Tanga

Marianne needed some time off from her hard work in Kenya and Uganda, so we decided to play tourist together in neighbouring Tanzania. Safari and Zanzibar, here we come!

Here's our little blog, peruse it at leisure. The general plan is to update it when we have the chance so we have a real time record of whatever it is that we get up to on our 8 week medical elective at the University Teaching Hospital in Zambia's ...

... Febrero 2011 Su web: http://www.meetingpointtanga.net/ Grata experiencia vivir en un paraje de Tanzania como es Tanga, y compartirlo con mentalidad Noruega y la genuina del destino Sawhili Curiosamente y por sorpresa para mi, saliendo de contexto y ...

... down the steep hill). The ferry left as soon as we jumped on it, and we relaxed for the five hour slow ride to Tanga.... Sunday 10th  We arrived in Tanga and jumped over the rails of the ferry onto the pier.  I almost went head over heels ...

... who she has been working in Tanzania as a health volunteer teaching about AIDS, malaria, and a bunch of other health-related issues.  Tanga is the closest major town to the village that she lives in; thus, the reason we came here.  We excitedly ...

... bathrooms, and the African equivalent of MTV, was surely going to lead to disappointment at the next destination! We walked around Tanga before dinner and I found it a pleasant change to Arusha. It lacks the bustle and tourist input of Arusha, but ...

... , so we do sit down for a very sweet and brightly orange Fanta at one of the swim clubs. Apparently, this is where Tanga's youths spend their free Saturdays; the boys hanging around and taking a swim (in their street clothes), the girls shaking their ...

... in town and everyone knew him. The hotel we had chosen was completely booked, as there was a government convention being held in Tanga for this particular group and many officials from all over Tanzania had come to Tanga. He then took us to another ...

... the sell plain soda water, very nice, although the first bottle had a bug floating in it.  Biked the remaining 40km to Tanga late afternoon, the bike turning to a long, slow crawl into a stiff headwind.  Terrain was pleasant, but not very ...