Just a little textile porn for my friends who are into this sort of thing…Aunt Casey and Cousin Amy, we’re speaking to you. In 2015 we brought home a heap of khangas; the traditional swahili fabric with distinct patterns and borders, usually used for clothing. Hopefully it was okay that we instead made them into
Another powerful day in Tanzania! This time it was our return to visit the Amboni Women’s Group (Amboni is a small town outside of Tanga). When we met them in 2015 they were just learning skills to make items they could sell – soap, tie-dye, etc. At the time I thought everyone was very nice,
Having said our sad goodbyes to Goodluck and the other guides, Fun Bus boarded a pair of small prop planes which zipped us to southern Tanzania to visit Ruaha National Park. I do believe Ruaha was not less than 4,000 degrees out. I prefer to say we visited Ruahaaaa-ot! No fan and certainly no AC
Our safari was filled with animals, stunning landscapes, and incredible safari-mates, but it all starts with the guides. One cannot underestimate how much the guides make-or-break a safari, so let’s take a second to rave about ours! Remember Goodluck, our Fun Bus guide? Always working. He was able to drive a stick in super-challenging terrain,
Okay. Where were we? Yes, in the Fun Bus navigating the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorogoro Crater. We spent most of each day in the jeeps (6-7 hours), eating boxed lunches on the go and seeing animals, animals, animals! Let’s keep the words to a minimum and jump right in with what you really