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Our Kids Will Have to Learn Karate
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 5 November 2009
10/11/09: Iringa, Tanzania In the middle of the crowded fruit and vegetable market, I felt something bump up against the side of my left leg. Only because I’ve been on high alert in crowded places such as this one did I think anything of it. I quickly glanced down, only to see a hand in my [...]
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So Africa Isn’t Perfect After All
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 4 November 2009
10/9/09 – 10/10/09: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Last night will probably go down as one of the worst thus far in Africa. After returning from dinner at 8:30, Zhou and I and most everyone else were ready for an early night to prepare us for a pre-5am wakeup this morning. By 9:00 we were ready for bed. Mistake [...]
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Go Hurry Curry!
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 3 November 2009
10/9/09: Zanzibar, Tanzania I was just getting comfortable on our hour-long bus ride back to Stone Town this morning when all of a sudden we stopped and the driver hopped out to look underneath. The bus was stuck on a small hill, and it looked like several of us fatter riders were going to need to [...]
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The Picasso of Present Day Zanzibar
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 31 October 2009
10/7/09: Zanzibar, Tanzania It’s been almost a month since we left the States, and we’ve yet to buy much of anything. Zhou’s been granted a few shillings here and there to pick up earrings and a sarong, but I’ve managed to even escape buying a new shirt despite the pleas of Zhou and everyone else on [...]
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Ooooh, Barracuda
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 30 October 2009
10/6/09: Zanzibar, Tanzania Zanzibar – worth 28 points in Scrabble, if only there were two z’s in the bag… We arrived in Stone Town, Zanzibar this morning after getting up at 4:30am to catch the 7:00am ferry from Dar es Salaam. The ferry had several unexpected amenities, including air conditioning (first AC since coming to Africa) and [...]
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Great Expectations
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 29 October 2009
10/5/09: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Today was our one-month anniversary. [Side note: Isn’t it strange that Kevin and I have been together for over five years but we’re now celebrating our one-month anniversary?] We celebrated first by spending eight hours on a truck (with 21 of our closest friends). When we finally arrived at camp, [...]
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The Bad Road
Blog: Africa Attraction - 29 October 2009
The Bad Road isn’t determined by the quality of its tarmac or by the number of its potholes, but by what is travelling on it and the manner in which it is travelling.
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Anywhere in Africa
Blog: Africa Attraction - 29 October 2009
A quick nightcap? Why not? We follow our new friend Mayo through the blackest of nights to the village pub. Needless to say, it’s no Nag’s Head, just a small shack with a small bar and a small television. The all-male clientele aren’t sat at the bar, they’re sat in rows, basking in the luminous bling, bitches and beaches of hip-hop videos. All still, all expressionless. Mayo orders the beer as we take our seats outside the makeshift movie theatre, cloaked in the invisibility of the night, looking on.
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Cool Running
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 27 October 2009
10/3/09: Ngorongoro Reserve and Arusha, Tanzania There’s an old African proverb that says, “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. [...]
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Best of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Pictures
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 26 October 2009
10/2/09 – 10/3/09: Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Reserve, Tanzania Because I am too lazy to write an actual post. Don’t blame me, I caught it from the animals. All they do is sleep. _____________________________________________ Picture of the Day: Mr. Turtle thinks about his own ancestry as he looks out over Olduvai Gorge [...]
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Ready, Steady, Serengeti!
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 25 October 2009
10/2/09: Serengeti National Park Before embarking on our journey, when I imagined Zhou and me in the Serengeti, I pictured us wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, hanging onto every second as we saw lions, hyenas, Pride Rock, singing warthogs and everything else we could dream of from the Lion King. This afternoon on our way out of the park, [...]
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Chumbe Island Coral Park
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 23 October 2009
Chumbe Island Coral Park is a small, privately owned island in the Indian Ocean located between Zanzibar and the Tanzanian coast. Situated 8 kilometers south-west of Zanzibar, the island can be reached in 45 minutes by boat from the Mbweni Beach departure point. The island is run by the private nonprofit organization Chumbe Island Coral Park, Ltd. (CHICOP) which conducts marine research and education programs on the island. Income from visitors is re-invested into park management and the education programs that operate in the park. The island has a small mosque, ...
