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Under African Skies: A photo tribute to Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Blog: teach travel play - 19 May 2012
Paul Simon brought me to Africa. Since I was a wee one, pre-wanderlust, I have enjoyed putting on Paul Simon’s Graceland, kicking off my shoes, and dreaming of Africa. This album conjured all the ideas I ever had of Africa: Grassy plains, shirtless drummers, and super-sized beasts laying in the shade of a single Baobab [...]
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Dining at the Night Market in Zanzibar
Blog: GoBackpacking - 7 March 2012
ike many destinations around the world, there’s no better way to get a grip on a culture than through its cuisine. The contribution of local Bantu food mixed with Arab and Persian flavors and Indian spices makes eating one of the most enjoyable things about Zanzibar! Being an island nation, the sea is also the [...]
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Travel Inspiration -Travel is medicine for the soul
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 7 March 2012
Africa changed my life. I started travelling in 2010, when at aged 23, I explored Asia backpacking around the continent. Just weeks later, I booked my next adventure; 6 weeks over-landing through 7 countries in Africa
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Zanzibar’s Prison Island
Blog: GoBackpacking - 17 January 2012
hat is now a tiny, beautiful tropical island off the coast of Zanzibar, was once not a pleasant place to be at all. At first, Changuu Island (known more commonly as Prison Island) was the location where slaves were detained and held until they were transported to places in the Middle East or Europe. After [...]
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Same Continent, Different Worlds: Part 1
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 31 December 2011
By Kiva Fellows in Africa, KF16 Compiled by Tejal Desai Where might you find muzungu hunting? Where do Kenya's elite runners hail from? And what do most borrowers in Burkina Faso use their business profits for? Kiva Fellows from KF16 bring you a unique perspective from the diverse and vast continent of Africa!
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Stuff Kiva Fellows Like #10-17
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 26 November 2011
Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua We are Kiva Fellows. This is the stuff we like. Here is an insider (often critical, or satirical but always true!) view of what it means to be a Kiva Fellow and promote access to financial services around the world. From party crashing to bazaars to street food, these [...]
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Update from the Field: New Products in Microfinance, Over-Indebtedness + Transparency
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 15 November 2011
Compiled by Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda This week on the Kiva fellows blog, start out by learning about three new microfinance products - microinsurance in Indonesia, higher education loans in the Philippines and green and water loans in Kenya. Continue on to Nepal to admire the handiwork of artisan borrowers. Make your way to Ecuador to find out more about the risk of indebtedness. Share the fellows' personal experiences with the recent elections in Nicaragua and rush hour traffic in Uganda.
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Top Adventure Destinations Part 2
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 19 October 2011
Today we are on our way to the Adventure Travel World Summit in Chiapas Mexico and we thought it would be a good idea to stick with the adventure theme and share Part two of our Top 5 countries for adventure around the world. There was no way we could narrow our favourite destinations down [...]
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New Orleans: A Developing Country in America?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 14 October 2011
by Rebecca Corey, KF 9 & 16, New Orleans, USA "This isn't America. New Orleans is like a developing country." In the four weeks I’ve lived in New Orleans, I’ve heard this statement from nearly ten different people. (...) So if the United States is a developed country, then why does Kiva have a presence here? Once a country is considered “developed” (modernized, industrialized, democratized, capitalized), then people want to wipe their hands, pat each other on the back, and say the work is done.
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A New Look at Need: Microfinance From Tanzania to New Orleans
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 1 October 2011
by Rebecca Corey, KF16, New Orleans, USA In 2009 when I told friends and family I was moving to Tanzania to study international development and to work for Kiva in the field of microfinance, or the furnishing of small loans to the working poor, we all had certain pre-formed ideas about how impactful and necessary my work was sure to be. We understood that in terms of GDP, literacy, infant mortality, and other common measures, Tanzania is a “developing” country, Third World, periphery. In another word: poor. As a recent college graduate, I had established ideas about poverty.
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How to Enjoy Stone Town, Zanzibar
Blog: GoBackpacking - 23 August 2011
Located on the island of Unguja in the Zanzibar archipelago, Stone Town is the most important and populous town on the islands. It’s a city that is rich with history, layered with culture and the ancient stone walls have an attitude of charming character. Zanzibar is not only about the beautiful beaches, but also about [...]
