Tanzania travel stories

All the way to Mtae

We get up early for the walk to Mtae, and the viewpoint beyond it, which sits at the end of the ridge. On the way, we see lots of woman walking the other way, heading back to Songa for market ...

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Trekking in the Usambra Mountains

The bus ride from Dar to Lushoto illustrates the dramatic difference between the north and the south of Tanzania. The bus is not particularly crowded, and passengers who don't have seats si...

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Back to Dar Es Salaam

Now that we know that we need to be at the ferry dock by 2:00, we don't really have time to do too much. We wander into town in search of something to eat. We smell something delicious ...

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The Swahili Coast

Not too far from Mtwara is a small town called Mikandani, which had been a major port from the late 15th century until the ban on the slave trade in the 19th century. Now it is a sleepy coasta...

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We see tha sea

On Thursday, our first day in a big city in quite some time, we do the usual errands, starting with the bank. From there we attempt to find the ferry office listed in our guide book; after a n...

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