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There will be lots of buses and minibuses from Kapiri to Lusaka available when the train arrives. From the main station in Lusaka, there...

Hey Juho!...

While you're at it, maybe the OP could consider going south through Sudan, then hire a fisherman's dhow across the Red Sea to Yemen, then...

Have a great trip ... I look forward to hearing how it goes

You can get a direct bus from Nairobi to Dar (several a day, you probably want to stick with a luxury bus company). Depending when your bus...

Just to add ... the Gallabat border crossing is a pretty easy trip. Buses leave Gondar at dawn to the border. The crossing is relatively...

In 2008, I was on a bus that broke down somewhere in one of the national forests between Mwanza/Bukoba and the Rwandan border. A pair of...

FYI, my post was a plumbing joke ... in other words, snakes are not a reasonable concern.

I spent a week in Moshi once and only caught a brief glimpse of the mountain one day at sunrise ... otherwise, it was always covered in...

Once, yes. But a regular toilet plunger is usually sufficient.

It won't be too hot ... the walk up before sunrise will actually be rather cool. You'll have no problem finding trips out to Sinai from...

Oh gosh ... I have glowing memories of that truck stop cafeteria place on the highway from Dar to Arusha. Best coconut rice & red beans...

Aww, I forgot Wilbur Smith! Although I'm not sure I'd put that in the "serious literature" category :-) but definitely some fun reads.

Buying or renting a car gives you freedom of movement, but relying on public transportation provides some other valuable forms of freedom. ...

Jo'burg, while maybe not as visually beautiful as Cape Town, is extremely vibrant and offers almost everything you'd find in any...