Jammin thru the Global South
Tanzania, Part 1: Down the Western side and Bike Problems
4 – 26 September 2012After my loop through Uganda and Rwanda, I entered the land of grand savannahs. Tanzania is synonymous with names such as the Serengeti and Ngorongoro but I was routing down its less well-known western side, where the roads are still un-tarred as it passes through small villages and towns. My plan…
Tanzania, Part 2: sanDRina is Cured and the Journey Continues
14 – 25 November 2012I received the parts that I thought would fix sanDRina’s issues and boarded the bus back to Tanzania with some trepidation, wondering what I would do if these parts also didn’t fix the issue. Well, replacing the generator and all sorts of electrical components did not fix the issue but in…
Tanzania, Part 3: Hippos, Dirt Roads and the Southern Highlands
25 November – 4 December 2012With sanDRina all sorted out now, I was finally back in the groove and enjoying Tanzania. I spent a night next to some noisy hippos at the Katavi National Park and then sojourned down southwest Tanzania and its dirt roads into Mbeya. After a few days rest at a CouchSurfer’s…