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Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-06:6815318 2008-04-06T15:13:55Z 2008-04-08T15:06:23Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_manyara-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1236327.html">Lake Manyara, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Safari Day OneMarch 28, 2008, Lake Manyara National Park</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>We woke up at the Chinese Restaurant, had breakfast, and were picked up by our guide, Andrew, and the safari's cook, Joseph. Both were very nice and good at their jobs. We also met the other two Americans who are accompanying us on the safari, John and Nathan, a father and son duo from San Francisco who had just climbed Kilimanjaro. We all hit it off right away, and I think everyone was relieved to have gotten paired with people who, at the very least, were going to be low maintenance and interesting to talk to for ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_manyara-journals-j6815318.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Flake_manyara-journals-j6815318.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/lake_manyara-journals-j6815318.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-02:6793228 2008-04-02T12:42:10Z 2008-04-08T14:56:44Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5324.html">Arusha, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>March 26, 2007Anecdotes from Arusha...and Swahili 101</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>Arusha, Tanzania is the principal place where you arrange safaris in the Northern part of the country. Our guide book states that "Arusha is the worst place in Tanzania for street touts and slick tour operators who prey on the gullibility of newly arrived travelers by offering them safaris and treks at ridiculously low prices." We were out in the streets today and can vouch for that statement, but this condition may be exacerbated by the fact that the high safari season is coming to an end within the next week.</p><p>Our ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6793228.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Farusha-journals-j6793228.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6793228.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-06:6815412 2008-04-06T15:20:57Z 2008-04-08T06:23:04Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-arusha-reviews-hotels-d1058772.html">Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha.</a></p> <p>Safari Day FiveApril 1, 2008, Ngorongoro Crater</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>After sleeping one last night in another precariously perched tent (hyenas and some hoofed animals were with us all night - and a local with a machine gun for a necklace was walking around to keep out buffalo) in a gorgeous location, we woke and watched the sunrise over the Ngorongoro Crater.</p><p>We ate and headed into the Crater for what....if I could rank them....was perhaps the most moving day of the safari. In four short hours, we saw the what had become standard by the dozens...elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebra, lions, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-journals-j6815412.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fngorongoro_crater-journals-j6815412.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-journals-j6815412.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-06:6815400 2008-04-06T15:18:47Z 2008-04-08T06:05:53Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5414.html">Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Safari Day TwoMarch 29, 2008, Serengeti National Park</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>The first night of the camping safari, which was located in the town of Mto Wa Mbu (River of Mosquitoes) was not that great. We did not set up our own tent, as we did during the next nights, and we were unaware that someone had tied open the exterior flap of our tent. The rains came, and they came hard. While the interior flap was zipped, the water poured into our tent and flooded it, slowly at first and then more quickly as the night went on. I would have gone out to fix the problem had I known what it was.</p><p>We were ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j6815400.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fserengeti_national_park-journals-j6815400.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j6815400.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6725764 2008-03-19T17:35:45Z 2008-03-25T09:23:41Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1058778.html">Stone Town, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>March 17-25, 2008Zanzibar, Tanzania</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>We have found paradise. As I write this blog, please visualize that I am lying on a bed that sits on the covered patio of our white beach bungalow facing the most incredible blue ocean in the world. The branches of the palm trees around the bungalow rustle lightly in the breeze while clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean gently wash up on the blindingly bright, white sand of the beach as the tide sleepily rolls in. This chalk-white sand can be seen glowing up through the turquoise waters for miles and miles off shore. Local children are ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j6725764.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fstone_town-journals-j6725764.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j6725764.