This post is dedicated to my cousin Vive, with whom I share both a love of knowledge and of TEDTalks.
It occurred to me recently, during a phone conversation with Vive, that though I had talked a lot about TEDxDar on Facebook and Twitter before it happened, I never came back to you, my blog readers, to tell you how it went. Better late than never, here’s that story… Continue reading →
I am chuckling at the title of this post. If you knew where in Tanzania Mugumu and Arusha were–and what lies between these two towns–you’d understand why: the title of this post is a huge understatement for the experience I’m going to share with you today. I’ve done this deliberately; I want to tell you about this road trip the way I experienced it–from beginning to end. Continue reading
If you are anything like I used to be, you might think that Mwanza is a small, sleepy, upcountry town–in the guise of a city–with few interesting things to do in and around it. After spending a few days in Tanzania’s second largest city, I’ve changed my mind: I now know that Mwanza is a scenic, burgeoning, lakeside city (somewhat deserving of that name), with a selection of things to do in its vicinity. Don’t believe me? Here’s a list of seven things I enjoyed during my most recent trip to Mwanza that you can enjoy too the next time you visit! Continue reading
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As those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter might know, I spent the end of last week visiting Northern Tanzania–Mwanza, Mara (including Butiama), the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Arusha. Because of the busy itinerary planned, I didn’t attempt to blog about the trip while on it but, rather, shared what I could on Twitter, saving the blogging for when I got back to Dar es Salaam.
For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter (or for those of you who do but somehow missed my tweets), this first post is a consolidation of the main tweets I wrote while traveling, with links to websites where you can see pictures or find more information. Continue reading
After spending the first day of the tour visiting African Barrick Gold’s open-pit Buzwagi mine, and a few community development projects in the nearby area, the second day of the tour was devoted strictly to visiting community projects around Buzwagi and Bulyanhulu–and making the short trip between the two mines. Continue reading
Lemon Spa
Haile Selassie Rd.
(Adjacent to George & Dragon)
Masaki, Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255-(754)-814 531
+255-(752)-220 120
Email: lemonzpa@yahoo.com
(Click here for Lemon Spa menu.)
In the third post of my “Be My Guide to Your East African City” series, I asked about your favorite local spa. I also mentioned that it dawned on me that I had never been to a spa before, having always received my beauty and body treatments in beauty salons or fitness facilities. Shortly after publishing that post, I was graciously invited by Ramona Kashmiri, the owner of Lemon Spa in Masaki, Dar es Salaam, to visit her spa for the first time and sample some of the treatments offered there. Continue reading
Let’s take a break from the questions. This week finds me on a tour of African Barrick Gold–Tanzania’s largest gold producer’s–mines and operations in Northern Tanzania. The past three days have been interesting, to say the least, and as I promised my followers on Twitter, here are some pictures from the first day of the tour, when we visited ABG’s mines at Buzwagi. Continue reading
Groovy Cup
Funkys
Plot 1397 Mwayo Street (click to see map)
Masaki, Dar es Salaam
Open every day 10.30 a.m.–9.30 p.m.
Tel: +255 784 786 688 · Email: groovycup@gmail.com
I don’t have any children…which is why when I first noticed Funkys in Masaki (despite its looking very interesting), I knew I’d probably never visit it much. Then one day, I received an email from a reader telling me about her café, Groovy Cup, located within Funkys. Continue reading
The event that I have most enjoyed attending in the two years I have lived in Dar es Salaam is, without a doubt, the Visa 2 Dance Contemporary Dance Festival. If you live in Dar es Salaam and have never heard of Visa 2 Dance (like a friend recently told me despite his having lived in Dar es Salaam for the past eight years), then you are who I write this post for. I won’t be roundabout; I’ll get right to it.
What is the Visa 2 Dance Contemporary Dance Festival? Visa 2 Dance is an annual, international contemporary dance festival that takes place every October in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (though the 2010 edition did also include activities in Zanzibar). In the words of its organizers (taken from the Visa 2 Dance website): Continue reading
