, not only from California but from Santa Cruz. A wonderful beach town, an hour from my house! We’re [...]
Pondering my travels
Posted in Tanzania on January 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Photos are up- hurray!
Surprise surprise, I’m still in Moshi and contemplating my next move. I was stir crazy after Christmas and was waiting out the chaos in Kenya as I considered exloring the Rift Valley with another traveler, Meghan. It didn’t pan out but meanwhile, I met an awesome solo traveler, Hila, from Canada. She was [...]
Happy New Year’s
Posted in Tanzania on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A wonderful new way to start 2008- in Eastern Africa. A year filled with adventure, spontanaity and the unknown!
I had a good new year’s eve spending the day in Boma visiting the Kilimanjaro Joy Children’s Foundation orphangage. I’d been 3 times before where I spent the night) and it was great to see the smiling [...]
A visit to the Hospital
Posted in Tanzania on December 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Christmas Eve was the busiest day I’ve seen Moshi. The streets were swarming with moms and dads getting last minute items, hawkers trying to sell batik prints (I’m asked at least twice a day if I will look-”looking is free,” they always say. I don’t believe it is. I’m not too friendly with them), and too [...]
Visiting children… feeling love
Posted in Tanzania on December 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Holiday greetings!
The streets feel busier because of Christmas but there’s only a hint of the spirit of Christmas in town. Malls don’t exist here. There isn’t one big store for all your needs but rather little shops specific to a need- pharmacy, grocery, fabric store, liqour store, music, dvd, stereos/speakers, hardware, lighting, cooking ware, stoves, bookshops for [...]
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