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-24:6744409 2008-03-24T11:34:44Z 2008-03-25T09:21:23Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/jambiani-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d6744401.html">Jambiani, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>March 19–22 2008Jambiani (village on the east coast of Zanzibar)</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>After two nights in Stone Town, we arranged for a van (which we shared with four other tourists and an assortment of other locals) to pick us up and take us to the east coast of the island on our third day. The ride was only about two hours, and it was really awesome to watch the world go by. We passed through several areas that were populated, although I don't think you could really call them villages, and it looked like the same drill on a smaller scale.....women carrying stuff on their heads, mud huts, oxen ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/jambiani-journals-j6744409.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fjambiani-journals-j6744409.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/jambiani-journals-j6744409.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-30:6463265 2008-01-30T11:52:52Z 2008-02-04T11:24:00Z Four Explore http://realtravel.com/member-m5199332-four_explore.html <p>a entry by Four Explore from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5324.html">Arusha, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>By Dan</p><p>Arusha is a very pleasant town nestled against the base of Mt. Meru, which is sort of Kilimanjaro’s little sister as it rises above the African plain to a mere 15,000 feet. Its main claim to fame is as the starting point both for safaris in northern and western Tanzania such as the one we did, and hikers who are heading up Kilimanjaro, the 19,000+ foot peak about 50 miles to the northeast. Thus, the place is crawling with tourists, and is pretty well set up to cater to them. Arusha’s other main claim to fame is that it is where the Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal administered ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6463265.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Farusha-journals-j6463265.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6463265.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-20:6397072 2008-01-20T07:09:04Z 2008-02-04T05:01:45Z Rambling Retirees http://realtravel.com/member-m6106485-rambling_retirees.html <p><em>"The streets of Stonetown are very very narrow."</em></p> <p>a entry by Rambling Retirees from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5319.html">Zanzibar, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>January 18th our flight from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar left at 8:00 am. We took the Air Tanzania shuttle from the hotel. It was free versus $50.00 for a taxi. Our flight was 50 minutes. The view from the air was beautiful, with many reefs dotting the aqua marine waters of the Indian Ocean. Stonetown is a wonderful cultural experience. The religion is mostly Muslim and the people stop to pray many times of the day(and night). At 5:00 every morning prayers can be heard over a loud speaker throughtout the town. The streets of the town are very very narrow. Some are only a few inches wider ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j6397072.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fzanzibar-journals-j6397072.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j6397072.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-10-18:2582284 2006-10-18T15:30:43Z 2008-02-02T17:59:58Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5319.html">Zanzibar, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Sophie: Notre dernière semaine au Kenya promettait d'être bien calme, vu qu'on avait prévu de la passer a Zanzibar, iîe magnifique au charme exceptionnel...</p><p>On a adoré Stonetown, petite ville principale de Zanzibar avec beaucoup de charme et de caractère.. Il semble que le temps s'y soit arrêté, et les petites rues étroites qui font penser à la Sicile, les mille mosquées (50 pour une si petite ville!) créent vraiment une ambiance très agréable... Le top, c'est quand même le marché aux multiples brochettes de poissons le soir, au bord de l'eau, un choix de dingue, un vrai regal! ! Après ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j2582284.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_TPNcmGp8naqL-JNxh7KKw-trUak_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/TPNcmGp8naqL-JNxh7KKw-trUak_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_TPNcmGp8naqL-JNxh7KKw-trUak_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=TPNcmGp8naqL-JNxh7KKw-trUak_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fzanzibar-journals-j2582284.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j2582284.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-18:6212636 2007-12-18T14:47:38Z 2007-12-25T14:49:53Z Annette and Dave http://realtravel.com/member-m5908258-annette_and_dave.html <p>a entry by Annette and Dave from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar_north-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1058813.html">Zanzibar North, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>High expectations today - off to Zanzibar for four nights, three in the north of the island and one in Stone Town to the south.</p><p>Our trip leader had arranged for the camp site staff bus to take us to the ferry port for us to cross from the peninsular back to the main part of Dar. The bus was pretty ramshackle and we couldn't quite work out why one of the staff was riding with us in the back of the bus until we got to the port and the door dropped off. Turned out his job was to hold the door on whilst travelling.</p><p>We travelled across to Zanzibar with around a thousand boxed live ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar_north-journals-j6212636.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_chhQx9ERTqqvnr-jUp5OO2Bin88_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/chhQx9ERTqqvnr-jUp5OO2Bin88_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_chhQx9ERTqqvnr-jUp5OO2Bin88_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=chhQx9ERTqqvnr-jUp5OO2Bin88_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fzanzibar_north-journals-j6212636.