Zanzibar is world-renowned as “the spice island” and as such, spice tours are one of the highlight activities for many travelers who make their way here. I *love* flavorful food, so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go on a spice tour myself! I was picked up punctually at 9am and at around 9:10, […]
My first day in Zanzibar started with a very exciting Ferry ride from Dar Es Salaam, which you can read about here. After debarking from the ferry, I was scooped up by a desk attendant from The Pyramid Hotel, where I had pre-booked for two nights. He whisked me off on a short but dizzying […]
For some reason, I have always been fascinated with Dar Es Salaam – I can’t even recall how far back the fascination reaches! I’m not 100% clear on how it all began, but I do know that what has always stuck in my mind about the city is that the name, Dar Es Salaam, or […]
Before coming to Tanzania, I’d never really been immersed in any country where Swahili is the dominant language. People *do* speak English here, but more often than not, you’re going to hear Tanzanians chatting with one another in Swahili over English. That said, it *also* never occured to me that several popular movies actually *used* […]
Even though I arrived in Arusha, the literal FIRST order of business was to immediately go on Safari to Serengeti & Ngorogoro. I had pre-arranged everything through one of my friends from the Girls Who Travel Facebook group, so I was all set and ready to go! That said, the Serengeti/Ngorogoro Safari was nothing if […]
Well, first and foremost, tourists to the DRC are generally unheard of. The majority of this small population typically is reserved for Gorilla Treks in Bukavu/Virunga, on the eastern side of the country along the Rwandan border. Kinshasa tourists, therefore, are an even bigger anomaly. Luckily, I’m completely used to having to explain my weird, […]
When Kristen asked me what I wanted to do in Kinshasa, the first thing (and honestly only thing) I mentioned, was the Bonobo sanctuary. Lola Ya Bonobo is the world’s ONLY Bonobo sanctuary, so who would have thought that it would be somewhere as unlikely as Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of […]
When you’re a suburban kid living in a big city, one of the first things you learn is how to get to a place that doesn’t feel “like the city.” When I arrived, Kristen handed me the link to Azadeh’s blog, which is all about living in Kinshasa and what to do and see…so of […]
So I’ve been yapping about this Acacia Africa tour for…20+ blogs now, and I’m safely deposited at my friend’s place in the DRC,and I’ve had a bit of time to reflect on my experience. It all started so innocently, with a google search about “best way to get to Victoria Falls from cape town”– I […]
On day 12, we had to say goodbye to Etosha and head towards Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. It’s REALLY starting to get hot, and we had a TON to do when we got to Windhoek, so we unpacked pretty quickly upon arrival at Urban Camp (which is adorable AND has WiFi, if you’re […]
