The Pack

I made it to the foot of Mt. Kili

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February 18th 2006
Since the plan changed and I'm traveling alone now, I am so happy I made it here with no problems. I took one of the deluxe buses (no toilet and very NATURAL A/C- LOL!!) from Dar es Salaam to Moshi (the area where you start climbing Kilimanjaro. Leaving Dar was exciting and at the same time, nerve-wrecking because plans had changed and I had no idea where I was going. Thank goodness for "the gi ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Moshi

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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