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Top 12 Travel Scams!

Posted by papayaprincess

... the paper to discretely reach into your bags. Also the currency exchange rip-off is quite common! On the same overland tour, we went from Tanzania to Kenya (in Tanzania it's 1,344.00 to 1 US$, in Kenya it's 76 schillings to a dollar)... ...

Looking for an Unusual Stay?

Posted by kili-kelly

... side completely open, built on the edge of a cliff. One is a very nice hotel in St Lucia in the Caribbean, the other is in the Usambara Mts. in Tanzania. I had some friends who stayed in the Tanzania one and said that it was overpriced at $4/night.

Help Planning Trip to Kenya

Posted by laxgoalie

... yet. But, I am open to all suggestions of places to go/ places not to go. If you have any information on Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, and/or Uganda please share. I would like to focus my trip around the environment and culture which shouldnt be too hard! ...

Pickpocket Gangs Everywhere Scattered these Days.

Posted by kili-kelly

... a human shield around me, I would have lost it. Oh, by the way, there was a policeman about 10 meters away who also was pretending not to notice in spite of all the commotion. Come visit Tanzania, but keep guard, especially in December and early January.

London to Cape Town Overland February 2010

Posted by kehilan

... join us on this trip. The trip should take around 6 months and take in: Libya Tunisia Egypt Sudan Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Uganda Tanzania Malawi Zambia Botswana Namibia and South Africa Mike is a 28 year old male from London. I'm Christine, a 26 year ...

Looking for travel buudy/buddies in Kenya, Tanzania and possible Uganda

Posted by starlagurl

... using these search terms: I took a look at some of the top results, but I don't see anything that goes from Tanzania to Uganda, but I found this blog about a ferry from Mwanza to Bukoba. Hope that helps. Go through some of the other search ...

East Africa Insider Tips from Local Expert

Posted by lusibaaa

... to see in East Africa are: LAKE NAKURU & SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK in Kenya, NGORONGORO CRATER & MT. KILIMANJARO In Tanzania and LAKE VICTORIA in Uganda. Feel free to post questions to him here! hi Jawaid, Im travelling to Uganda ...

Where are you going for your summer vacation?

Posted by sianeth

... hearing it - I love it that you are so excited by these things. I tell anyone that will listen about my upcoming trip to Tanzania! Ahhhhh! Tell me... Tanzania sounds amazing, that is exactly where I want to go. Any room in your suitcase for a ...

Where are you going for your summer vacation?

Posted by travelmonster

... hearing it - I love it that you are so excited by these things. I tell anyone that will listen about my upcoming trip to Tanzania! Ahhhhh! Tell me... Tanzania sounds amazing, that is exactly where I want to go. Any room in your suitcase for a ...

Where are you going for your summer vacation?

Posted by sianeth

... hearing it - I love it that you are so excited by these things. I tell anyone that will listen about my upcoming trip to Tanzania! Ahhhhh! Tell me... Tanzania sounds amazing, that is exactly where I want to go. Any room in your suitcase for a ...

East Africa Nov 2006

Posted by sabi_p

... , I'll be in Kenya volunteering for 6 weeks from 1st Oct to 10th November and then am planning to travel south through Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia to get to the Victoria Falls. If anyone is planning to be around there at around that time, give me a yell ...

East Africa Insider Tips from Local Expert

Posted by jr44

... workers stopped work on the line because of so many fatalities ) SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK ( See the annual migration of wilderbeest ) TANZANIA: DAR ES SALAAM, the capital city, explore town & watch dhows from water's edge. NGORONGORO CRATER ( Large ...

East Africa Insider Tips from Local Expert

Posted by whereshegoes

... rank the following as the best five things to see in East Africa are: LAKE NAKURU & SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK in Kenya, NGORONGORO CRATER & MT. KILIMANJARO In Tanzania and LAKE VICTORIA in Uganda. Feel free to post questions to him here!

