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Hampster Bladder - Maura Mulvey

Maura Mulvey
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Traffic in Dar
Traffic in Dar
Just in case you didn't believe me...
Sorry folks, I must apologize for the brief hiatus from blog entry... internet acces in eastern and most of southern Africa is absolutely shite and you pay a small fortune for it! So we arrive in Dar-es-Salam at rush hour and i swear to all the gods, whomever and where ever they are, that if they get us through this town in less than 4 hours, i will never complain about traffic in Dublin ever again! To help the time pass, we pumped up the volume and conducted our very own dance party in the back of the truck- only a [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 5th 2009 | 100 Views | [diary=387726]

Busta Move
Sunset on Zanzibar
No shirts, no shoes, then service

The Reptile Park Bar
The Reptile Park Bar
A few of my travel companions: Mark, Liv, Carmel, Me, Brendan, and Mimi
My little Ralfi has left me to brave the big bad bush of Africa one me own... along with 15 strangers. Sounds the the beginning of a new reality show. This over-land tour thing is going to take some getting used to . Driving all day, pitching the tent in the dark, washing clothes in the shower, and forever being dusty and dirty. I'm getting used to the constantly smelling bit!... except for the last day of the Kili trek, when opening my sleeping bag, my own stink nearly knocked me out. I lucked out with my travel companions; we're a [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 9th 2009 | 118 Views | [diary=371894]

Beware of Cat
Sunset on the Serengeti

I look like a Gringo
I look like a Gringo
Not the most stylish on the mountain but I didn't get sunburn!
Welcome back folks, Our next adveture is Mombasa to Moshi (base town for Kilimanjaro treks) by bus and then to Mount Kilmanjaro. The bus journey was the ride of a lifetime! The 1st 4 hours were nice and easy, just a few stops by the Kenyan Police who had set up a toll in the middle of no where when suddenly the road ended and the next 4 hours were spent holding on for dear life dodging potholes and speed bumps (why one requires speed bumps on a dirt road is beyond me). The holding on for dear life was somewhat [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 31st 2009 | 264 Views | [diary=369033]

Lunch break!

Guess who has joined
Guess who has joined
You didn't think I would leave Stimpy?!
This would be a really cool town if not for the touts and prostitutes. Ralf and I went to a budget beach resort mainly because everything else was booked out, but also with the hopes of enjoying the sun and sea. Only a few sparse clouds blocked us from the sun but between us and the sea... lets just say one of the 'city tour / safari' guys followed us into the water. That wasn't the worst of it! Like vampires, touts and hookers are not allowed on the hotel property unless invited, meaning you could still enjoy the sun as [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 29th 2009 | 116 Views | [diary=368452]

Sandra and Me at Fort Jesus

The author
The author
before chopping her hair off
I am still in Dublin... I leave tomorrow afternoon to begin my half world tour. At the moment I'm not anxious, stressed, nervous, excited, nothing, I'm a little angry but I don't know where that is coming from. I feel like tomorrow is just another day. The planning of this tour has taken so much out of me that I don't even know how I'm going to enjoy it. My God, I'm climbing Mount Kilimanjaro next week, what the hell was I thinking when I booked that! I'm going to spend 42 days on a bus... and sleep in a tent [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 16th 2009 | 98 Views | [diary=364064]


Love Birds
Love Birds
My favourite one of me and Ralfi
Well, Folks, prepare yourselves for the ride of a lifetime... at least I hope so :) This is the first of many entries! I am preparing for departure which is just over a week away. In that time I have to: get a Kenyan Visa, go to the tailor, collect the drycleaning, book flights to Joburg, Rio, Lima, and home, book accommodations for all the nights not spent on tour (excluding the luxury tent in Nairobi and the Spa Hotel in Cape Town), book tour in South America, get money to pay for all this, get a load of USD, pack [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 7th 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=361118]

The Tourist