I’m currently in Mumbai, India. Today, I saw lots of security (police + commandos) near the area I’m staying at. I found out President Obama is visiting this Saturday. And I later realized, the hotel he will be visiting, the Taj Mahal, was the site of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. I walked past it…
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania October 18th – 20th 2010 Our fast-ferry took 1.5 hours to reach Stone Town, Zanzibar. Felt a little sea-sick the whole time. Upon getting to Zanzibar, it was getting dark so I allowed a local to take me to one of the inns I wanted to stay at but ended up…
Short update…
It’s Monday, October 25th 2010 4:21 pm as I type this up. I am currently in Arusha, northern Tanzania. I signed up for the single most expensive portion of my trip today; an African safari. Hope it goes well and I’m not ripped off, as I had to do a bunch of safari shopping this…
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania October 15th – 17th 2010 October 21st – 22nd 2010 Took about 8 hours to get from Iringa to Dar. Was supposed to sit in a nice bus but it apparently had technical problems so we were re-assigned to an older, more beat-up version. Sat beside a Tanzanian girl whom I…
Mbeya + Iringa, Tanzania
Mbeya, Tanzania October 13th 2010 Woke up early to catch a shared taxi to the border, which took about 1 hour. After taking care of business with Malawian customs, I walked across the Songwe Bridge into Tanzanian territory. There were plenty of ‘money-changers’ hassling me to change money. The guy who ran the hostel in…
Lilongwei + Nkhata Bay + Karonga, Malawi
Lilongwe, Malawi October 7th-9th 2010 I took the 4:30 am bus from Lusaka to the border between Zambia/Malawi and after going through customs (and stupidly telling immigration I would be in Malawi for up to 7 days, which they wrote down, when I could’ve said 30 days and it would still be free, giving me…
Livingstone + Lusaka, Zambia
Livingstone & Lusaka, Zambia October 4th – 6th 2010 I flew from Jo’burg to Livingstone as I didn’t want to cross overland via Botswana. I originally wanted to visit the Okavango Delta but the thought of being on a mokoro (a kind of boat) with the poleman by myself for several days turned me off…
Short update.
In Nkhata Bay, beside Lake Malawi. Internet sucks BUTT and picture uploads are impossible so I can’t really post any new updates. Will head to Tanzania either tomorrow or day after.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa October 1st – 3rd 2010 I landed in Jo’burg with a sense of caution about the city. Apparently, daylight muggings are not uncommon, especially if you walk into the wrong areas. The hostel I stayed at was called ‘Gandhi Backpackers’ and is actually a house built in the late 1800s. It was…
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa September 26th to 30th 2010 Cape Town is just stunning. There’s so much to see and so much to do. If I had to create a ‘Top 5’ list right now, it would be there. It was cold and rainy the first day I was there. It was also a Sunday…