- Hakuna Matata This!We were then on to Dar where we camped at Mikadi Beach for a night before we got our mini vacation in Zanzibar! The trip was on our own money so me & G booked separately from the group. Posted by ctravelbug in escape to africa | Sep 8, 2010
- Endless Plains & Crater CampWe crossed the border after another loooooong drive to Tanzania and into Arusha which was our base for the Serengeti and the Ngorogoro Crater. We also picked up our new (bigger) truck here! That night after moving all of Posted by ctravelbug in escape to africa | Sep 8, 2010
- Animals, landscapes and perfect island sunsetsJambo (hello) from the island paradise of Zanzibar...although as I write this it is raining for the first time since I arrived 4 days ago; typical! Since my last update a number of days ago it has been pretty much Posted by antony25 in Escaping the Rock | Aug 26, 2010
- Oldoinyo Lengai (meaning 'Mountain of God' in Maasai)Well, as many of you know, I am back in Calgary now (and sick with a bug from Africa - it's only fair I suppose). I wanted to write one last blog though to document, and share, my battle with Posted by Jocelynn.R in to Africa we go.... | Aug 4, 2010
- Africa!15 – 30th May
AFRICA! This trip was high on our priority list and a long time in the planning and, we have to wonder, how could it have been any better? Our trip was divided into two distinct parts: the Posted by Di and Cam in Di and Cam | Jul 26, 2010
- New Cassava Varieties Save Zanzibar's Food SecurityCross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet ( “http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/new-cassava-varieties-save-zanzibars-food-security/”).
By Catherine Njuguna
Millions of cassava farmers in eastern Posted by NTP2011 in Nourishing the Planet | Jul 23, 2010
- The continuing story (not of Bungalow Bill)It occurs to me that I never finished the story of our trip to Gombe, and that I have been very lazy with this blog recently. There is of course an excellent reason for that and for my lifestyle (The Posted by rosiescott in Not About My Gap Year | Jul 23, 2010
- Matheluni Waterfall and Chemka Natural SpringsFriday night we went out to this music festival in Arusha..called Fiesta. There were some sweet artists a lot of good African music.. near the end it was mostly hip-hop. It was fun though...and it was our first time being Posted by Jocelynn.R in to Africa we go.... | Jul 13, 2010
- Good Hope OrphanageI wish writing on this thing didn't always feel so rushed...I suppose I should have brought the mini laptop but alas, I did not.
So, Monday we went to the Orphanage and met the kids and everyone else who works Posted by Jocelynn.R in to Africa we go.... | Jul 9, 2010
- I think I just ate goat ...part IIWe’ll, I’ve been experiencing the Tanzanian culture for about four days now and I’ve got to say, I’m feeling right at home here. It feels like we’ve been here for way longer considering how comfortable and at ease everything is. Posted by Jocelynn.R in to Africa we go.... | Jul 9, 2010
- I think I just ate goat.Ideally I would have written more updates so I could have explained everything bit by bit on what was happening...but, internet is a bit tricky here...it was perfect the day we arrived but since then it's been slow and finicky Posted by Jocelynn.R in to Africa we go.... | Jul 9, 2010
- The evolution of meEventually we came to a spot where the forest floor was sloped and covered with a thick, soft layer of clover-like plants; we sat down among the trees and watched the chimpanzees around us. There was no conversation. Eventually Dad Posted by rosiescott in Not About My Gap Year | Jun 25, 2010
- The evolution of meThe chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park are world famous due to the pioneering work of Jane Goodall, who discovered much of what we know about the behaviour of our wild cousins during her research there. Of course Jane (one Posted by rosiescott in Not About My Gap Year | Jun 23, 2010
- Over the border to TanzaniaWednesday, 2nd June, 2010
Leaving Amboselli, we experienced a further taste of true African roads, they hare unsealed, potholed and unpredictable. No warning of how bad these road conditions were could have prepared us for this experience. Our exit fr Posted by melsch in Melanie and David's Travels | Jun 7, 2010
- Life in a truck part IIIHello again. Better late than never, I'm sure you will agree.
Ok, so in the last section we had our flight over the wonderful Okavango Delta. From there we had a 600km drive to Kasane and we saw a few little Posted by Sarnia in Sarnia's 2009/2010 trip | Jun 3, 2010
- Welcome to TanzaniaAfter a long dusty drive from Amboselli through the border to Tanzania we eventually collapsed.
We are staying at Kirumuru Tented Lodge for 2 nights without power let alone internet.
We head this morning towards the Nogorogoro crater and the Posted by melsch in Melanie and David's Travels | Jun 3, 2010
- TAZARA; a typically African travel experience
We set off from Lusaka and took a 6 hour bus ride to the small town of Kapiri Mposhi. Before leaving a preacher blesses the bus and its wheels (Oh holy wheels, may our father protect them Posted by monkeyboy1 in Monkey boy's travels | Apr 20, 2010
- Burundi - TanzaniaStay:Jacobson Campsite, Kigoma, Tanzania
We are leaving Burundi today to drive to Tanzania. It would seem there isn’t very much to see in Burundi, although some of the beaches are spectacular. Firstly they only speak French, not one of our strong Posted by dawniecoz in Bob in Africa | Feb 25, 2010
- TanzaniaMy Dearest you,
We hope you are well, work is treating you kind and the weather is not too bad.
We are both finally on the mend and hopefully by the time we reach Nairobi, we will be back on form. T Posted by glostom in Tom & Helen's Big Adventure | Jan 26, 2010
- TanzaniaHi,
We have been in a hotel (not the first one we stayed in, that one needed to be avoided at all costs) for the past 4 days, and although we don't get to have a hot shower everyday (every 3 Posted by glostom in Tom & Helen's Big Adventure | Jan 24, 2010
- MaasaiMy dearest you,
We have made it to the last day, and although we have not had a great time, there are moments that will stay with us forever.
1. My first and last teaching sessions, and how in the first one Posted by glostom in Tom & Helen's Big Adventure | Jan 20, 2010
- MaasaiHi,
Two days to go.
Thank you Charlie for the chocolate Christmas present of green and blacks 70 % coco and to my team at work for the hand cream. Words can not describe the pleasure we get from both. However the Posted by glostom in Tom & Helen's Big Adventure | Jan 18, 2010
- MaasaiHello,
What can we say except we have 4 days left!!!!!!!!!!!
We are both feeling better now, but are cheesed off with the charity, and the fact that we don't feel that we have been used to our potential, at least I Posted by glostom in Tom & Helen's Big Adventure | Jan 16, 2010
- MaasaiHello you,
There is a god. Tom has D&V and now knows exactly how I felt. He has been brave and facing the long drop in the middle of the night, which is a time that the hyenas are most active. Posted by glostom in Tom & Helen's Big Adventure | Jan 14, 2010
- MaasaiMy Dearest,
Life here is getting tougher and tougher. We are not sure that we can manage another 9 days in this purgatory! It is quiet simply the worst time I have ever had. I guess it does not help that Posted by glostom in Tom & Helen's Big Adventure | Jan 11, 2010