"Look Mom...No Hands!"

Climbing Kilimanjaro: Days 1-3 (Part 1 of 2)

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December 15th 2008
Preparation Some time after the last Eid al-Futr (Oct. 1 -4), I began thinking about what I was going to do for the coming Eid holiday in December, Eid al-Adha. (The Eid holidays are huge national holidays in Jordan that combined with weekends can add up to 5-10 day vacations. Whereas working in a Muslim country as a non-Muslim can have its drawbacks, the Eid holidays are a definite bo ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more