Just because we are not in the UK doesn’t mean we are not going to celebrate the queen’s long reign. The British Business Club put together a programme of events including a quiz, some Shakespeare and British films and of course the obligatory street party. The street party was immediately after the very popular bajaj… Read More »
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 »
So you’ve landed at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam and now you need to get to your hotel. Do you reach for your Uber or Bolt app or are you going to throw yourself into Tanzanian life and try local transport? Here’s a guide to help you decide how, why and when… 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 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 »