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Masai Casa es Su Casa
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 23 October 2009
10/1/09: A Masai village in Tanzania Today we were attacked by kites (the birds, not the kites) at lunch, we saw the Ngorongoro Crater, we toured the Serengeti (as made famous by the Lion King) and we pitched our tent in the dark and in the rain and in the middle of a park full of [...]
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Dreaming of Dar
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 21 October 2009
By Jennifer Gong, KF9 Tanzania My name is Jen Gong and I will be spending a few months at YOSEFO, a Kiva field partner in Tanzania. I arrived in Dar Es Salaam about 2 weeks ago and here is my first entry… the YOSEFO CREW! There is something enchanting about Tanzania. Most travelers would say the charm is in [...]
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Snakes on a Plain!!!
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 21 October 2009
9/30/09: Meserani Snake Park in Arusha, Tanzania We spent most of today driving from Nairobi to Arusha, Tanzania. We’re camping tonight at the Meserani Snake Park before we get up early tomorrow morning and head to the Serengeti. Now just stop and think for a minute. We are camping outdoors at a campsite that calls itself [...]
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A Rough Start
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 21 October 2009
By Rebecca Corey, KF9 Tanzania After my first day interacting with Kiva borrowers I was exhausted but exhilarated. It was slow work, waiting while the money for the loans was counted out and matched with each client’s loan record booklet, paperwork was filled out, treasurer and secretary books were gathered. Outside the Tujijenge branch office in [...]
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Top 10 Travel and Adventure Favorites from Abroad
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 16 October 2009
Six months ago, we decided to work diligently on our blog. It has been an amazing experience writing daily posts and it has made us reflect on our past travels. In a few short weeks, we will be making new memories, but for now we would like to share some of our Favorite things that we have encountered in our travels. We were brainstorming about moments that have stood out over the years and here is our list of Favorites from abroad.
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Tanzania bound
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 1 October 2009
By Rebecca Corey, KF9 Tanzania I’m sitting in terminal three at Dubai’s International Airport. The moving sidewalk beside me sounds like horses trotting on a packed dirt road. Since my 14-hour layover began a several hours ago, I’ve heard the Islamic call-to-prayer twice over the airport intercom system, followed soon after with enticing invitations to browse [...]
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The splendid Tarangire
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 29 September 2009
This is the last of a four-part series on national parks in Kenya and Tanzania. Tarangire National Park, about 90 kilometers southwest of Arusha in Tanzania is home to the impressive baobab tree as well as an amazing variety of wildlife. The flora in this region is dominated by the baobab trees, with their characteristically huge [...]
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Tanzania by the Numbers
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 11 September 2009
Days in Tanzania: 18 Days spent without clothes of luggage: 4 USD paid to have said luggage “released:” 60 Days it took for British Airways to refund my money: 13 Number of wild animal species seen (not including birds, fish, farm animals or household pets): 26 Pairs of hippos seen mating: 1 Kills witnessed: 0 Days we had fruit, omelette (plain or [...]
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“Cultural Tourism:” development darling or disaster?
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 3 September 2009
August 28, 2009, Tanzania We visited an African village called Mtu Wa Mbu as part of a “cultural tourism program.” I had read about the proliferation of such programs in Tanzania, and their alleged benefit to local communities, but I was hesitant to participate. However, I was eager to see more of rural Tanzanian life. The whole [...]
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First Impressions: Tanzania
Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 24 August 2009
August 21, 2009, Tanzania 1. We found the Italians. They are all in Zanzibar. This place is loaded with them. When the locals speak to you, they try Italian first, then English. Signs are in Italian. The hotel next door to where we’re staying is exclusively for Italians. We wandered onto the grounds and a Maasai warrior [...]
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Serengeti magic
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 18 August 2009
This is the first of a four-part series on safaris in Kenya and Tanzania. I’ve picked four of the most breathtaking national parks in these two countries to highlight, and included a photo essay of some of my favourite photos taken of these parks. Serengeti Magic The expansive plains of the Serengeti, dotted with herds of roaming [...]
