Tag: Africa
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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…
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We’re not the “Big 5”, but still pretty awesome!
Read more: We’re not the “Big 5”, but still pretty awesome!A lot of attention is paid to the “Big 5” African animals – Lion, Rhino, Buffalo, Leopard, and Elephant – however, we saw a lot of other animals over our 3-day game drive which were also very interesting to see. I wanted to share some of our favourite photos of these animals with you. Birds Land…
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Zoos= Animal Prison
Read more: Zoos= Animal PrisonIn yesterday’s post, Mikhaila said zoos are great for many reasons. Although my family and I are big supporters of zoos, after going on the the game drives and seeing the animals run freely I can see that zoos can be like a prison for the animals. I don’t think we should have zoos because…