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Travel Blogs from Arusha
On Top of Africa---A Week on Kilimanjaro
... are very tired. They are sleeping in my tent." As we distributed gratuities, including for the phantoms, Richard explained their absence by saying, "One is in the shower. I think one is at the restaurant." We gave the money for them to Richard. Anyway, the other porters must have figured something was up, and told the tour organizer in Arusha when we got to her office. In front of Richard, I asked one of the porters, "Were their six porters or ...
Under the mosquito net
... Indeed I have a currency's exchange app, so every time they charge me something in Tanzanian money, I can convert easily in US dollars. That is so great. Tomorrow I am up at 06:30. I am going to do a small hike on Mt Meru. It very strange to find yourself on your own, but I managed to have dinner with some very interesting ...
Channeling the Lion King in Tanzania
... city, and night time. Only saw half a dozen bus and truck crashes along the way, and so we agreed to fly the next leg from Arusha to Zanzibar.
Arusha is a pretty dusty, busy African town. Aside from i being the main base for Safaris we didn't find much else interesting to do. It seems alot of people fly straight in, transfer to a nice hotel out of town, go straight on safari, then fly out again. So after a day sorting out and booking a safari we set off for ...
Big cat spotting
... what he got for killing a lion and he said a pretty girl, which is basically the same way winning is rewarded in our culture.
Tarangire National Park
Our first actual park was Tarangire which is known for the odd looking baobob trees and the high concentration of wildlife during the dry season (which we are currently in), owing to the river that never runs dry. The area is partly hilly with light covering of acacia trees. We had some ...
Alluring Arusha
... dinner, we went to bed in this nice little room made of mud and sticks and rocks. It sounds like the room is really ******, but it is super cozy and nice! It actually has a shower and a toilet and toilet paper, which no one has in Tanzania. There are wonderful decorations all over the wall, and we actually have a wifi connection! I love L'Oasis Lodge!
Our second day was great! l. After eating breakfast, we went on a hike at Arusha National Park. We had a ranger with ...