Rwanda – A Fish Called (R)Wanda

Posted on August 9, 2011 by V & A

Rwanda is the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’, and our poor car has huffed and puffed its way up a fair number of them! Surely the locals cycling around would fare well in the Tour de France if they were given some decent equipment…. Continue reading →

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Mozambique/Malawi – Islands in the Sun, Part 2

Posted on August 8, 2011 by V & A

We decided that a 400km detour inland to cross from Tanzania into Mozambique would be better than strapping our car to three canoes and taking the river crossing across the border. There used to be a ferry, but it sank a few years ago and now the makeshift canoe option is offered by the local fishermen. The starting price apparently is a few hundred dollars, and what you actually pay depends on your negotiating skills! Continue reading →

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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 we’ve come from and were going to was very polite. Ven was even able to sweet talk his way out of a speeding fine: “we like your country so much, we have such wonderful memories and it would be a shame if this was one of our last ones….” etc etc… 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! Continue reading →

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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 taxis in Kenya and Tanzania) don’t seem to know it. Just when you think no-one else can squeeze in, another two people and a chicken get into the van, already at three times official capacity (not counting the chicken). Continue reading →

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