It was in the early hours of the morning when I stepped off the plane in Cape Town. The arrival in the second country I’ve visited in Africa was very different from when I walked across the tarmac at the Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania four years ago. The most noticeable difference was the missing smell […]
Africa
Zanzibar: Island of Spice
Although the idea was to spend a few days relaxing on the beach and enjoying the clear blue waters, my ulterior motive to visit Zanzibar was for the spices. So after climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and going on an amazing safari, we were off to the island of Unguja. The Zanizbari cuisine has a rich history. […]
Tanzania: Going on Safari
I had always wanted to go on a safari and see exotic animals in the wild. And when I did, every moment was amazing and sometimes it felt like someone had pulled down a screen and let animals walk across in front of it. After our trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro, we drove west to visit […]
Tanzania: Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro
On our recent 2.5 week trip to Tanzania, we climbed Kibo, went on a safari and relaxed on the island of Zanzibar. This is the first of a three part series. In the months and weeks leading up to our trip to Tanzania, I often asked myself why anyone would want to climb the highest […]