http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Burundi en-us Tue, 10 Nov 09 03:34:34 +0000 Tue, 10 Nov 09 03:34:34 +0000 Only an hour or so after Irsquod arrived I was scribbling delightedly in my diary ldquoOh I love Bujumburardquo Mind you as I rapidly admitted to myself it doesnrsquot take much. Irsquod found myself in the most charming centrallylocated and funky hotel the Saga Residence with an imaginativelydesigned semisunken room you descend a couple of steps from the far end of the li http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/blog-451686.html The minibus I catch to Bujumbura originates in Kigali and I'm the only new boarder so I have the least comfortable seat available and that's without taking into account the sizable lady next to me nor her luggage which is taking up all my legroom. However and it's possible I dreamed this the minibus also has aircon so I may be cramped but at least I'm cool. The border with Burundi is reac http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-409797.html Well today Jess and i left at about half 5 to the bus statuion you would think at 6 in the morning it will be quite down at the bus station but no. As soon as we got there some random guy came over and asked if we were going to burundi I said yes so he grabs my bag and walks off I follow him while Jess is shouting for me I didnt want to lose sight of him as he had my bag containing moneypasspo http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-394646.html When I first planned to travel in East Africa on my way home from Ethiopia I thought I might go to Burundi. Then various people and the security warnings in my admittedly old guide book put me off. However Barry was heading there and as we were both enjoying the company I decided to go too. Like Rwanda Burundi is very green but imediately seemed less cultivated.Burundi was a real surpris http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-382437.html Tag 15Mein Taxi Driver Max bringt mich von Diani Beach nach Ukunda wo ich in einem einheimischen Restaurant frhstcke und auf den Bus warte welcher pnktlich von Mombasa kommt.Ich bin der einzige Mzungu Weisser welcher nach Dar fhrt. Die meisten Passagiere sind Tanzanier welche zurck zu Ihren Familien fahren. Die Strasse ist mestens erstaunlich gut. Das Wetter ist zum Glck leicht bewlkt http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/East/blog-341179.html The Old Man is Snoring Ahhh summer showers. Well more like rainy season showers but either way. Stuck in yet another city hiding under scant covering as the rain pours down for 10 minutes. We from Vancouver like to claim we know rain being as it rain all the time but the rain here is different when it rain it really rains if you dont get out quickly you are soked within minutes. Apologies in a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-338569.html Burundi at Last Months of planning and finally our traveling duo were on their way to the great continent of Africa. We checked in for our flight at the Athens airport and boarded the plane with little out of the ordinary. From Athens to Cairo we flew for the first leg of our long journey. We had a planned layover in Egypt of eight hourshellip As we entered the Cairo airport we were offered http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-336403.html A very big hello jambo sana from Bujumbura Burundi. It has been non stop for Carissa and I since we arrived in Nairobi Kenya last Tuesday after a marathon 34hrs of travel Sydney Bangkok London Nairobi. Upon arriving in Nairobi we met up with Carissa's parents who are here to preach at two separate missions conferences as well as visit a prison that our local church back home has built to http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/blog-302589.html Hello my dear friends family students and those I have not yet had the pleasure of meetingAs many of you may know after looking for opportunities to live in other countries for a number of years I have been given the chance to move to Burundi East Africa this summer to volunteer with a Christian organization called Amahoro Africa. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-274641.html Moments in Burundi. 30th of November to 6th of December 2007. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-247832.html The bus winds thought the mountains and I sit and stare. The border was easy and twenty dollars has bought me a threeday transit visa. The bus has collected a lot more passengers and is now full of singing Christians. Irsquom pinned against the window by the lady sitting next to me and her unbelievably large arse. The group is in full swing and the sound of voices is almost deafening. The girl http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/blog-157089.html I don't know how many reasons you need to visit a country. For Burundi I had two. See the title of this blog to discover the two reasons. Maybe you could add a third the fact that I didn't know anyone else who had been here but it is principally cakes and beaches that led me to board an overcrowded minibus for the arduous journey south from Rwanda.Cakes Burundi is the most Francophone of http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/West/Bujumbura/blog-134595.html The taxi bicycle is one of public transportation readily used in Bujumbura. Additionally small vans for city routes and larger buses for transportation over land between Burundi and other nearby countries provide other alternatives to the public. During my stay in Bujumbura I'm positive that I saw thousands of bicycles. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/blog-26947.html I'm writing to you from Bujumbura Burundi Africa. Burundi is nestled between TanzaniaZaire and Rwanda. I've been here since November 2nd and will be departing on November 19th. It is listed as being one of the poorest countries in the world. Additionally there is a civil war going on at the same time. As such there are some restrictions on my ability to move around the region. Still I http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Burundi/blog-26946.html