Well, I arrived in Sweden in the morning after a transfer in Amsterdam. Didn't talk to a single security officer, no customs officers and no baggae check, just grabbed my bag and walked out of the airport. I grabbed a train to Stockholm, hopped on a bus to the ferries, then floated my way to Gotland Island. Peter, my buddy I met in Perth Australia, had arranged everything I needed to do which made it very easy to find my way here. Upon arrival in Visby, Peter picked me up and we jumped in a limo back to his place. Gotland is awesome! Visby, the city on Gotland, is very medieval and is surrounded by a massive stone wall built hundreds of years ago. The shops and houses are all built to keep the medieval look, ... read more

Arriving in Arusha in the late afternoon, we checked ourselves in and headed off to book a safari through the National Parks. From the moment we stepped off the bus we were mobbed by hundreds of toutes trying to sell us safaris, Arusha is the main gateway to most safaris in Tanzania. We slowly climbed through the crowd and made our way to a tourist info place where we were able to find a reputable safari company that had room for myself and Ryan for a four day trip. Jord was still sick with Malaria, and Jas was not in the financial situation to jump on the safari with us. After booking our safari, we headed out to Pizzarusha, a popular pizza shop in Arusha and had a great dinner. Up in the morning to leave ... read more

Well, here is what has happened in the last five or six days. The second last night in Kendwa, Ryan got a fever followed by other symptoms of Malaria. When we got back into Stone Town it was confirmed by the doctor that it was Malaria, and that he needed to take meds. It was only 50 cents Canadian to visit the doctor, and about $5 for the meds... makes me wonder why im paying $6 per anti-Malarial pill (Malarone) which I take one every single day Im here. Anyways, after getting settled back into the Pyramid hotel in Stone Town, we met up with Jordan for dinner, along with his mom (Georgina) and her husband (Maurice) who are traveling with Jord for about a week. They had flown in, in the afternoon, and were staying ... read more

Arriving in Dar Es Salaam, I withdrew some 100,000 shillings from the nearest bank machine which is about $100 Canadian and hopped in a taxi for Holiday Hotel, where I was to meet Jas and Ryan. Although from the outside the hotel looked like shit, it was not too bad indoors, and had a nice roof, from which you could look over the city top and drink a few beers. Jas (Jason Lush) is a friend from my years at BCIT and Ryan is a friend of Jas and Jord (Jordan Blanchet). We'll be catching up with Jord later on Zanzibar. Jas, Ryan and myself just relaxed on the roof and drank a few beers and then headed for dinner. Dinner was amazing, and very cheap ($3 for a full course meal), it was well cooked ... read more