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Local Arts and Crafts at the Curio Market in Arusha, Tanzania

If you're looking to buy local arts and crafts in Arusha, Tanzania, you won't have too much trouble finding a shop that sells them. In fact, even if you can't find a curio shop, an overly helpful local will be happy to guide you to one. As I was walking into the center of town on [...]

By |2012-12-06T13:25:25+10:00September 4th, 2012|Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania, Travel Tips|9 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Conquering the Summit

This is the fifth and final part of my Mount Kilimanjaro Climb. If you missed part 4, you can read it here. I awoke suddenly from a restless sleep. It was pitch black in my tent as I fumbled around in my sleeping bag to find my phone. Sleepily, I turned it on and squinted [...]

By |2012-12-06T13:42:43+10:00August 23rd, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, Tanzania|38 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Great Barranco Wall to Barafu Camp

This is part 4 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 3, you can read it here. I looked up at the huge imposing rock face as I slowly walked out of Barranco Camp. The shadow of the Great Barranco Wall kept the temperature low, the icy air numbing the exposed skin on [...]

By |2012-12-06T13:58:30+10:00August 14th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, Tanzania|8 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Lava Tower and the Great Barranco Valley

This is part 3 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 2, you can read it here. The sun warmed my face as I slowly walked across the barren volcanic landscape. The vast alpine desert of the Shira Plateau stretched out before me as I trekked up the rocky terrain of an old [...]

By |2012-12-06T14:18:39+10:00August 7th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|17 Comments

Panorama: Hippo Pool in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

When I went on safari recently in Tanzania, one of the animals that I wanted to see most was the hippopotamus. I saw several in the Serengeti, but it was in Ngorongoro Crater that I really got my hippo fix. Not only did I see these fat noisy animals wallowing in the water, but I [...]

By |2012-12-06T14:23:58+10:00August 3rd, 2012|Africa, Destinations, Photo Essays, Photos, Tanzania|17 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Trekking to Shira Plateau

This is part 2 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 1, you can read it here. I awoke to the sound of footsteps outside my tent. The soft morning light filtered in through the half open zip on one of the windows and as the footsteps got closer, I remembered that I [...]

By |2012-12-06T14:27:10+10:00July 31st, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|14 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Machame Gate to Machame Hut

This is part 1 of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro Groves of banana trees flashed by as I watched out of the window of the bus. As we drove through a tiny village, some kids waved at me from the side of the road with big smiles on their faces. Slowly, the [...]

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