As Ujiji was only a few minutes south of Kigoma and abut a £1 for a bajaj to get there, I thought I’d take a look. I hadn’t planned to go to see the Livingstone memorial but I had time on my hands and Kigoma town was not big enough to keep me occupied. I… Read More »
I had toyed with the idea of going over in Burundi while I was in Kigoma but I had forgotten about COVID restrictions and when I looked at the requirements, it became obvious it would be too expensive, time consuming and difficult, especially with quarantine regulations. I decided to keep that trip for another day.… Read More »
IT was my side trip over the Christmas/New Year period when everybody had gone home and I was stuck in Tanzania. Anyway I didn’t fancy goig anywhere outside the country so I thought it would be an ideal opportunity to osee more of Tanzania. Kigoma is somewhere where it’s a bit hard to get to.… Read More »
I foolishly thought it would be an easy way to earn some pocket money in the run-up to Christmas. The British government were looking for readers to sift applications for their Chevening Scholarships. As I had spent many hundreds of mind-numbingly boring hours reading Chinese IELTS essays I was perfectly qualified for this job. I… Read More »
While I don’t miss living in China I do miss the convenience of being able to get anything at all anytime day or night, delivered to your door for almost nothing. I have always sought out the Chinese diaspora wherever I have lived; I still see a friend I made in Uganda. Of course my… Read More »
End of contract treat myself was a short trip to Zanzibar for a bit of R&R. This time I decided to try Nungwi right at the tip of the island. Here you can see the sunset and the sunrise. One of the reasons I wanted to return to the island was to return to Mnemba… Read More »
Sunday and the whole day empty thankfully and Hans decided that he wanted to go to see Tower House. Even though I had to sit in the back and make the dog less nervous, I agreed to accompany him. Getting there is not easy because of the road works around the port. All along the… Read More »