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/zanzibar_north-journals-j6212636.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-25:6250080 2007-12-25T13:45:40Z 2007-12-25T14:03:11Z Annette and Dave http://realtravel.com/member-m5908258-annette_and_dave.html <p><em>"Christmas crackers, Imodium and the stolen heart."</em></p> <p>a entry by Annette and Dave from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-dar_es_salaam-reviews-hotels-d2873088.html">Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.</a></p> <p>Friday, 21st December, 2007We spent the final morning on Zanzibar wandering round the old streets of Stonetown and doing some Christmas shopping. No pressure, but its been decided that we'll do a secret santa as well as do the bus up with tinsel.</p><p>Annette has also decided that she wants to make some Christmas crackers and amazingly, it turns out she already has the glue and sellotape in her kit! The woman is amazing.</p><p>The journey back to the mainland was uneventful and we spent the night camping back at the beach side site on the Dar peninsula. Given the experience with fleas ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j6250080.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_zcXFD-r9NAVWsjLZ0y66qSkRT2w_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/zcXFD-r9NAVWsjLZ0y66qSkRT2w_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_zcXFD-r9NAVWsjLZ0y66qSkRT2w_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=zcXFD-r9NAVWsjLZ0y66qSkRT2w_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fdar_es_salaam-journals-j6250080.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j6250080.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-10-29:5868817 2007-10-29T07:52:15Z 2007-11-03T15:37:16Z The Hallgrens http://realtravel.com/member-m1212998-the_hallgrens.html <p><em>"walking thru the african wilderness with a man carrying a sub-machine gun"</em></p> <p>a entry by The Hallgrens from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater_national_park-arusha-reviews-hotels-d3567904.html">Ngorongoro Crater National Park, Arusha.</a></p> <p>Anybody who knows me well enough knows that I LOVE hippos. They are my favorite animal, and one item on my "Life List" was to see hippos living in their natural habitat. There could be no better grand finale to Plan B than to experience that.</p><p>We departed for our safari in a loaded Land Rover filled with food and camping gear for 3 nights. Along with our guide/driver named Halfan, our new BFF, Barbara (see Kili article) was part of the team, as well as two 22-year old girls (Jordan from the US and Fanny from Sweden) who have been living in Africa and volunteering at a girls orphanage. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater_national_park-journals-j5868817.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_x3ZmA7eGnAD4pBeKUL-bhVqCuyc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/x3ZmA7eGnAD4pBeKUL-bhVqCuyc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_x3ZmA7eGnAD4pBeKUL-bhVqCuyc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=x3ZmA7eGnAD4pBeKUL-bhVqCuyc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fngorongoro_crater_national_park-journals-j5868817.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater_national_park-journals-j5868817.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-22:5612452 2007-09-22T21:22:09Z 2007-09-22T21:22:09Z gina.langu.lauren http://realtravel.com/member-m4941015-ginalangulauren.html <p><em>"Like a mining tycoon coming out of a meeting with a Tanzanian government official, I'm carrying invaluable riches out of the country."</em></p> <p>a entry by gina.langu.lauren from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5329.html">Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>One genuine appreciation for the dedicated efforts of Tanzanians to make their government work better</p><p>One beaded bracelet with Tanzanian flags and AIDS ribbons, given to me by a woman named Sibilina who is living with HIV/AIDS in Moshi town</p><p>About a thousand power outages</p><p>About a million potholes</p><p>About a year of my life spent waiting for webpages to load</p><p>A healthy sense of disdain for the “yacht club” lifestyle that many development professionals live</p><p>Just a scotch more familiarity with Islam and its teachings</p><p>Negative one purse with cash, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j5612452.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ihOSOk5X0TcplKcao7ACU84Rg18_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ihOSOk5X0TcplKcao7ACU84Rg18_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ihOSOk5X0TcplKcao7ACU84Rg18_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ihOSOk5X0TcplKcao7ACU84Rg18_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fdar_es_salaam-journals-j5612452.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j5612452.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-14:5302370 2007-08-14T23:39:59Z 2007-08-14T23:39:59Z Two Travel Bugs http://realtravel.com/member-m4061416-two_travel_bugs.html <p><em>"you could almost see the lions eyes staring right at it and her drool forming at the though of young juicy zebra!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Two Travel Bugs from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1058778.html">Stone Town, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Yes, we have now seen some cats! Lions, a cheetah and a serval so far, but the leopard is proving elusive. We saw most of our lions and the serval in the Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania), the cheetah between there and the Serengeti and more lions in the Serengeti NP. The Ngorongoro Crater was amazing. It was a horrible day when we got up, raining, low clouds and we weren't expecting to be able to see much as driving up to the rim of the crater we couldnt see much further than the front of the landrover. As we went over the crater rim and started going down inside, the clouds lifted ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j5302370.