Riding the Tazara Train through Africa from Tanzania to Zambia
The start of our “year” of travel was a ride on the Tazara train from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia. Below is our journey, in photos. The train…
Category: Africa
Asante Tanzania
We’re on a train through and out of Tanzania and as I watch its beauty roll by, I’m filled with affection and gratitude. A year is a long time, but…
Carry On Packing for 6 Weeks in Africa
Many of my dear friends know I have a fascination that borders obsession with packing; specifically the ‘minimal carry-on only’ style of packing. It is a rather strange fixation that…
Top 5 Things To Do on Safari in Tanzania
Trip: October 2016 Below is our Top 5 Things To Do on Safari in Tanzania, which included visits to Lake Manyara and Serengeti National Parks and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, part of the Just Carrying…
Top 5 Things To Do in Stone Town
Trips: multiple visits spanning 2016 and 2017 Below is our Top 5 Things To Do in Stone Town, Zanzibar, part of the Just Carrying On – Top 5 Things To Do…
Top 5 Things To Do in Stone Town in the Rain
Trip: April 2017 Below is our Top 5 Things To Do in Stone Town in the Rain, part of the Just Carrying On – Top 5 Things To Do series. These lists are favorite…
Kizimkazi, Zanzibar
We arrived in Kizimkazi by ferry from Dar es Salaam, where we’re living for the year, and came looking for relaxation. We found it, eventually, after a bit of a rough…
Yoga in Dar es Salaam
Before moving to Tanzania, in true Olivia I-love-to-plan-fashion, I scoured the internet repetitively looking for studios and teachers in Dar. I wanted to plot out how long it would take…
I will sit with you awhile
Last week I sat across from one of my students at my desk in the internal medicine office and he told me stories. He told me that he left medical school two…