How to cross the border from Kenya to Tanzania
February 4, 2024
A travel guide to crossing the border from Kenya to Tanzania. How to reach the border near the Kenyan coast; cross it; and get to Tanga, Tanzania.
Capital: Dodoma | Language: Kiswahili, English | Currency: Shilling | Religion: Christian, Islam | Population: 56 million
Probably best known for the Safari-Kilimanjaro-Zanzibar circuit, there are nevertheless plenty of other good reasons to travel in Tanzania. Traveling down the coast towards Mozambique and inland towards Malawi the crowds thin right out and it can start to get interesting. And as an alternative to Zanzibar, there’s Mafia – unspoiled, with the chance to swim – almost alone – with whale sharks.
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Traveling the Tanzanian coast: by road from north to south
February 2, 2024
It’s easy to get off-the-beaten-path in Tanzania – just travel along the coast by road. From top to bottom – Kenya to Mozambique – here’s our route.
From Tanzania to Malawi: How to Get Around Lake Malawi by Road
April 21, 2020
Stranded in southern Tanzania and starting to wonder if we should apply for permanent residency, Oyv looked at the map again and said ‘Fine. We’ll just go around Lake Nyasa. Lake Malawi. Whatever.’ And why not?…it’s only one of Africa’s Great Lakes, after all. Here’s how we did it.
Mafia Island and a Detour Around Lake Malawi: Christmas as Usual
January 23, 2020
Oyv and I met up in Dar es Salaam, ready for some sun and snorkelling on Mafia Island. Really, we were on our way to Mozambique, but unforeseen issues at the border caused us to double-back and detour – right around one of Africa’s Great Lakes and into Malawi.
Déjà Vu on the Coast of East Africa
January 9, 2020
Travelling down the coast of East Africa, forts, medieval mosques and palaces, and faded colonial ruins start to feel familiar, very fast. From Somalia to Mozambique: Arab traders, Indian merchants, Portuguese conquerors, and other European powers (plus more than a few missionaries and explorers) – this place has seen them all.
How to cross the border from Kenya to Tanzania
February 4, 2024
A travel guide to crossing the border from Kenya to Tanzania. How to reach the border near the Kenyan coast; cross it; and get to Tanga, Tanzania.
Traveling the Tanzanian coast: by road from north to south
February 2, 2024
It’s easy to get off-the-beaten-path in Tanzania – just travel along the coast by road. From top to bottom – Kenya to Mozambique – here’s our route.
From Tanzania to Malawi: How to Get Around Lake Malawi by Road
April 21, 2020
Stranded in southern Tanzania and starting to wonder if we should apply for permanent residency, Oyv looked at the map again and said ‘Fine. We’ll just go around Lake Nyasa. Lake Malawi. Whatever.’ And why not?…it’s only one of Africa’s Great Lakes, after all. Here’s how we did it.
Mafia Island and a Detour Around Lake Malawi: Christmas as Usual
January 23, 2020
Oyv and I met up in Dar es Salaam, ready for some sun and snorkelling on Mafia Island. Really, we were on our way to Mozambique, but unforeseen issues at the border caused us to double-back and detour – right around one of Africa’s Great Lakes and into Malawi.
Déjà Vu on the Coast of East Africa
January 9, 2020
Travelling down the coast of East Africa, forts, medieval mosques and palaces, and faded colonial ruins start to feel familiar, very fast. From Somalia to Mozambique: Arab traders, Indian merchants, Portuguese conquerors, and other European powers (plus more than a few missionaries and explorers) – this place has seen them all.