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Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam January 20th 2005

It's now officially 2 weeks before I leave for Tanzania for the next seven months! It hasn't seemed very real for the last few weeks but now that I have my ticket in hand, all the details that I still have to deal with are coming through with alarming clarity! What on earth am I going to be doing in Dar es Salaam? I will be working with the Legal and Human Rights Centre, doing some research and writing, as well as helping out in any way that I can. This is my test entry... just updating on my preparations (ask if I have my passport/visa?). Hope to see you all before I leave cold Canada for nice warm Tanzania (about a 40-60 degree difference?) ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam September 16th 2004

Vi har aldrig rigtigt naaet at fortaelle om arbejdet hernede, men her skal jeg forsoege at fortaelle lidt om det. Vi starter heeeelt forfra, og kommer til sidst til, at vi lige nu er I tvivl om, om ansaettelsen mon fortsaetter. Samarbejdet med chefen Inayat er gaaet i haarknude og vi ved faktisk pt ikke, om det kan loeses… Arbejdet: Hjemmefra vidste vi jo som bekendt ikke meget om det hernede. Vi forventede at arbejdet mest var i en is-bar og en smule nogle andre steder, som Inayat ogsaa har. Da vi kom fik vi umiddelbart anvist Coffee Shop og Bread Shop som vaerende stederne, der var brug for hjaelp. 'Helt ok,' taenkte vi, for vi kunne godt se at der var nok at tage fat paa. Den foerste uge gik med at se is-baren ogsaa ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam September 10th 2004

Kapitel 1 fra Tanzania: Bolig Vi bor indtil videre hos Familien Rajey, som er Indere. Mr. Rajey er 72 og Mrs. Rajey er midt I 60’erne. De er soede mennesker, og er vist en del af den velhavende del af befolkningen, tror vi. Huset er ikke et slot, men en god stoerrelse, med 4 rum (hvor vi bor I et af dem), stue, spisestue, koekken og 3 badevaerelser. Husets grund er omkranset af en hoej mur med pigtraad eller glasskaar ovenpaa. Man gaar meget op I sikkerhed her. Saaledes er der flere af doerene i huset, som bestaar af en almindelig doer og en tremmedoer af en slags, som har baade laas og slaa (vi tager snart billeder). De har en del tjenere eller hushjaelp, om man vil, I huset. En vagtmand doegnet rundt er obligatorisk ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam June 11th 2003

This, along with all my other Africa blogs, were actually emails sent to friends and family. I didn't know much about blogs at the time, but now I do. Hello all! Greetings from beautiful Tanzania! I thought it would be a lot easier to email from here than it is. This is the first chance I've gotten to really write a note and my time is limited. My computer won't connect to the web here, and I'm left with using the house computer, which many people use here. So much to say!!!! Here so I start and what do I leave out? Anyway, I arrived in Tanzania six days ago and the time is flying by. I've spent most of my time getting to know my brother, Gregg, and his family.... all of them lovely ... read more
Gregg
Mosquito net
Visiting the School

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam June 7th 2003

The train journey was fun. We shared a first class cabin with the Dutch couple and sat eating our dinner together in the dining car at sunset. The next morning we got up and watched some giraffes and baboons as the train went through a national park. It was a pleasant journey except for the obligatory stop at 1am for all the locals on the train and at a station to shout loudly and move around lots. Dar es Salaam has quite a lot of mosques and muslims as well as places to eat out and has been great so far. We went to a large craft market today and saw lots of nice stuff and got a ticket to Arusha for the day after tomorow. Tomorrow we are planning to go to the beach for ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam December 18th 1998

So, one month has passed. And a maiden trip overseas in almost over. Bought many souvernirs. I bought a wooden elephant, Adi bought a huge lion. Last evening we tried lobster in our familiar open-market restaurant. Coming back to Dar was a bit of shock... after peace of Zanzibar we came to hustle and bustle of Dar. Our bargaing tactics improved and were excellent and soon we got a taxi to airport. Actually, we came to the airport some 4 hours before the flight. But that didn't puzzle us. We had some food on us, and therefore it was time for a picnic just outside the airport... not that was the best looking place to have picnic, but it was certainly the most convenient :) we even bought some fresh fruit for the trip... As I ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam November 28th 1998

Last night it was raining, so Arusha transformed into Finland - a land of thousand lakes (well, all the potholes were full of water). It was an early start, as this time we decided not to make again a mistake of starting late - so, departure was around 6:30 :) This time we got an extra baggage... a guy, presumably one of the owners of the safari agency that we went with, is also going with us to Zanzibar... some "business" to do... lets call him John (or was he David??). Thats OK, as he arranged us a bus tickets, and they were of quite lower price than the other way around... OK, bus was... well... different from our first Coach. First of all, there were much more sits in the bus (5 seats in a ... read more
After rain...

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam November 19th 1998

Africa... first stop... Entebbe... where the hell did I hear that name from? Ups... some decades ago an abducted plane landed there, and some people never left Uganda... Again, since the beginning of 80th, this should be a relatively safe country. One thing struck me... the african heat when stepping out of the plane during our one hour stop. Soon, we were in the clouds again, passing Victoria lake and Kilimanjaro... Final stop... Dar es Salaam.. To be honest, i didn't know much about Tanzania before. Fortunately i bought myself a Lonely planet just a few days before. And let me say, its my first trip outside Europe. And let me add, we both are completely unprepared and without any previous travel experiences. But, why complicate things, lets enjoy... And we did... when getting visas we ... read more
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Bed in Jambo Inn




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