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Voyage Across The Philippines, Coated In Chicken Grease
Because Emirates Airlines deems its African destinations unimportant and ignores flights to/from the continent, despite my confirmed booking with them,…
Stuck In Dubai
I must visit Iraq urgently for a CAI compliance matter, so I fly from Antananarivo, Madagascar, to Dubai—despite it being…
My Three Days In Nigeria
Of all the countries I’ve visited in Africa, the West African ones are my least favorite. I guess it’s because…
Limar’s Haunted Eyes
Mullah Mchungu looks at me like I’m a man possessed. I’ve come to visit him before I leave for my…
Mubaarak Mamdani!
I head out to Mumbai, India, for some fasta-fasta compliance issues but return to Dar shortly afterward. Since Emirates is…
No Internet, Curfewed – I’m Getting Munjaaro Baba!
I return to Dar es Salaam from my semiannual trip to the US on Tanzania’s election day, October 29. I…
Halaat Kharaab Che, Etc…
Halaat Bau Kharaab Che… I try to go for maghribein salaat at the Khoja mosque whenever I am in Dar.…
Snakes Or Crocs? – A Backbreaking Trek
Snakes Or Crocs? – A Backbreaking Trek Manakara lies about 373 miles (600 km) south of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Yet, it…
A Chat With Maria / In Passing
A Chat With Maria It is soopa hot and steamy in Dar today as I type this blog at my…
Hai, Maulanas / Hai, Shaam
I’ve tried to visit the school/orphanage for 200 orphan children that CAI donors support in Damascus, Syria, twice last year,…
Kaka And Keema, And Clever Monkeys
Kaka And Keema, And Clever Monkeys I recently find myself in Mumbai, India, a city I visit frequently. I’ve been…
Moto-Moto Muharram In Dar
I return to Dar es Salaam at the start of the holy month of Muharram. Yet another opportunity to partake…