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View of the summit from our hotel, on Day 1
Woman Vs. The Mountain: Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

October 25th 2008
You can't live in Tanzania and not at least consider climbing the mountain that graces the labels of our beer, water, tourist t-shirts, and airline slogans: Mt. Kilimanjaro. So, I made the commitment and signed up to climb "Kili" during my October break from school. We cleverly planned for some days to catch up on sleep and relax between term 1 of school ending, and our climb beginning. So, ... read more
Africa » Tanzania » North » Mount Kilimanjaro

Tanzanian Flag 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
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