After two weeks of waking up before the sun to carry sloshing 18-litre buckets of water on our heads to fill the big blue water bucket, after calluses and blood blisters and even a scorpion bite incurred as what was an empty field in the Shamba countryside became a building, Zanzibar was what most would dfine as paradise - pristine white beaches and clear turquoise ocean, groves of palm trees waving in the spice-scented breeze, coffee, and flush toilets. I spent every day wondering how the next thing on the schedule could possibly be more luxurious or fascinating or delicious than [View Full Entry]

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Our trip has been crazy so far many ups and downs. We are attaching a couple of pictures and will add more updates soon! [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone !!! So i am back in Dar Es Salaam and in an internet cafe that is extreemly slow but because I love you guys so much i decided to update all about my vacation in Zanzibar and about my upcoming adventures. I believe i stopped at us hanging out in Kendwa. Emily and I decided to stay a second night in Kendwa and go snorkeling in what we were told is the most beautiful area to snorkel on the island. As we were walking the streets a lady came up to us and showed us a business card and [View Full Entry]

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After the excitement and adreneline of the big game parks, our next destination promises a welcome chance for a bit of r and r, and some old-fashioned sun worshipping - the spice island of Zanzibar. We drive to the Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam, taking an evening dip in the Indian Ocean before taking the ferry the next morning to the main island, Unguja. Arriving at Stone Town is like arriving on a new continent. Next to East Africa’s corrugated-iron huts and scruffy parades of shops, Stone Town looks for all the world like a Meditteranean fishing village, it’s white-washed w [View Full Entry]

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So i am back ... wow i am proud of myself 2 entries in 2 days ... don't get too used to it! So i decided to continue my story about Zanzibar while i have decent internet. So we are in stone town (i believe thats where i stopped the story) and at night we go to the film festival its called ziff and its the African International film festival and got to see great music and movies ... we watched a movie about women in Sudan that if they have pre marital sex and they are found (aka pregnancy) they [View Full Entry]

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"You've been traveling for a while haven't you?" one of the girls I took the ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar with asked me. "Oh, I'm used to it... I've had plenty of training in SE Asia, especially Indonesia" I told her after a little incident that went something like this: We get out of the taxi at the dock. "No thank you. Please don't touch my bag. I am not paying you to carry it. I will carry it myself," I said while pushing away 8 agressive men trying to attack my backpack. "There is only 1 boat today," [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Dar Es Salaam~ There is so much to share as I have not been able to post for quite awhile. I made an attempt the past two days and have had trouble with the internet and the post fails. I am hoping that I have better luck and can share this and the photos with you. =) Abu and I have spent some time going around the city: running errands, showing me the different parts of town, and taking the nieces/nephews out for ice cream. This past weekend Abu and I traveled to Zanzibar by ferry. We were running [View Full Entry]

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July 1st we arrived at a campsite just outside Dar es Salaam, called Mikadi Beach. After a very long day in the truck I walked straight into the Indian Ocean still wearing my clothes. The campsite was one of my favorites, sandy beach, palm trees, and great views of the sunrise. It was a little piece of heaven. July 2nd we took the express ferry to Zanzibar. I sat inside the ferry, got really seasick and then spent the rest of the ferry ride throwing up over the side of the back of the boat. The only bonus of this throwing [View Full Entry]

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We just returned from Bwejuu, a small village on the east coast yesterday. It was amazing! Somehow we managed to get a reservation at Bahari Beach Village, a resort that isn't even officially open yet because the ownership has just changed. We were the only guests and therefore we were waited on hand and foot. Our bungalow was located literally 10 feet from the ocean and durning the day we searched for shells and worshipped the sun. The beaches in the US have no where near the amount of variety of shells that the east coast of Zanzibar has. We found [View Full Entry]

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We have arrived in Tanzania!!! Four days ago we took a 14 hour long bus ride down from Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam. The muslim influence was immediately apparent once we crossed the border. Men walk around wearing rectangle hats and women walk around covered from head to foot. Even the environment was different from Kenya. Where much of Kenya is dry and sun-scorched, Tanzania is extremely lush with many palm trees and big bushes. Unfortunately, we didn't arrive in Dar Es Salaam until 9pm, when the sun had already set, so we didn't get to get dinner or explore the [View Full Entry]

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