Hi all, Had a 4 day weekend last weekend due to easter, so me Rou, and Jesse decided to do some traveling and headed down to Pangani and Tanga. We bought our tickets for the Simba Video Coach (despite its name did not have a tv on board) on thursday and left on friday. The trip down to Tanga took about 6 hours and the coach was packed, every seat taken and every space in the isle too. From Tanga we took a Dala dala (mini bus) down to Pangani, which again had no room spare, I counted 14 actual seats and there must have been at least 20 on that bus! (luckily I managed to hold on to my seat for the 2hour trip). We got to Pangani around 7pm and found a place to ... read more

Hi, Just managed to find an internet cafe in Moshi. The flight over was good, watched Quantum of Solace, but didn't manage to get any sleep!. The flight from Nairobi had really good views of Kilimanjaro and we landed right next to it. I was greeted at the airport by Venseculus, who works for i-to-i. The taxi from the airport to Moshi was pretty crazy to say the least, big culture shock. Cattle and donkeys in the road, Massai all over the place, women carrying baskets of bannanas on their heads and mud huts! I knew what to expect but actually being there is completely different. The volunteer house where I'm staying is nice, has a big balcony and chill out spot outside, satalite tv and the food is delicious. Just got back from the school ... read more