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The Safari Will Not Be Televised

By Alan on January 8, 2010

Randi and I are back from our East Africa safari but, other than the few pictures we uploaded along the way, we have nothing to show for it! My fancy Nokia camera phone decided to eat all the pictures we took. There are lots of great stories to be told, though, like the day I [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Travel | Tagged Dar es Salaam, Gelatto, Kenya, Kiswahili, Malindi, Mombasa, Randi, safari, sheng, Shirt, Swahili, Tanzania, Watamu, Westlands | 3 Responses

Alan chillin in Dar

Tumefika Mombasa Salama

By Alan on January 1, 2010

Tumefika salama lakini tumechoka, tumekuwa chafu, na hatujala all day! Dar Es Salaam ilikuwa poa kwasababu tulitembea kila mahali mpaka tulikuwa wenyeji wa huko. Leo ni mwaka mpya so tunajienjoy kwa chumba na maembe na maji safi ya kunywa. We have arrived safely but we are tired, dirty, and we haven’t eaten all day! Dar [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Travel | Tagged Gelatto, Kenya, Kiswahili, Malindi, Mombasa, Randi, safari, sheng, Swahili, Tanzania, Travel, Watamu | 1 Response

Longest. Bus ride. Ever.

By Alan on December 29, 2009

We’ve arrived in Dar Es Salaam. Dirty, hairy (my face), and with a little girl on our lap (Randi’s lap). Now that I’ve had a shower, a decent night of sleep, and gotten a shave at the local barbor, I guess it wasn’t that bad (and actually, the longest ride goes to the thirty-hour Kenya-Ethiopia [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Travel | Tagged Arusha, Christmas, Kenya, Mombasa, Moshi, safari, Swahili, Tanzania, Travel | 2 Responses

Hakuna Hiatus

By Alan on November 16, 2009

4682 I haven’t been on hiatus, I’ve been on holiday! Actually I’ve been working a lot, but I did make it across the border this past weekend for a little rest and relaxation. One thing I realized during my 24-hour stay in Tanzania was that my Swahili is permanently Kenyanized. I’ve already accepted that I’m [...]

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Posted in Kenya, Pictures, Travel | Tagged Arusha, Food, Kenya, Kiswahili, Pictures, safari, sheng, Tanzania, Travel | 1 Response

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