Tag Archives: Tanzania

Witch Doctor of Bagamoyo

There was only one other person waiting to see the witch doctor. Like me, he had made the 70km journey from Dar es Salaam. Unlike me, he was looking for a spell. I wondered what problem had brought him all the way down this dirt track, to this village arriving in this small neat courtyard.… Read More »

Making your own luck, leaving Uganda

Making your own luck and leaving Uganda Uganda had treated my quite badly, it had stolen my stuff, promised me jobs which were not real, begged for money and filled my lungs with red dust and car fumes. Every day I risked my life on boda bodas to avoid the hideous traffic and places which… Read More »

Message in a bottle

I found a message in a bottle on the beach at Dar es Salaam. For 54 years I have been hoping to find a message in a bottle. Every summer of my childhood was spent with my Great Grandmother in Pembrokeshire and every time we were on the beach, we would keep an eye out… Read More »

Zanzibar beaches

Tired of Stone Town hawkers, I decided to leave the narrow lanes behind me and head up country to see what the rest of the island had to offer.  Sadly I had not thought to bring my driving licence and so this was going to be tricky. At the tourist office, they rightly rejected me.… Read More »

Zanzibar

Since childhood when I first heard the name Zanzibar, I have always imagined the most exotic faraway land, somewhere unattainable. Now I am in Dar es Salaam, it’s only a couple of hours on the fast ferry and distinctly attainable.  The 9:30am was full and I sat up front, in the open, plastered in factor… Read More »

Moshi

I was not sorry to be leaving Arusha behind. It’s not a very pretty city and it did not feel safe at night. Moshi, on the other hand, is a lovely laid back town, several nice cafes and more touristy than Arusha. It caters to those people planning on climbing Kilimanjaro and the mountain itself… Read More »