the dining room in our tent

....delicious vegan mountain fare!

May 5th 2013
Anything so beautiful comes at a price...and we have the scars to prove our payment. It has taken nearly 6 days to find both internet and a camera card reader in the same place, and i write this from the relative comfort of our hotel lobby in Dar es Salaam, where Mt.Kilimanjaro is just a whisper of a dream I think I once had. Let's start off with the fact that it is the wet season here in E ... read more

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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

9th May 2013

Allison
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Yum, stew and flat breads
Glad to hear you feasted vegan style on this excursion without problems. How's that been working out in general?

10th May 2013

Liz and Steve
Elizabeth Sinclair

vegan in africa ain't so bad
it's actually been surprisingly easy being vegan. South Africa was a non-issue - we ate mexican, ethiopian or homemade italian (to die for) almost every night we weren't camping (beans and bread). In Tanzania, so far lots of Indian and Chinese so always lots of veggie options. we had some local eggs at the lodge with Maddy, but that was by choice. we're definitely not losing weight on this trip!

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