Day 294: The Grottiest Boat Afloat
Sometimes words fail me. It doesn't happen very often but blimey this boat is a rotten carcass of grot. All I can think of as I see the 100+ people…
Day 293: Whenever You’re Ready…!
Either I was on the smoothest boat ride that I had ever experienced or when I awoke we hadn't left port. What do you think, kids? I sat up and…
Day 292: The Shissiwani II
Yesterday was spent creeping around Justine's apartment like a mouse. I think she's from Switzerland and I managed to get her to reveal that she worked for the government, but…
Day 291: George Lucas Syndrome
I firmly believe that behind every great man, there are a bunch of people telling him he's an idiot. Conversely, behind every idiot, there are a bunch of people telling…
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Day 290: A Night In
The big news of today was the fact that the boat was delayed until MONDAY – what a surprise!! Today is Saturday. I TOLD you it was too easy. Apparently,…
Day 289: The Dar Side
Had a bunch of stuff to get done today, but as usual, I neglected my duties and proceeded to faff about instead. That's a little unfair, I did make it…
Day 288: Well That Was Easy
So here we are in Dar es Salaam, which means 'haven of peace'…ahhh, isn't that nice? Although, it wasn't too peaceful ten years ago when some Al-Qaeda nutjobs blew up…
Day 287: The Slog
The big event of today was crossing the border into Tanzania, which is a little like Tasmania but with different letters. Nation 121. I've got to a whopping EIGHT countries…
Day 286: Zam, But No Beer
Jason was a Peace Corps volunteer for a couple of years in Malawi (luck of the draw I guess) and decided to stay on and set up a business here,…
Day 285: The Lilongwe Round
Ah, well you see it's like this: I've been kicking myself (literally, you want to see the whelks on my ass) about Algeria and Libya. Not because Libya sounds like…