Category Archives: Tanzania

Southern Africa – Excess Elephants

Posted on October 21, 2011 by V & A

Ven: How many more photos of elephants are you going to take?!? We’re running out of storage space…. A: Just a few more…. please….

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Tanzania – The Ditches of Dodoma

Posted on August 7, 2011 by V & A

The Tanzanian traffic police have been unexpectedly friendly. We were expecting to be stopped for bribes (or rather a request for “a soda”, the more discreet way of asking) many times. The occasions we were stopped, the conversation on where … Continue reading →

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Kenya/Tanzania – Islands in the Sun

Posted on July 23, 2011 by V & A

This is the post with photos of beautiful beaches and pretty fishing villages, so if you’re reading this on a grey, rainy day in a concrete jungle, feel free to skip to the next post!

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East Africa – We’re Fuula Fuula!

Posted on July 17, 2011 by V & A

I’m going to invent a new Swahili phrase: ‘fuula fuula’, meaning ‘we’re full’. I do this because the phrase does not seem to currently exist in Swahili. Or at least the ticket collectors of the matatus and dalla dallas (share … Continue reading →

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East Africa – A Balancing Act

Posted on July 3, 2011 by V & A

Things we’ve seen perfectly balanced on people’s heads as they walk along the road or have a conversation with a friend:

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