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Africa » Tanzania » South » Mtwara October 16th 2019

Leaving Kilwa I was at the bus stand in the centre of Kilwa before 6 am ready for the Lindi ‘bus’. It was more like a coaster mini-bus and for the short distance along the road to Nangurukuru it seemed to double up as a school bus with standing room only for the school kids. It took 4 hours before the bone shaking mini-bus arrived at the bus park in Lindi. I jumped into a Bajaj and went straight to Coast Guest House and was welcomed in and given the room I had last time I was here. I dropped my bags and breakfasted for 1k, eating beans and chapatti with a very sweet tea at the tea shack on the beach across the road from my hotel. Back at my gaff I showered ... read more

Preparing to move to Tanzania...

Africa » Tanzania » South » Mtwara January 8th 2012

Widener

I am now counting down the days until departure...... read more

Kvar skal eg byrje?

Africa » Tanzania » South » Mtwara June 13th 2008

Letapaka

Ja, kvar skal eg byrje? Eg proevar meg fram. Noko av det som er artig med aa reise er aa gaa rundt paa maafaa. Denne gongen havna eg paa ein fiskemarknad, og i fraa den saag eg det som saag ut som ei oa. Eg liker oeyer og tok turen over. Eg sulla for meg sjoelv, tok bilete og kosa meg. Plutseleg saag eg nokre fiskarar som var ute aa fiska. Eg vart saa nyfiken at eg, utan aa tenke gjennom kva eg hadde i bagen, hoppa i badebuksa, fann fram snorkelen og kasta meg uti. Baggen gjoeymde eg i ein busk. Trudde eg. Eg fann ingenting hjaa fiskarane, berre litt brennmanet. Fem min etter at eg kasta meg uti skulle eg kle paa meg igjen. Bagen var borte. Der laag alt som ein aldri skal ... read more

...og aatte bussturar seinare: Mtwara!

Africa » Tanzania » South » Mtwara June 11th 2008

Letapaka

(Need information on Mtwara in english? Send me a message) Etter aa ha aklimatisert meg i Dar dei siste dagane bestemde eg meg for aa reise soerover paa mandag. Det vanlege er aa ta ein regionmla buss som gaar direkte til den ynskje destinasjonen. Alle eg tala med sa at eg maatte bestille bussbillett dagen foer for aa faa plass, men av ein eller annan grunn fekk eg aldri gjort det. Eg bestemte meg for berre aa kome meg soerover for aa sjaa kor langt eg kom. Eg kom halvvegs, men du s kykje tid det tok. Eg sette meg paa foerste daladala i aattetida og daa byrja eventyret. Desse lokale bussane er ikkje underlagt dei same restriksjonane som dei regionale med tanke paa antal passasjerar. Felle for dei tre foerste bussane var at dei var ... read more

Brief history of Tanzania

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...more history

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