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_pJ0oGSne6tqCycmcbX1R9S3CqRw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/pJ0oGSne6tqCycmcbX1R9S3CqRw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_pJ0oGSne6tqCycmcbX1R9S3CqRw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=pJ0oGSne6tqCycmcbX1R9S3CqRw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fstone_town-journals-j5302370.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j5302370.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-30:5172762 2007-07-30T23:40:06Z 2007-08-01T07:42:44Z Renee Flood http://realtravel.com/member-m5166023-renee_flood.html <p>a entry by Renee Flood from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar_city-zanzibar_urbanwest-reviews-hotels-d4758645.html">Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Urban/West.</a></p> <p>What a culture shock! From our some what 'sheltered' and quiet accommodation with St. Judes we were thrust into the throng of things in Stonetown in Zanzibar. It was an early start with an 8am flight and about a 45min bus ride to the airport. My giraffes arrived in one piece - yay.</p><p>Our hotel was in the middle of the nooks and crannies that make up stonetown and of average quality, but at least the bathroom was clean and the water hot with pressure, even if the cleaner didn't change the sheets from the previous occupant.</p><p>Spice islands... we were to find out why! We had a walking ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar_city-journals-j5172762.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_T0Qduzz.stl1y5c9qPah.3u2FyE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/T0Qduzz.stl1y5c9qPah.3u2FyE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_T0Qduzz.stl1y5c9qPah.3u2FyE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=T0Qduzz.stl1y5c9qPah.3u2FyE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fzanzibar_city-journals-j5172762.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/zanzibar_city-journals-j5172762.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-30:5172794 2007-07-30T23:44:23Z 2007-07-31T10:49:43Z Renee Flood http://realtravel.com/member-m5166023-renee_flood.html <p>a entry by Renee Flood from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/nungwi-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1064279.html">Nungwi, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Ahhh... the Zanzibar we had been waiting for!! Typcial of an Aussie to want the sun, surf and beach!! Here we had it. Both Mum &amp; I weren't feeling well and were hanging for a dip in the ocean to help clean away the bugs.</p><p>It felt so good to be in the water - it was a little colder than I thought it would be and it was very, very salty but... for me... the beach is always a good place to be no matter where in the world. I remember feeling the same way in Mozambique and Vietnam after a dip in the ocean.</p><p>We stayed at the beach relaxing until the sun set and it became too cool ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/nungwi-journals-j5172794.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_iWtw.CI-0ZMPTi4qCFHrMOeIiIQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/iWtw.CI-0ZMPTi4qCFHrMOeIiIQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_iWtw.CI-0ZMPTi4qCFHrMOeIiIQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=iWtw.CI-0ZMPTi4qCFHrMOeIiIQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fnungwi-journals-j5172794.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/nungwi-journals-j5172794.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-02:4941093 2007-07-02T10:54:16Z 2007-07-17T05:05:13Z gina.langu.lauren http://realtravel.com/member-m4941015-ginalangulauren.html <p>a entry by gina.langu.lauren from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5329.html">Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Hamjambo wote! (hello everyone in Kiswahili)</p><p>I am writing this first update from my ofisi at Pact in Dar Es Salaam. I don’t quite know where to start because my first five days here have been wild and kind of random. Anyways, bear with me and you’ll get a sense of how I’m living here in Tanzania.</p><p>I arrived in Dar mid-day on Wednesday after beginning my journey on Monday morning. The trip itself was kind of a surreal taupe-colored blur of airports and the backside of airplane seats, broken up by two hour naps, 600 pages of reading, and a really charming British couple on my last ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j4941093.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_N1NvFXJEvQGVP8zulvbtqHZ5.RM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/N1NvFXJEvQGVP8zulvbtqHZ5.RM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_N1NvFXJEvQGVP8zulvbtqHZ5.RM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=N1NvFXJEvQGVP8zulvbtqHZ5.RM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fdar_es_salaam-journals-j4941093.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j4941093.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-02:4944997 2007-07-02T20:00:40Z 2007-07-02T21:32:08Z michelle finkelstein http://realtravel.com/member-m4603896-michelle_finkelstein.html <p><em>"Nearly three million years old, the Ngorongoro Crater, on the eastern edge of the Serengeti was once an enormous volcano said to rival Mt Kilimanjaro in height, and is now the largest intact caldera in the world."</em></p> <p>a entry by michelle finkelstein from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-arusha-reviews-hotels-d1058772.html">Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha.