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Moshi Slideshow
Moshi
Travel Blogs from Moshi, Tanzania
Kilimanjaro - Verdens høyeste frittstående fjell!
Kilimanjaro, en utdødd vulkan som reiser seg nesten 6 km over bakkenivå.. Verdens høyeste frittstående fjell, som faktisk befinner seg i Afrika! Mange har misslykkes på vei opp, og tallene er dystre.. (tallene varierer, men av rundt 15 000 som ...
Lazy day
we woke up today and had breakfast downstairs, we ate toast with some very yummy orange jam, bananas, mangos ( we think), and watermelon juice. After breakfast we met Miriam on the terrace and went into an interrogation room and paid for our climb, then ...
Kili Day 1 - Machame Camp Site
We've all heard the stories, but now it was time for us to experience it for ourselves. Packed up we were loaded into the shuttles and set off for Machame Gate. Along the way we had a quick stop where Tom (our guide) had to stock up on a couple more ...
This i Africa WITH my luggage
So very lucky my luggage arrived on wed morning. I had to take a taxi 35mins back to the airport where they were very unhappy that my luggage had been in Niarobe unattended as it is very dangerous place and alot of illegal smuggling happends there. ...
The Roof of Africa
FIrst, thanks for your comments and sorry I haven't responded. Internet here has been hard to find. Without further delay... here is my Kilimanjaro entry: As I stood looking into the fogged mirror I hardly recognized myself. It's hard to ...
19th day in Africa ( 12th day in Moshi) Monday
I love meeting new people here, especially if they join our entourage. This morning, we woke up at the usual time and went to breakfast. Sadly, they had no chapatti. Tamra and I were very disappointed. At breakfast, we met Jen, from Ottawa, Canada. She's ...
4.12 power cuts in the internet cafe
Hi All Sorry this must be a brief message but the internet is going really slowly and I only have 5 minutes left. Were have already had one power cut during the time I have been on. This week has been good. I made the exciting discovery that I can go ...
Lask Week
... ready school wise to come back and be ready to go. Trying to make sure I squeeze everything I can into 6 weeks of Tanzania. And planning this all around placement hours and intern seminars....in my last week after writting a complaint I'm finally getting ...
Football Moshi Style
So day 2 at the Nursery! Shouts of "Jambo" from pretty much every local we saw and fascinated stares at the Mzungo teachers. Then we hit Kalaleni and there seems to be even more kids than yesterday with at least 2 hanging onto every finger ...
Arrival in Moshi, Tanzania
After a nine hour flight from Amsterdam, we arrived at Kilimanjaro Airport in Moshi, Tanzania. We planned to climb the mountain first, then go on a safari second. This was the first time in Africa for both Angela and me. We planned to ...
1.09 After Skype
Hi All As I write this I am actually on my laptop, have been on skype (with a webcam) for quite a while. I am in the internet cafe next to a supermarket which to be honest I haven't been to much because it costs a lot and is a long walk from the ...
Torture
Well, I thought, lets save some money and take the bus instead of flying. To make things a bit more comfortable, lets choose the most expensive bus (luxury coach) - but after 9.5 hours it still feels like a torture, no air con, constant shaking, sun, ...
Mt Kilimanjaro......we think
... go to the trials......that was until we realized the next day was Sunday! so we caught a bus out of there to go to Moshi, which is the town at the bottom of Mt. Kilimanjaro (which unfortunately we can't climb......it costs AT LEAST $1200!!! maybe another ...
Ye (me) of little faith
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Well I should have known all would turn out well...this trip is really shaping up nicely. Yesterday (Tuesday) was our first day of placements and I was in the kindergarten as a teacher assistant. About 30 ...
Houdinimanjaro
... , and technologised. When it became clear the Kili wasn't going to reveal itself, the frequent power outages in Moshi prompted our continuation to Tanzania's largest city, Dar Es Salaam. It took over an hour to negotiate the traffic into ...