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
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7 Things to Do in & Around Mwanza
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 ...
African Barrick Gold Tour, Day 2: Community Development Projects in Buzwagi & Bulyanhulu
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...
Bacardi – White, Black, Gold?
When I say ‘Bacardi Rum', what image comes to mind? If you are like me, until very recently, I pictured a bottle of clear liquid with the words Bacardi written across it. Is that what you visualized? Well, you wouldn't be very wrong if you also envisioned...
Body N' Soul Gym, Kilimani, Nairobi
I am thoroughly in love with the gym I go to! I have been a member for over four years and, truly, I can't imagine what would ever make me go elsewhere! I love Body N' Soul, that's its name by the way, because it is extremely clean, has a lot ...
Durex Play 2-in-1 Massage Gel
Hmmm...today's post is going to be just a little raunchy because I would like to tell you about a great sexual find that I made recently. If you are uncomfortable with discussing sex or things related to it, then I suggest you read no further...
Olepolos Country Club
Before I made it out to Olepolos Country Club, I used to often find myself in conversations like the following: Speaker 1: Yesterday, I had a great day hanging out with friends at Olepolos. Biche: Olepolos? Where's that?...
Road Trip: Mugumu (Mara) to Arusha—Tanzania
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...
TEDxDar 2011--Who Killed Zinjanthropus?
It occurred to me recently, during a phone conversation with my cousin 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...
The Eat to Live Diet: Lose 20 Pounds or More in Six Weeks – Safely by Dr. Joel Fuhrman
We are now done with the first two months of 2009. How are you doing with keeping your New Year's resolutions? What were your New Year's resolutions this year? Were they the usual: quit drinking or...
Touring Northern Tanzania (Mwanza, Mara, Butiama, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Arusha)--Twitter Roundup
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...
7 Things to Do in & Around Mwanza
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
Touring Northern Tanzania (Mwanza, Mara, Butiama, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Arusha)–Twitter Roundup
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
The Telephone Number for Julius Nyerere International Airport (Dar es Salaam Airport) Is…
+255-22-2844212.
Or +255-22-2844371 / 2844372 / 2844224 according to the airport’s website.
Why am I telling you this? Because over the holidays, I searched for this number tirelessly to no avail. I searched the white pages of the telephone directory. I searched the yellow pages. I even searched the Internet and came up with nothing (well at least nothing that actually worked). And then… Continue reading
Road Trip: Dar es Salaam to Iringa
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What I Value in KQ…
On a random day in February, I was unexpectedly offered the opportunity to visit Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. I had not been to Addis since I was a teen, and frankly, I knew I would have a great time visiting this historically rich city for more reasons than one (and yes, by that, I am referring to my much-written-about love for Ethiopian food – see this and this post 
). Once my travel party had confirmed its plans in terms of number of travelers and dates, we quickly set off to make travel arrangements. The obvious airline to use from Dar es Salaam was Ethiopian Airlines. Continue reading
Nairobi – Kampala by Bus, Part III
(This is the third part of a 3-part series. Here are Part I and Part II .)
In parts I and II of this series, I told you about traveling between Nairobi and Kampala using both Akamba and Scandinavia. In this last post, I’ll tell you about Regional, another bus company that serves this route. In my opinion, Akamba and Scandinavia are by far the superior services. Sometimes, though, when these service providers are fully booked or when the service they provide simply doesn’t meet your need, Regional is a third option to be considered. Continue reading
Nairobi – Kampala by Bus, Part II
(This is the second part of a 3-part series. Here are the links to Part I and Part III .)
If you read Part I of this series, then you are already up to speed on Akamba and the services that it offers on the Nairobi-Kampala route. Let’s now move on to discuss Scandinavia, the better of the two remaining services that I plan to discuss. Continue reading
Nairobi – Kampala by Bus, Part I
This is the first post in a 3-part series. Click here to read Part II and Part III.
Update: The website for Akamba Public Road Services Ltd. is www.AkambaBus.com.
Have you ever traveled by bus from Nairobi to Kampala? If so, what bus service did you use? Did you travel during the day or at night? What route did you choose? Continue reading