</a></p> <p>There are many places in Tanzania you could go after the Masai Mara. Grumeti River Camp, located right at the river’s edge in the western Serengeti, also features luxury tents and excellent game viewing.</p><p>Klein’s Camp in the northern Serengeti features rock, wood and thatch cottages with year-round lion, leopard and cheetah sightings.</p><p>A new program CC Africa is offering is called Tanzania Under Canvas. The portable tents move along with the animals for peak game viewing without crowds. While a butler attends to your every need and the same level of service of top lodges is offered, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-journals-j4944997.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_6G5nhPLp.2UALQ0.SmM.q0qLBo8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/6G5nhPLp.2UALQ0.SmM.q0qLBo8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_6G5nhPLp.2UALQ0.SmM.q0qLBo8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=6G5nhPLp.2UALQ0.SmM.q0qLBo8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fngorongoro_crater-journals-j4944997.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-journals-j4944997.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-02:4945141 2007-07-02T20:38:05Z 2007-07-02T20:43:28Z michelle finkelstein http://realtravel.com/member-m4603896-michelle_finkelstein.html <p><em>"Zanzibar’s different coasts offer a range of natural beauty and accommodations."</em></p> <p>a entry by michelle finkelstein from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1064273.html">Zanzibar, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Zanzibar’s different coasts offer a range of natural beauty and accommodations. I found the east coast to have the best beaches, diving and hotels. Many times the beaches are rocky so bring a pair of flip-flops for the water as not all hotels provide reef shoes.</p><p>Getting to the East Coast of Zanzibar</p><p>You must arrange for a taxi or hotel transfer to get around the island. You can combine a spice tour with transfer to the next hotel for an additional charge. In some cases the roads off the main highway to the coastal towns and hotels aren’t paved and can be fairly bumpy.</p><p>Where ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j4945141.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_pHBLczLCv5O7RgIPkXs8RnzMARE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/pHBLczLCv5O7RgIPkXs8RnzMARE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_pHBLczLCv5O7RgIPkXs8RnzMARE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=pHBLczLCv5O7RgIPkXs8RnzMARE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fzanzibar-journals-j4945141.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j4945141.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-02:4945014 2007-07-02T20:04:55Z 2007-07-02T20:05:36Z michelle finkelstein http://realtravel.com/member-m4603896-michelle_finkelstein.html <p><em>"With labyrinthine alleys, crumbing buildings and massive carved and studded wood doors, Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is best experienced by wandering through the narrow streets"</em></p> <p>a entry by michelle finkelstein from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1058778.html">Stone Town, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>A fantastic way to end a safari trip is on a beach and Zanzibar is the perfect choice. It is close to safari camps, easy to access, relatively inexpensive and has the allure of the exotic: spice plantations (you can smell the cloves and cinnamon), white coral beaches, a thriving Arab culture and the crystalline Indian Ocean peppered with traditional dhows and fishing boats.</p><p>Getting to Zanzibar</p><p>From Ngorongoro you will be driven back to Manyara airstrip and flown to Kilimanjaro to pick up a flight to Zanzibar Airport, on the west coast of the island. Alternately you can fly to Dar ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j4945014.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_SzA7g5oPNMnbjW3uvLWkLxerb-M_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/SzA7g5oPNMnbjW3uvLWkLxerb-M_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_SzA7g5oPNMnbjW3uvLWkLxerb-M_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=SzA7g5oPNMnbjW3uvLWkLxerb-M_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fstone_town-journals-j4945014.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j4945014.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-06-26:4887744 2007-06-26T21:03:56Z 2007-06-28T16:17:23Z Sauti za Rosie http://realtravel.com/member-m4699437-sauti_za_rosie.html <p><em>"I met a Masai who is running a marathon in the U.S. in order to raise money to get his village clean drinking water. Isn't that amazing??"</em></p> <p>a entry by Sauti za Rosie from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5414.html">Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Returned from safari 2 days ago. NO WORDS! Safaris to Serengeti and Great Rift Valley leave out of a northern city called Arusha, which is a 9 hour bus trip north from my town - it's near kenya. passed by Kilimanjaro on the way (I WILL RETURN) and then spent a night in Arusha with 3 volunteer friends. Took this awesome video of a lion stalking the car, one of elephant eating, and one of zebras crossing the road. Only the pictures can do it justice, truly...also saw elephants, zebras, giraffes, lions, baboons...took tons of pictures and videos.</p><p>All along the edge of the rift on the valley ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j4887744.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_XsioWlSuyXsIPGT7TL8alRu9Ivw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/XsioWlSuyXsIPGT7TL8alRu9Ivw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_XsioWlSuyXsIPGT7TL8alRu9Ivw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=XsioWlSuyXsIPGT7TL8alRu9Ivw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fserengeti_national_park-journals-j4887744.