Month: January 2015
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Hakuna Matata
Read more: Hakuna MatataHakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase… Hakuna Matata means no worries for the rest of your days, that is how we were feeling when we were in Arusha. We were relaxed and ready for some fun! We were very, very excited to go on our first game drive ever! Our driver and guide, James picked…
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Amazing Arusha!
Read more: Amazing Arusha!After leaving Dar es Salaam, we flew to the city of Arusha. Although we didn’t get the chance to go on a tour, we learned a lot about this city by observing what people do in their everyday lives. The first place we stayed in was the Korona Villa. This is a new building which…
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Tanzania – It’s not winter here!
Read more: Tanzania – It’s not winter here!After 28 hours of travel from Cyprus, we were rewarded with glorious 34C heat in Tanzania! We haven’t forgotten the winter of 2013-14 where we lost power in December for a week and had -34C. This was a change for the better in my opinion! Despite being a long journey with a bit of turbulence…
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Royal Tombs and Greek Mythological Floors
Read more: Royal Tombs and Greek Mythological FloorsWhile taking a week of relaxation in Cyprus, we thought it was important to go to the UNESCO World Heritage sites down the street from our resort.You may have seen my Mom’s post on Aphrodite’s birth place and temple which were the first sites we visited. Let me tell you about the interesting sights we visited in Paphos.…
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The Island of Love
Read more: The Island of LoveI will sing of stately Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus. There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam. –Homer According to the Greek myth, Uranus and Cronus were fighting for control of Olympus and…