At Ubungo Bus Station, Dar Es Salaam

Back in Dar, finally ready for the ‘real’ start!

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October 19th 2008
After the journey there I really wasn’t looking forward to the bus trip back to Dar, fearing for my life and preparing for another endless wait at the bridge building site. But after a World Rally Championship style drive through Morogoro’s backstreets with chickens and children jumping out of the way our bus driver calmed down and it was a rather uneventful journey. The bridge was finished (a ... read more

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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