9 Week South and East Africa Expedition

Posted by dcm

... 39;t last for long! I am leaving in 3 weeks on an expedition from Cape Town to Uganda and back via Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia. I plan to take 9 weeks and spend R9000 ($20 per day). I am doing ...

East Africa Nov 2006

Posted by colleenj

... , I'll be in Kenya volunteering for 6 weeks from 1st Oct to 10th November and then am planning to travel south through Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia to get to the Victoria Falls. If anyone is planning to be around there at around that time, give me a yell ...

nominate

Posted by mamboviewpoint

I want to nominate myself as expert for the UsambaraMountains in Tanzania since I live there.

New RTW traveller

Posted by travelmonster

... been to Kenya before so i'm really excited to go back. From South Africa i'm heading through Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Uganda before heading back to Kenya. My flight to Bangkok is on the 15th December but after that all my ...

Africa expedition advice needed :)

Posted by gwynn

... ; it's usually only a couple of weeks and its rather expensive. I would love to visit the following countries... Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe I know my idea seems farfetched, but any advice would be much appreciated

Most beautiful places on earth

Posted by thomascullin

... the heart of Jamaica's coffee country, which grows the world-famous Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee. 6. Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania Covering some 8,300 square kilometers, the NCA is a unique blend of wildlife, natural landscapes and ...

Morocco to Egypt

Posted by tgon65

... 3 - Go to Egypt the long way around. Basically drive south from Morocco, possibly as far as South Africa, then head north again, to Tanzania, then go to Egypt after I have stayed in East Africa for a while. The problem with this is the time it will take ...

Tell the Forum Something We do not Know About You!

Posted by derrick241

... Came back from there, mmm, getting bored now, I did a few jobs, but then found out I could have a wander around Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania relativly cheaply, just had to get there So I sorted that out, and now I go at the end of May I remembewr what I ...

Phots we take which are....'off the beaten'

Posted by travelmonster

... like going to local food markets in countries and taking photos of fish and any unusual things they have for sale - like a chopped up buffalo head in Tanzania, which caused some concern for my friends, but it's life there and I like documenting it.

The going bribe rate?

Posted by travelmonster

... pay up or land up in a worse situation. I can - from experience - say that to get a yellow fever certificate upon entry to Tanzania costs 25 USD per person!!! I'd had my injection but forgot my certificate and I wasn't going to be ...

Travel durations and timing. . .

Posted by travelmonster

... on these topics! Where have your travels taken you? So far I've been to most of Western Europe, then Kenya, Tanzania, Peru and China really stick out for me as far as experiences go. Dabbled a bit with northern Africa in Morocco and Tunisia ...

Hotel Bookins by the Hour

Posted by travelmonster

... ;! However, saying that, I did once use a room for a couple of hours!!!! It was on the way home from Tanzania -we went via Nairobi and had a layover there and I wasn't feeling well at all. They had these 'rooms' that you ...

Kenya and Tanzania in August

Posted by satomiwatanabe

Hallo Im 30 year old Japanese female. I am actually looking for some travelmate to Tanzania in August. I wanna go to the Mafia island for Mafia Dance Festival sometime between Aug. 1-15 but not whole time....also want to go to Kenya and see Safari and ...

Have you ever?

Posted by kili-kelly

No but there are definitely a few books worth of material about my moving to Tanzania but nobody would ever believe it if I wrote it. What is the longest that you have been away on a trip?

I'm back!

Posted by kili-kelly

Welcome back! I am glad that you arrived back safely. I hope that you have fun planning your next adventure. Why not Tanzania??? Karibu!

If you were to expatriate...

Posted by kili-kelly

I am an expat who did just what you had the urge to do. After doing some volunteer work in Tanzania, when I returned back to the U.S., it just did not seem like the place for me anymore. It also helped that it was time for a career change and several ...

Have you ever?

Posted by kili-kelly

... not vegetarian either actually -they have disclosed this to vegetarian groups - but fortunately there are not any Mc Donalds in Tanzania). NO I have not seen a ghost, btw. Have you ever forgotten about a family members birthday or your anniversary?

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