I was invited to join in a carol service at the Little Theatre in Dar and since there was not much sign that it was Christmas I thought it would be a nice reminder that I was in the festival season. The Little Theatre has a central courtyard and this is where chairs had been… Read More »
Bajaj are a little safer than boda boda so I try to take one if I can find one. I had been to the Chinese Supermarket in Mikocheni and then looked around for a bajaj. Up pulled a black vehicle with the words “Black horse” on the windscreen. We agreed a price to take me… Read More »
I look at Bongoyo Island every day. I sit on the balcony and gaze across the ocean at it. I can just about make out some sand on the shore but apart from that it looks like a forested island. The day came to visit it. I got a ferry ticket for 30,000/= and paid… Read More »
I love to see people playing cards and chess under trees on the streets and in China is was either cards or some games called Chinese chess and sometimes Ma Jong. Here is Tanzania, it’s mostly draughts (chequers) and it’s played with a handmade board and red and blue water bottle tops. This week I… Read More »
The boy came running up the stairs shouting for me. I wondered what on earth was going on. Was there a fire? had someone hurt themselves? “Come quickly. There’s a giant lizard in the pantry.” I put on the flips flops and headed downstairs and round he back of the house where a small group… Read More »
I had no money which is why I was taking the dala dala bus not flying. Not that there were any tickets to Dar anyway (I had a look in a weak moment). It was the season when students go back home from university for Christmas and the roads and public transport were even busier… Read More »
After a hideous journey from Mbeya via dala dala and a boda boda ride from hell up the cliff face, I arrived at The Mushroom Farm with no information about the place. There’s a lot to be said for taking time to plan a trip properly but I usually like to go a bit free-form… Read More »
I needed to renew visa for another three months and so I had been planning on which country to go to, to renew. The options were to go back to Uganda or Kenya or try a new country. The new countries on my list were Malawi or Zambia. William had suggested that I could get… Read More »