"Out of touch in Africa was where I wanted to be." That's what Paul Theroux writes in his book 'Dark Star Safari'. "The wish to disappear sends many travellers away. If you are thoroughly sick of being kept waiting at home or at work, travel is perfect: let other people wait for a change ..." Well, neither of these statements really fits my situation, I suppose, although I like the idea. In contrast to Theroux I obviously do not desire to be unobtainable. As promised I am trying to keep in touch by means of this blog. And (!) I do [View Full Entry]

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I'm back! Sorry it's been a little while between updates, but I haven't had a chance to even look at a computer in over a week. Lots to tell though, about the weekend and what's been keeping me busy since then. So Thursday we made our journey into Tanzania to the island of Zanzibar. Just as some brief background, Zanzibar is an old stopping point for sea trade, used heavily by Muslim nations for centuries. It also happens to boast a large amount of beach coastline, most of which is only very lightly developed. So, we went off by plane Thursday [View Full Entry]

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Etter at opphaldet i Mbulu vart avslutta litt tidlegare enn planlagt fekk eg tid til aa stikke til Zanzibar. Eg moette opp paa kaien ein halvtime foer avreise og fann ut at reservasjonen min ikkje var gyldig. Eg vart dregen med rundt overalt for aa finn billett, og midt i alt stresset vart eg massiv svindla. Eg hadde mi fumme hyre med aa foelgje med paa passet mitt og foer eg visste ordet av det hadde eg gitt fraa meg omlag det dobbelte av prisen paa billetten ogh stod med eiunvegsbillett til turistoeya. Eg nytta den foerste timen til aa fordoyge [View Full Entry]

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Hey all, For the first time in what feels like forever I have decent internet, so instead of putting together a long story blog. I'm going to load a number of photos for you all to take a peak. Since my last entry we've spent alot of time in, and around the Serengeti on safari. It was amazing. The photos I've included are a mere sample of the hundreds I've taken so far... I've also gone back and included the gorilla trek too. At the moment I'm back on Zanzibar island. We have a four day stop over here. I've spent [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone! We survived the Serengeti (wild elephant "attack" and all) and have moved onto Zanzibar. Totally different here: more touristy, like Panama City or Destin. Hot, Hot, Hot. Humidity like down south - unlike other parts of Tanzania which were hotish days and colder nights. And they call this Winter! We flew over here today using two small planes (about 10 passengers). Even though it is so hot here, we must dress modestly due to culture and Islam influence. We are both well - no major sickness thankfully, however, it is easy to get dehydrated. Kind of like Israel in [View Full Entry]

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After 6 days on safari, I have moved on to the beach for a little relaxation. The safari was great! We started at Lake Manyara were we saw many elephants, hippos, zebra.... The next day we set off for Ngorongoro Crater which amazed us with how close some of the animals were including a male lion that walked down the road in front of us! Then we headed to the Serengeti for a couple of days. The animals were much harder to spot here but we still managed to see a number of lions even close up and a couple of [View Full Entry]

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We've got about another hour left on Zanzibar before we return to Dar Es Salaam, and I think we all could have easily stayed on for a few more days at least. Zanzibar is gorgeous - the water is incredibly blue and clear, and the weather has been fantastic since we arrived. We did a really good tour of the old Stone Town on the day we arrived, and went to someone's house for a traditional Zanzibar meal - it was great. Afterwards we went to a spice plantation, and it was surprisingly interesting, and really interactive (particularly when we got [View Full Entry]

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I was so excited about Zanzibar a) to have a bit of a break from sitting on the truck and b) to get a bit of beach action! To get to Zanzibar off mainland Tanzania we had to get a ferry. Prior to getting on the ferry though we got herded on to a barge which you stand on. It was a funny experience standing in between the cars (which are also being transported on this thing) and alongside women that have kilos of stuff (for lack of a better word - could be in a bucket, basket or boot) [View Full Entry]

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Just a quick note to say that we’re now on Zanzibar, after spending the last week and a half travelling through Zambia and Malawi. I’ll do a full update hopefully tomorrow sometime, as we’re currently in Stone Town on the island, but head up north to the beaches later this afternoon for some lazing around. Malawi was awesome - absolutely gorgeous scenery, lovely people, and we’re the proud owners of some very nice wooden bowls, carvings, etc. Internet access has been thin on the ground, and I think it will continue to be so until we get to Nairobi, so if [View Full Entry]

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Ah, Zanzibar was fantastic. Highlights included snorkelling, fresh seafood markets, and drinking beers in a bar that overlooked the ocean with the sunset illuminating the dhows that were sailing by. But I wouldn't want to make you jealous, so here is just one story which I will cherish for a long time. We were staying on the north end of the island and Dulal, a Bangladeshi guy with a thick British accent and an enormous beard, had rented a small motorbike for the day. He invited me to jump on the back for a trip to a small and apparently beautiful [View Full Entry]

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