Erna and Dale manage the Kipepeo Beach & Village south of Dar es Salaam. And they were so kind to offer me to stay in one of their beach bungalows. So I moved my stuff there and enjoyed the rest of the day on the beach :)Erna und Dale managen das Kipepeo Beach & Village suedlich von Dar es Salaam. Und sie waren so freundlich und boten mir an in einem der Bungalows in Strandnaehe zu bleiben. Also zog ich schnell um und verbrachte den Rest des Tages am Strand :)

Another Flugtag ;) Africa, here I come :)We departed about an hour late ending up getting another plane. But the flight to Tanzania with Emirates Airlines was another highlight. First flying over Dubai's forest of skyscrapers and then across the endless Arabian Desert before turning south over the Indian Ocean. Upon arrival in Dar es Salaam I experienced the expected little chaos in front of immigration which took almost an hour to get through. Not just becau...

Today I had a coffee down at the beach promenade and afterwards went to see the Ibn Battuta Mall, named after one of the greatest explorers in history. During the 1300's he traveled by foot from Morocco across Africa, the Middle East, India into Asia. (Check out his book "The Travels of Ibn Battuta" about the incredible journey) So in his honor they built a themed mall featuring some of the regions he traveled through like Andalusia, Tunisia, Egypt, Persia, I...

Since the apartment was only available for one night due to another booking I had to check out this morning. Luckily my friend Eddie has a friend in Dubai who I contacted and Tewfic was so kind to offer me to stay with his family while I am in Dubai. So I grabbed my stuff took the Metro to his office where I dropped it off because there wasn't enough time to take it to his home. Then I raced back to the Metro and just made it in time for my reservation to go ...

Departure Day! For the first time in my life I am actually happy to leave a country. India - never again! Although, never say never. Well, but they would have to pay me to come back ;) Even during the last hour the hotel staff and taxi drivers wanted to screw me with the fare to the airport. So I quoted the Dude (from "The Big Lebowski") and said: f*** it! and walked off, getting another Taxi down the road.Anyway, leaving India also means the Asian part of my tri...