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Visiting Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania
Blog: GoBackpacking - 1 August 2011
Underrated Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania offers excellent wildlife-viewing opportunities.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Photographing Wildlife in Africa
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 11 July 2011
Destination: Africa, the Serengeti Book: by Uwe Skrzypczak WIN THIS BOOK (See below) Available in print from your bookseller or in digital form through I-Tunes. In this book, although the title is Wildlife Photography and it focuses on the Serengeti of Africa, the author means to help anyone who wants to become a professional level photographer.
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Birds in Africa for Photo Friday
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 6 May 2011
Of all the animals we saw on our family safari in Africa ... guess what interested our 8-year-old the most? Believe it or not, it wasn't the lions — even when we were lucky enough to see a kill in action. Birds! Surprise, surprise. Birds are extraordinary in Africa and come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. This is part of what captured his interest, but the other factor was ...
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Memories of Tanzania, Africa
Blog: WildJunket - 25 April 2011
Last weekend, I received an email from a friend in Tanzania and it reminded me of all the beautiful times we had there almost three years ago.
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Ngorongoro Crater Experience with Kids
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 11 April 2011
There was one piece of consistent advice when I was planning our family safari to Africa. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania is an absolute must-experience destination. We ended up adding it to our itinerary at the very last minute. Indeed, this is a very, very special place and I’m thrilled we were able to see it. The star of the show in this area is the main Ngorongoro crater, a massive, unbroken volcanic caldera ...
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Office Shoes – Footwear Custom Made From Tyres
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 15 March 2011
Office Shoes and Black Footwear - literally! If you’re after a pair of Office Shoes (or any type of Footwear for that matter!) in Arusha, Tanzania, one does not go to the...
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African Lion Hunt for Photo Friday
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 11 March 2011
I took 1,300 photos on our recent family safari vacation in Kenya and Tanzania. Enough fodder for Photo Friday for the next few years! I'll be judicious, however, and just feature the photos of moments that really wowed us. I'm going to start with a biggie — photos of a kill from start to finish. Witnessing one of Africa's great cats hunt is absolutely fascinating and elicits a range of emotions: excitement, joy, sadness ...
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Family Safari in Africa FAQ
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 8 March 2011
My dream of taking a family safari in Africa was fulfilled last week; we just returned from a 9-day vacation in Kenya and Tanzania. We visited the Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara national parks. I learned so much during the planning and execution of this trip — my head is spinning with all the details and tips I want to share. Our trip was absolutely phenomenal in every way — a true experience of a lifetime.
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Photo Essay: Crossing the Heart of Africa
Blog: GoBackpacking - 24 February 2011
Photos from Julian Smith's 4,500-mile overland journey from South Africa to Sudan.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, private forum, audio interviews, and more.
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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Serengeti sky
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 9 February 2011
The Serengeti is simply captivating. Even the sky! Read the accompanying post: “Serengeti Magic“. See other Velvet moments: Bora Bora, French Polynesia Valle de la Luna, Chile Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia Lang Tengah island, Malaysia Laguna Chaxa, Chile
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12 greatest places to visit in Africa, Part 2
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 12 November 2010
This is the second installment of two guest posts Jade Scully about the 12 greatest places to visit in Africa. Check out Part 1 of The 12 Greatest Places in Africa after you are finished here!The African continent enjoys a vast and ever-changing landscape from lusciously fertile jungles through to the hot, arid desert. If you are visiting anywhere in Africa or better yet traveling through, there are some breath-taking places you won’t want to miss out on.
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12 Greatest Places to Visit in Africa, Part 1
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 5 November 2010
The African continent enjoys a vast and ever-changing landscape from lusciously fertile jungles through to the hot, arid desert. If you are visiting anywhere in Africa or better yet traveling through, there are some breath-taking places you won’t want to miss out on. Below are the first 6 great places to visit in Africa.12 Greatest Places to Visit in Africa, Part 1 is a post from: The Planet D: Canada's Adventure Couple
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Win a Safari from National Geographic
Blog: Vagobond.com - 1 November 2010
I've been considering running a travel contest. I'm not sure exactly what travel contest to run, whether to run travel writing or travel videos.
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The Most Boring Election in East Africa
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 26 October 2010
By Ann Hingst, KF12 Tanzania While many Americans will spend next Sunday, October 31, trick-or-treating, Tanzanians will be headed to the polls. October 31, 2010 marks a general election for Tanzania, and voters will choose their President for the next five-year term.
