Drive from Luwawa Forest was DREAMY in the back seat of a luxury SUV (all things being relative of course). Pulling into the outskirts of Lilongwe (Malawi’s capital), traffic went from pretty much nothing, to a minor traffic jam… I…
Nkhata Bay, Malawi – Day 222
Bus ride from Chitimba to Mzuzu was good, at least as in we didn’t hit anyone. Man they sure pack ’em in here: on average around 20 – 23 (or more) people at a time. Stopped somewhere along the line…
Livingstonia, Malawi – Day 216
Skipped the 6:30am, hotel-sponsered bus from Mbeya, made it to the bus station around 9am to fend for ourselves. Off around 10am; the Malawian border is around 100km from Mbeya. At a little shit-town around halfway named Nukuyu, forced to…
Mbeya, Tanzania – Day 213
Got to the train station and were directed to the first class lounge. Hot dog! One thing I’m loving about Africa is how so many things have not changed since the 1960’s (Jen doesn’t get it though). The lounge was…
Zanzibar, Tanzania – Day 187
Decided to stay an extra day in Arusha after the Safari before moving onto Dar es Salaam, then Zanzibar; figured a day NOT in a vehicle was needed plus Arusha looked like it had something to offer. After returning to…
Arusha, Tanzania – Day 184
Pulled into Arusha around lunchtime aboard the luxurious Scandinavian Express after a lovely 20 hour bus ride from Kampala, Uganda. The one bus we actually expected to leave on time left 3 hours late, went through Kenya (pulling into fun-city…
Tanzania – Six Month Retrospect
Today, April 7th, marks exactly 6 months since leaving home. We’re now on our 9th country and counting. We’re tired of many things, miss a few things, but if I imagine going home tomorrow, something just doesn’t sit right. I…
Kabale, Uganda – Day 175
Up and on the road by 5:30am to catch the big bus out of Ft. Portal down to Kabale which is where Lake Bunyonyi is (close to Rwanda and Congo). Bus arrived around 8:00am, actually left around 9:30am… I love getting…
Fort Portal, Uganda – Day 172
“The Fort” as they call Fort Portal. Though quite different from the Fort I grew up in. Town didn’t have a lot to offer beyond a dirt strip through the center (in my opinion… girls seemed to like it more…
Kampala, Uganda – Day 167
Kampala is an incredibly green and hilly city; it’s fairly safe to walk around, even at night. An overhead map of it looks like a bowl of spaghetti and as a result it has some of the worst traffic problems…