Month: January 2015
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Bubble Wrap and Beans!
Read more: Bubble Wrap and Beans!Ouch! Don’t touch that jelly! While staying in our beach bungalow in Zanzibar, we spent a lot of time on the beach. The water was beautiful, the sand was great for making sandcastles, and there were lots of shells everywhere. Another thing we noticed were jellyfish washed onto the beach from the tide. One day, we…
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Treasure Island
Read more: Treasure IslandHave you ever been to Treasure Island? I have, and you might know the island as…. Zanzibar! At Upepo, we spent a lot of our time walking along the beach and playing in the soft sand. We call Zanzibar Treasure Island because when we walked along the beach, we found many treasures! But not treasures…
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Beautiful Bwejuu, Zanzibar
Read more: Beautiful Bwejuu, ZanzibarAfter a wonderful time in Arusha, we returned to Dar via the Kili airport in preparation for our trip to Zanzibar. The island of Zanzibar can be reached either by plane or fast ferry. We decided to take the ferry as a cheaper option and we were not disappointed. A few words of advice –…
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Climbing Mount Kili…. Or Not!
Read more: Climbing Mount Kili…. Or Not!A visit to Tanzania isn’t complete without climbing Mount Kilimanjaro! We didn’t get the chance to climb the mountain though, so we’ll have to come back. Instead, we climbed a hill at the base of Mount Meru, the second tallest mountain, and visited the Ngiresi village which is close by. The School The first place…
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Tanzanian Coffee, anyone?
Read more: Tanzanian Coffee, anyone?Throughout our travels we have met some amazing people, and had some really unique experiences, and Tanzania is no exception. As part of our game drive (see Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 here!) we stayed at an organic coffee farm/lodge. This was particularly interesting for me, considering I am a coffee lover! The…