I just arrived in Berlin and am waiting for my single room to be available at the Circus hostel. An Uganda man who now lives in Berlin helped me get the bus ticket to go to Berlin. The transportation here is pretty convenient. Free Wifi here at the hostel! My plan is to take a […][...]
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September 11th, 2011 - 12:23 pm § in Justin's Posting
Accident in Zarzibar/Pemba
Yesterday morning there was an accident for a ferry from Zanzibar to Pemba. I heard that one to two hundreds of people died. The divers are still rescuing missing people when I left from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam today. The flag is raised half way here. Very sorry for the lost of the people [&hellip[...]
September 10th, 2011 - 7:08 am § in Justin's Posting
Zanzibar, the last stop
We took the ferry to Zanzibar from Dar es Salamm. After checked in to the hotel and lunch with some group members, 6 of us went snorkeling at the Prison island. Interesting history of the island. The next day, we headed to the north for the relaxing part of the trip. We just enjoyed the […][...]
September 6th, 2011 - 11:49 am § in Justin's Posting
Crater, mountain, and village
I didn’t have wireless connection for a couple of days. I was in Ngorongoro crater, village in Marangu, and Usambara mountain. It’s the part of the trip for us to visit local community. I played football at the Amani house for street kids, played with the kids at the Marangu village, wal[...]
September 2nd, 2011 - 2:15 pm § in Justin's Posting
Staying in Serengeti National Park
Boy, what an experience! We went to the national park and camped in the wild. We could hear them around us. A small group of us went for an evening game watching, to look for eyes in the dark. Zebra, havana, were around us. We also did lots of game watching. Whatever we can find […][...]
August 30th, 2011 - 2:09 pm § in Justin's Posting
Tanzania is amazing!
It’s a long ride to Tanzania but relaxing on day 1. Boarder crossing was very different than I thought. We didn’t know how things work, and followed the local tour guide Patrick worked really well. We picnicked at the road side for lunch on day one with the help from every one. Folks wer[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 11:01 pm § in Justin's Posting
Heading to Tanzania
The plan for today is packing and heading to Tanzania with the truck. There will be a quick shopping trip to get some missing items. I was reminded that I should buy some toilet paper, which I didn’t think of. Leaving from the staring hotel at 7:15am. It will be a whole day drive crossing [&he[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 3:41 pm § in Justin's Posting
Arrived in Kenya!
After the delay in Bangkok, I have arrived in Kenya. Made two new friends with a New Zealand boy and his mom in Bangkok. A local who sat next to me in the plane shared Nairobi with me. I feel better with Kenya now. After a taxi ride to the hotel, I got settled and […][...]
August 27th, 2011 - 12:58 pm § in Justin's Posting
Staying overnight in Bangkok
After I arrived in Bangkok, Kenya Airway delayed the plane for 9 hours. They put the passengers at a hotel in Bangkok. The flight will get me to Nairobi at 2:40pm, which is still ahead of my meeting time at 6pm. The hotel is kind of nice. Will get some Thai food for dinner and […][...]
August 27th, 2011 - 5:43 am § in Justin's Posting
Leaving for Africa
Just arrived in the Taoyuan international airport. I got plenty time to wait for my flight. It will be a long day: 3.5 hours flight to Bangkok and 9.5 hours flight to Nairobi Kenya. Got a sandwich to snack at the airport. Might get a light meal here before boarding. Bye Taiwan and hello Africa![...]