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Tanzania

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October 10, 2015

All good things must come to an end. Our last few days in Africa were …

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Zanzibar Part 1: Getting in

October 2, 2015

The modern ferry, carting hundreds of passengers, a mixture of wazungu tourists and local business …

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Mafia, Part 2

September 29, 2015

Our second day of Mafia mellowness started with Matt granting me some much appreciated free …

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Mafia, Part 1

September 25, 2015

The ten-seater was the smallest plane Sam had ever been in. We flew over the …

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Dar-light robbery

September 22, 2015

A city of three million people, the largest in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam has a …

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Ngorongoro

September 18, 2015

My sister-in-law by marriage, Rolla, spent two years in Tanzania as a teacher.  It was …

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Erick and Mama Grace Part 2

September 13, 2015

Kerri, Grace, Harriet (an English admin support officer for the NGO), Sam and I went …

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Erick and Mama Grace Part 1

September 8, 2015

Benison had organised a contact for us with Kerri, an American special needs teacher now …

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