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Mount Kilimanjaro can be deadly. Although figures for the number of deaths on the mountain each year are difficult to come by (perhaps because releasing them might hurt the tourism industry), the story of a recent death struck home for … Continue reading →

The day began in sunshine at the Impala Hotel in Arusha with the loading of our duffels full of gear into the Land Rover. We drove a couple of hours to the “gate” to the national park. We registered and … Continue reading →

My cousin Elizabeth organized an expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro as a way to celebrate her husband’s 50th birthday. Since I was staying with her in Dar es Salaam for the fall semester she asked if I wanted to come … Continue reading →

I am standing with my co-instructor, Damas Ndumbaro, among students in our media law class. This is the largest classroom on the School of Journalism and Mass Communication campus, but we were originally assigned one all the students could not … Continue reading →

The picture below is an image of Dar es Salaam as it came right out of the camera (a Canon G1X). I took it when I was taking off with my cousin for a visit in Zambia and my ill-fated … Continue reading →

The tribal name for Victoria Falls is “The Smoke that Thunders.” The Zambezi River produces considerably less “smoke” and “thunder” during the dry season and because of hydropower demands. When running full tilt after the rainy season the spray from the … Continue reading →

Just a 30-minute drive (on a day with light traffic) north of Dar is a resort called White Sands. One of the amenities at the resort is a scuba diving operation called Sea Breeze Marine. My cousin Elizabeth and her … Continue reading →

The mango season has begun. The fruit is for sale citywide at sidewalk tables (as if we had sidewalks; usually it is hard tell where the walking path ends and the roadway begins). Two weeks ago a mango the size … Continue reading →