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Mwanza Slideshow
Mwanza
Travel Blogs from Mwanza, Tanzania
Mwanza
... drinken is een expat hotel. Een terras aan het meer om brieven te schrijven of een spelletje te kaarten is niet gebruikelijk in Tanzania. In het hotel is ook een kapsalon. Machteld wilde al lang naar de kapper. Hier is de kapper een Engelse dame, dus ...
What a bus ride!
... us quite angry that David hadn't taken us out of the park the way we had been told by the tour company. Apparently the road to Mwanza was a lot better. At Musoma there were no buses to Mwanza so we found a small hotel to stay in and sank a few beers to ...
Stuck!
... us get a taxi to a hotel. He was hoping to visit family in Uganda to find work since he wasn't finding it easy in Tanzania. He explained how difficult it was for him being a refugee from Rwanda and it was very surprising given his language skills that he ...
In the park
... Wildebeest covering the whole of the ground you could see. It was the annual migration. (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/tanzania/attractions.htm#serengeti). We drove to a picnic site and on the way saw a couple of lions inside a bush ...
Lake Victoria Beach Resort
... @yahoo.com info@lakevictoriabeachresort.com or visit http://www.lakevictoriabeachresort.com "LAKE VICTORIA BEACH RESORT AND SAFARIS IN EAST AFRICA" KARIBUNI TANZANIA WAGENI WETU LAKE VICTORIA BEACH RESORT -LAMADI,MAGU, MWANZA ...
Mwanza at Last!
... I doubt I'll have time to scour the house top to bottom every other day, handwash and iron all my own clothes. Apparently in Mwanza, every piece of clothing, even undies, need to be ironed because there are these things called mango flies that lay their ...
More Sketchiness
... Scandinavia bus line no longer running out of Mwanza (why the high quality bus line no longer runs out of the second largest city in Tanzania is beyond me), we decided to go home via Arusha, stay with my pastor's wife's brother, and then take a bus to ...
Amoebic friends
Habari za weekendi? It’s about time I give an update on my Tanzanian life, time goes by way too fast! Every single day is full of new, amazing (and sometimes bizarre) experiences. Just a random ward round can include a mother wanting me to have her ...
Witches and nightrunners
... /ugliest hair, wig, dress, shoes and of course the best African bottom. Very interesting :) ! So life is still great in Tanzania. I’m in absolute denial about the approaching end of the internship… Since I got a residence permit for 2 years, I ...
This is Africa
T I A (This is Africa) is the expression used frequently here and I've started using it in on a regular basis . It can sum up anything you are experiencing without requiring an explanation. Some excellent examples include discovering a ...
The 'comfortable' bus
Now, my guide book described the journey from Dar to Mwanza as 'comfortable'. Perhaps National Express has set my expectations a little too high but after 18 hours on a bus with no air conditioning going at breakneck speeds over an absurd number of road ...
Day 22-23: Two exciting day on the road in Kenya
... different in Kenya: - The houses are built from brick – not the round huts we saw everywhere in Tanzania - There are more towns with real stores – not like the mini-supermarkets - People ...
Drie dagen tussen de wilde dieren
Vanuit Mwanza vertrekken we voor drie dagen echte safari: in national parks met verrekijker wilde dieren gaan spotten. De eerste dag rijden we door Serengetti, een park ter grootte van ons thuisland Belgie (sorry, vind het trema niet op dit afrikaans ...
Day 20-22: Lake Victoria
... Mwanza: according to GPS there is a bakery… and you shouldn’t believe it, in the 3rd largest city in Tanzania, we find a little corner home bakery for fresh bread. Afterwards we visited the largest supermarket in Mwanza… no the questions ...
Rwanda Genocide
When the world finally realised what was happening in Rwanda we were mobilised and started flying relief materials in to Tanzania from where it was taken in to Rwanda by road. This was VERY hard work for us, as we did "Return Same Day" trips we ...
My biggest fear...
... Africa. So in the Serengeti I had a very large, very dangerous spider living under my tent [pictures to come]. And now in Mwanza I discovered a new mutant breed of spider... a jumping spider! I had just checked into my hotel room and saw this little black ...
14 hours…4 modes of transportation…3 b
... ground for travellers to enjoy some R&R, feast and swim. The entire day was surreal, but well needed before our journey to Tanzania… The many hours spent on a 14 hour bus ride staring at your own backpack on your lap as it cuts off the ...
Where do all those donated clothes go?
... area) is a massive area stuffed full of used clothes or mitumba in kiswahili. Once upon a time before I started coming to Tanzania, I imagined a very different trajectory for my used clothes. They went to goodwill and into the charity shop. If a ...
The African Queen
... Kenya, I stayed on the African Queen (really the boat that the African Queen was chasing in the movie, but whatever) in the cute town of Mwanza, on Lake Vic in TZ. A sweet resort that I will stay at a day longer next time, with a pool & 2 very ...
Mwanza to Musoma shouldn't be so complicated
... where we visitied a lovely supermarket and bought some nice French wine, found the mechanic's shop, and bought bus tickets. Because Tanzania is a very different place than the US, we were able to get a mechanic to work on Sunday, leave our car ...
settling in
iAfter I finished my last entry, I left the internet cafe and ran into Gloria from Hands of Mercy orphanage. HOM is run by Josephat's brother and they have 50 kids living in a rented compound not far from where we are. Gloria was talking to a ...
Karibu Mwanza!!
Mambo!! Wow, wow and wow...not nearly enough time to begin describing and many things even beyond description. I am safe and sound, and yes mom, definitely washing my hands. It is so unbelievably amazing here and the people are very warm ...
Baby Home
Been at the baby home now since 8th December and i completely love it here!! Mwanza is amazing and the people here are so friendly!! The wetaher is really hot and so i'm spending my 1st day off in 3 weeks by the pool! What a life!! The children ...
week in Mwanza
Mwanza is different in that it really isn't a typical tourist stop. There is a very nice hotel we ate at, I think it was the Tilapia Hotel. We lucked into staying at a health clinic out of the main town which was fantastic, and also took the ...
To the Shamba on a Sunday (10/1/06)
... , means countryside; Shamba to the expat community of Mwanza means Wag Hill Lodge, aka Bill's place. To quote the Lonely Planet Tanzania, "For a delightful getaway, try the intimate and beautiful Wag Hill, which is worth the splurge, especially if you're ...
Assorted Adventures
... different from town that it is almost like being in another country (or at least a very different part of Tanzania). Typically, my research assistant and I take a dalladalla (local hair-raising minibus) from near ...
Another weekend in Mwanza
... "work photographs" without getting releases signed by my informants. I am working very regularly and will be traveling outside of Mwanza with COEL, Concern for the Elderly, an anti-witch-killing organization from Wed to Friday of this week and from ...
Getting Ready to Travel
... boat/plane trips. Since everything seemed to be working well, I decided to go to watch an Africa Cup qualifying match between Tanzania and Senegal. This match was huge (75,000 people in our local stadium) and town swelled to accommodate all the ...
To the baby home
Finally we arrived at the baby home. After bien gon the road for 4 months we got to Mwanza for our 5 months. It was just amazing. I loved every ...