Dar Es Salaam Stories


Dar es Salaam

We traveled on the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar with our friend Jon who we met in Nungwi. Interestingly, we discovered before getting on the ferry that in fact we had spent our entire stay on Zanzibar as illegal immigrants (we had never got our passports stamped or paid port tax when we got to Zanzibar - another reason not to get the boat from Pangani). T...


Good Road - Border Crossing - Bad Road

Good Road Border Crossing Bad Road Good Food Good Friends High School Graduation Wrong Bus Stop Long Wait Lots of Rain Big City Little Dinner Selection I Don't Need A Taxi Engineman Not Engineer People Knock Trains Warm Heart Plan West Sold Out Go South Look Safari Look Wallet Don't Look Safari Kenya Tanzania MOZAMBI...


Are you going to go my way?

After Dad left we've spent the last week and a half in Dar Es Salaam. We're kinda on a holiday from our holiday and have spent most days enjoying HBO at the hotel. This television decision has been fueled in part by the fact that the city is spread very wide and to get from the cinema to the western shopping mall is about a $20 taxi one way. Even whe...


The desert and a lion

I’ve always joked that Dad’s view of Africa was the desert and a lion and nothing else. It’s probably a bit harsh of a thought, I’m sure he knows other things about Africa, after all he knows who Robert Mugabe is. But after spending the last week with Chloe and me, I like to think he’s a little worldlier. We eagerly awaited his arrival at the Zanzi...