Lonely Planet Bluelist Originally uploaded by gubbex. Grrrrreeeeaaaaatt!!! The people at Lonely Planet have come out with a BLUELIST – essentially with great help from their readers all over the World. And what are their (indirect) comments on our trips?: China 2005 – on the Great Wall: “The touristed parts of Badaling are not recommended; try instead a walk from …
Day 13: Last Day and Kim’s Restaurant
Kim’s Restaurant, Zanzibar, Tanzania Originally uploaded by gubbex. Relaxing! That’s what we did on this the last day on Zanzibar. Eric and Jakob went snorkeling for a couple of hours with Captain Sappi, but for the rest of the day everything was about relaxing and a bit of packing for the early morning start the next day. We had been …
Day 12: Visit to Stone Town, Zanzibar
Daladala at Market, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania Originally uploaded by gubbex. With a population counting roughly 200.000, Stone Town is the largest city on Zanzibar and as of the year 2000 listed on UNESCOs list of World Heritage Sites. They say: “The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It …
Day 11: Zanzibar, Cycling, More Diving and Eating Out
Bicycle on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania Originally uploaded by gubbex. This Bicycle on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, is very typical for the bikes we saw. Earlier on we saw many more bikes also including an odd sort of suspension system for the front wheel. Very unique and VERY heavy ! On this the 11th day Eric went diving again – …
Day 10: Another World on Unguja island, Zanzibar
Sunrise on Jambiani Beach, Zanzibar Originally uploaded by gubbex. Differences from one country or one region within a country to the other are usually not really that big. However, in Tanzania the differences between the mainland and the Unguja island in the Zanzibar archipelago are quite significant. Yes, the language is pretty much the same – the entire country has …
Day 9: Elephant Encounter in Tarangire National Park
Close Encounter in Tarangire National Park Originally uploaded by gubbex. Got up extremely early to get an early morning safari out of our last day on the mainland. The first half hour or so we nearly didn’t see an animal, but then things started getting interesting. While Eric and Jakob we standing looking out of the roof of the jeep, …
Day 8: Tarangire National Park
Elephant Family in Tarangire National Park Originally uploaded by gubbex. Going from Karatu to Tarangire National Park, we stopped between Karatu and Mto Wa Mbu to shop for souvenirs at shop by the road side. Eric and Jakob bargained hard to get a good price from the shopkeeper. An hour later Leen got one of the same items for half …
Day 7: Olmoti Crater
Waterfall in the Olmoti Crater Originally uploaded by gubbex. We left the Ngorongoro lodge in the morning to go to the Empakai Crater. Later on it turned out that the destination had been changed and we stopped much, much earlier at the Olmoti Crater after a long ride around the Ngorongoro Crater on the rim of it. The Olmoti Crater’s …
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater: Hippo Pool and then some… Originally uploaded by gubbex. Today we left the Serengeti National Park to go to the Ngorongoro Conservation and through the unique Ngorongoro Crater. On the way off the Serengeti plains we saw buffalos and a huge hippo pool, many gazelles, impalas, etc., etc. The Olduvai Gorge was on our route to Ngorongoro. It’s …
Day 5: Safari on the Serengeti Plains
Serengeti: Busy at the Bologonja Gate Originally uploaded by gubbex. We stayed the night after our long driva and safari in the Lobo Wildlife Lodge. The next morning we started out early to try to spot an early morning predator at work. It was an exciting experience even though we didn’t see any. Upon returning to the Lobo lodge we …