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j4887744.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-29:4115848 2007-03-29T06:52:33Z 2007-06-28T14:31:13Z Voices of Africa http://realtravel.com/member-m2651781-voices_of_africa.html <p><em>"which is my bow?"</em></p> <p>a entry by Voices of Africa from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_eyasi-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d4115809.html">Lake Eyasi, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Lake Eyasi/Magnati Tribe(Datuga)/Bushman Hunt</p><p>(Nick's story). This was the morning that I was most looking forward too. You all know that I have never done hunting of any type but going out on a hunt with people who needed to eat was a different matter.</p><p>So, we got there at 6:30am and the bushmen were just getting up and warming themselves by the fire. I made my usual bad jokes about 'where is my bow?' and after they laughed, they gave me a lesson and my arrow fired outwards....I'm not certain what they said in their click talk but it did sound something like 'he couldn't hit a ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_eyasi-journals-j4115848.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ZWXE0W3r.pKARTmPhfE7kG9igY4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ZWXE0W3r.pKARTmPhfE7kG9igY4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ZWXE0W3r.pKARTmPhfE7kG9igY4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ZWXE0W3r.pKARTmPhfE7kG9igY4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Flake_eyasi-journals-j4115848.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/lake_eyasi-journals-j4115848.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-05:4450308 2007-05-05T20:36:08Z 2007-05-15T07:35:48Z KevHolls http://realtravel.com/member-m2482946-kevholls.html <p><em>"He tried to get out of the Land Rover and "call to the lions" just feet away from the wildebeest carcass. Safari Rum."</em></p> <p>a entry by KevHolls from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5414.html">Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>There was a slight change of plans with our safari, due to weather. We were supposed to go directly to Amboseli National Park (which is at the base of Kilimanjaro) but there were such heavy rains, that we had to cut that part out of our trip, and Savuka Tours was nice enough to refund us the difference. So, we headed down on a small bus across the border of Kenya/Tanzania to Arusha. It was a short stopover in Arusha, where we looked everywhere to find a towel (so we could shower on this part of the trip) but absulutely refused to buy one from a guy trying to sell one (with what looked like ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j4450308.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_OFFBVdIXHPIjaBnnarYB7bXQ9ho_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/OFFBVdIXHPIjaBnnarYB7bXQ9ho_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_OFFBVdIXHPIjaBnnarYB7bXQ9ho_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=OFFBVdIXHPIjaBnnarYB7bXQ9ho_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fserengeti_national_park-journals-j4450308.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j4450308.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-05-15:4531361 2007-05-15T04:41:04Z 2007-05-15T04:41:04Z KevHolls http://realtravel.com/member-m2482946-kevholls.html <p>a review of Ngorongoro Crater, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5414.html">Serengeti National Park, Tanzania</a>.</p> <p>Although we didn't see all the animals here, this place makes for the greatest pictures of your safari. Great campsites along the crater rim, too.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-reviews-a4531361.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_zHPSas3oPTAPCcp585UDuSwCb00_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/zHPSas3oPTAPCcp585UDuSwCb00_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_zHPSas3oPTAPCcp585UDuSwCb00_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=zHPSas3oPTAPCcp585UDuSwCb00_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fserengeti_national_park-reviews-a4531361.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-reviews-a4531361.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-29:4404062 2007-04-29T18:42:57Z 2007-04-29T18:42:57Z mayfly http://realtravel.com/member-m3176150-mayfly.html <p><em>""I love you bibi Lucy""</em></p> <p>a entry by mayfly from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/yamba-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d2345663.html">Yamba, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>The final week of teaching at Yamba school was a strange experience. It felt like there was something hanging in the air that noboby wanted to acknowledge. Lessons continued with the same enthusiasm but still that heaviness was present. On the Wednesday we distributed gifts to our classes, stickers and felt tip pens. Their faces were a picture, such awe and amazement and overwhelmed by the choice.</p><p>On Thursday, our last day with the pupils, I had a few things left to give out. Prizes for the best students and for those who had made good progress. My standard 4 class got balloons to ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/yamba-journals-j4404062.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_GNvE3Ipn2ete100K2zR975ADxD4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/GNvE3Ipn2ete100K2zR975ADxD4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_GNvE3Ipn2ete100K2zR975ADxD4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=GNvE3Ipn2ete100K2zR975ADxD4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fyamba-journals-j4404062.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/yamba-journals-j4404062.html