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Big Brother’s African Brother #29: Lushoto, Tanzania
Lushoto, Tanzania
Day 28: 25 August 2002 10:30 pm
Woke up to Jason and Natasha having yet another argument – this time about Natasha not wanting to participate in today’s guided walk.
We had already decided that we would spend the morning recuperating and pass
on the guided walk.
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Big Brother’s African Brother #28: Arusha to Lushoto, Tanzania
Arusha to Lushoto, Tanzania
Day 27: 24 August 2002 4:00 pm
The group erect their tents on precarious terraces on the side of a mountain. Let’s hope no one sleep walks in the night.
After our “tourist trap” Maasai experience of two days ago, we leapt at the
chance of doing a
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Big Brother’s African Brother #27: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha, Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha, Tanzania
Day 26: 23 August 2002 5:00 pm
The group finish their excursion with a safari through the Ngorongoro Crater and freeze to death.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers 8300 sq. km and is meant to offer
superb wildlife viewing due to the interrelated eco
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Big Brother’s African Brother #30: Lushoto to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Lushoto to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Day 29: 26 August 2002 8:30 pm
Tom and Penny are reprimanded by the tour leader (Big Brother) for openly carrying a Lonely Planet guide in public.
Yet again, I had to remind myself not to plunge head first over the edge of
the mountain when I stepped out of
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Big Brother’s African Brother #31: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania to Stone Town, Zanzibar Island
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania to Stone Town, Zanzibar Island
Day 30: 27 August 2002 9:30 pm
Some of the group are elated to get their first taste of freedom away from the truck as they take the ferry to Zanzibar.
It was interesting to note that this morning, the only people in the group
that took
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Big Brother’s African Brother #32: Stone Town, Zanzibar Island
Stone Town, Zanzibar Island
Day 31: 28 August 2002 10:00 pm
Big Brother is no longer spying on us – freedom at last.
Modest dress poster
We woke up with the call to prayer blasting out at 5:00am. In the night,
there had been torrential downpours and I was glad that the roo
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Big Brother’s African Brother #34: Stone Town, Zanzibar Island to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Stone Town, Zanzibar Island to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Day 34: 31 August 2002 9:00 pm
The Village People were right – it’s fun to stay at the YMCA!
I’m not bothering with day 33 as it is just more of the same – shopping, etc so I’ve jumped to day 34.
It was tim
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Big Brother’s African Brother #33: Stone Town, Zanzibar Island
Stone Town, Zanzibar Island
Day 32: 29 August 2002 8:30 pm
Tom and Penny join Mr Mitu’s spice tour and are given a Zanzibar history lesson.
Mr Mitu’s nephew (so he says) was our guide for the spice tour (Tsh 9500),
whisking us away to Maruhubi Palace, built by Sultan Barghash to
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Big Brother’s African Brother #36: Dar Es Salaam to Iringa, Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam to Iringa, Tanzania
Day 36: 2 September 2002 9:00 pm
Natasha and Jason drop the bombshell that they are deserting the truck. Our distraught tour leader wails ‘This is the first time I’ve ever lost people from one of my tours!’
At 6:00am, the time that the truc
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Big Brother’s African Brother #35: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Day 35: 1 September 2002 7:30 pm
Not everyone in the group are overjoyed at being reunited on the truck as it does not take long for reality to set in. Two new truck mates join like lambs to the slaughter. And it’s nomination day again!
It was time for our Mweng
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Big Brother’s African Brother #37: Iringa, Tanzania to Chitimba, Malawi
Iringa, Tanzania to Chitimba, Malawi
Day 37: 3 September 2002 8:30 pm
The group are excited by the prospect of crossing into a new country, while Tom and Penny contemplate if they have a future on the truck (again).
(US $1 = MK 80)
To leave the truck or not to leave the truck – that is
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Travel Off The Beaten Path to a Unique Tanzanian Experience – Tanzania
Travel Off The Beaten Path to a Unique Tanzanian Experience
Tanzania
UjamaaTravel has been invited to attend this major event in Tanzania. If you are truly interested in experiencing Tanzania, its people and culture, join us. We bet your friends have not experienced this! The event is named Ngo
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One of the 1001 Night Stories – Zanzibar, Tanzania
One of the 1001 Night Stories
Zanzibar, Tanzania
That night’s boat trip from Stone Town in Zanzibar to Mkoani in Pemba was one of the lesser 1001 Nights stories. Although I had bought a first-class ticket, it was uncomfortable. Mainly, I felt very self-conscious.
The whole boat consisted
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Dar Es Salaam to Blantyre, Malawi (July 2002)
Dar Es Salaam to Blantyre, Malawi
On being asked what was her favourite international cuisine:
“I love going to new countries and trying out the McDonald’s”
– Mandy Moore (singer)
I apologise to all my loyal readers for the delay in publishing this update (a lack of co
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Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam (6 June 2002)
Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam
plus the first weekend of the World Cup
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you are still a rat.”
– Lily Tomlin
I struggled to leave Kenya: tracking elephants through the bush on foot and
flying in a tiny 4-seater plane alongside Moun
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Moshi, Tanzania (26 May 2002)
Moshi, Tanzania
“Thank you for the Music”
– ABBA
I didn’t bring any music on this trip. The choice of silence was a deliberate decision – it was a challenge that I set myself. Travelling with music gives you such an option for escape – escape from pain, lonelin
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People of the Valley – Kilombero, Tanzania
People of the Valley
Kilombero, Tanzania
A Day on Safari in the Kilombero Valley
Wandamba means “people of the valley,” indicative of this tribe’s long relationship with its homeland, the Kilombero Valley. Fishing is the primary occupation, and it is the calls of the fishermen
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Tanzania Travel Facts
The Basics
Country: Tanzania
Where is it?: Tanzania is located in eastern Africa, just south of the equator on the Indian Ocean.
Why do people go here?: Tanzania is home to the highest concentration of wildlife parks in all of Africa. With famous parks like the Serengeti and Ngorongoro
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Dar es Salaam Travel Facts
The Basics
City Name: Dar es Salaam
Where is it located?: Dar es Salaam is on the Indian Ocean.
Why do people go there?: Compared with Nairobi, it’s a big safe city, with nice beaches, good food, lots of expats, and friendly people.
How do travelers get there?: You can easily reach D
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Family Travel: Hyenas at Midnight – Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Family Travel: Hyenas at midnight
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
“Hyenas have incredibly strong jaws. An old Maasai man got drunk one time, wandered into the national park, and fell asleep in the grass. A hyena came by and bit off his arm, crushing right through the bone. That is why t
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