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  John and Nadine receive a call from Mr Tiru. Mr Tiru is processing their flight tickets for a business trip to one of the islands. John’s mobile: Bringg Bringggg John: ‘Hello’ Mr Tiru (shouting): (Something in Swahili).. Tiru.. (Something … Continue reading →

150,000 inhabitants. One traffic light. 2 public toilets. The highest concentration of carved doors in Africa. Current home to a gazillion flea ridden cats. Former home of Freddie Mercury though nobody can remember where his house was. Where nights of … Continue reading →

You’ve heard of flash mobbing. People pre-arranging ‘spontaneous’ mass gatherings in public. Places like underground tubes, airports and the like. Well, it’s arrived here with a bang. Below, we have a spontaneous flash mobbing of the Dar Es Salaam public … Continue reading →

My first safari ever! We left Morogoro, at 5 in the morning on our day off.  Our group of new VSO volunteers had been conscientiously learning Kiswahili for several days, sheepishly traipsing to the market in the midday heat to try out … Continue reading →

So what’s Tanzania like then? It’s hot. We flew from Heathrow in -16C, and a snow blizzard. 9 hours later we’re in a mini bus sucking in +34C air, thick as horse glue. A little-known fact. There are 246 ways … Continue reading →

…. and welcome to the NaJo report. We’re a bit late but we have excuses. Kiswahili immersion courses, falling down holes (yes, I have already managed to fall down a hole) and generally lying, dead weight, in pools of our … Continue reading →