Articles tagged ‘ Africa’

Different Countries, Different Hats/Helmets

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

As we where whipping around the streets today, I couldn’t help but giggle a little. This wasn’t the first time and I’m sure it won’t be the last but I thought I’d tell you about it.

I first noticed it in Africa but it’s definitely here too…. the use of helmets on motor bikes. Now, many people don’t wear a helmet at all and some wear actual motorbike helmets but there is a whole lot of people that have to make due with what they have. This includes equestrian helmets, construction helmets, baseball helmets, and other various sports helmets. Some are tied on with shoe laces, others just hanging loosely… it’s probably not that funny to read about but to see on the streets is kind of funny sometimes. At least they attempt to be safe.

Also, in Kenya, at the bank, the security guards all wore helmets…. baseball helmets that is…. and one of the guards who was on a break had put his baton through the earholes of the helmet… I don’t know why I found that humorous at all but I guess I’m just easily amused.

Anyway, I thought I’d share that with you guys…

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The End of Another Leg

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Our last couple days have been expensive but pretty damn sweet too! Yesterday, we went to the Elephant Orphanage, the Giraffe Center, and some Nature place… and, and ,and… get this… we got to pet baby elephants, we got to pet/feed/kiss giraffes, AND we got to pet a cheetah!!!!! That’s right, John and I pet a real, live cheetah! It was pretty sweet. We also got within inches of feeding Lions… their growls/roars really do go right to the bone… it was scary even though they were behind bars. I don’t think I’ll ever get a chance to be that close again… unless it’s the last time I ever see a lion.

After our eventful day of animal petting, we headed off to dinner with another Canadian couple and an Aussie that we met here. For those of you who don’t know, I am vegetarian… and we went to a place called Carnivore. You can only imagine what they serve there… and boy did they ever serve a lot of meat there. There is a giant bbq pit in the middle of the restaurant where they are grilling what seems like hundreds of kilograms of meat… everything from simple beef and pork, to pieces of crocodile and ostrich. This place was huge… and there was no menu (with the exception of me… they actually had quite a good vegetarian menu).

Basically, meat-eaters got soup to start with, then a potato and some salad, and then people with large skewers and sharp knives came around to the tables asking if you wanted a slice of whatever was on their sword. It would be the equivalent on watching someone come around with the whole donair meat on a sword to your table. They literally had whole turkeys and legs of lamb skewered through these swords. It was really a sight to see. John downed quite a bit of meat… the funny thing is, when your table is absolutely stuffed, you take down this little flag at your table to surrender and they will stop bringing meat around. Then you get a free delicious dessert and coffee. As for me, the vegetarian meal was surprisingly delicious! We both pretty much fell into food coma when we got back to the hotel.

Well, I guess today marks the last day of our stay in Africa. We will be catching a flight to Dubai tonight. I must say, I am actually very sad to leave Africa. I really do enjoy it here. Nairobi is a little expensive and city-like but everywhere else we’ve been has been pretty awesome. For those of you who are waiting for pics of flickr, sorry, there hasn’t been anywhere I could load them. I think the earliest I can get more pics on there is in HK… so February 17th or so.

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Napenda (Lovin’) Africa

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Well, we've been in Africa for about 2 months now and I must say, I love it here. Everything from the ladies who roast corn and fry fish over a little fire on the side of the street, to the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Ok, so I said I would give a more detailed acccount of our climb so here goes nothing... Day 1 - The Dik Dik Day 1 was actually a nothing day... we were picked up by Jonas, our tour guy and taken ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Some Side Thoughts on Ethiopia

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Ok, before I go into making posts about our climb on Kilimanjaro, I wanted to write a little bit more about our time in Ethiopia. I feel that the posts I made really didn't do the stay we had there ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Starting Our Kilimanjaro Climb Tomorrow

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Hey Everyone, I hope everyone had an awesome new years! John and I spent all of yesterday in the Adiss Ababa Airport because I guess Kenya Airways decided that they would declare New Years a holiday even for airlines so there ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Leaving Ethiopia

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Hello All! It should be about 11:20pm on New Year's Eve in Edmonton right now! It's 9:21am in Ethiopia. We left Ethiopian Children's Fund Village yesterday... I cried quite a lot. It was really difficult to leave those children and ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Picture This…

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

I want to try and do my best to depict what I see... I'm not the greatest writer but I hope this can give you readers a better idea of a drive through Africa... I think on the day I ... [Continue reading this entry]

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On Safari Day 14

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

Our guide had an early flight so he was the first to leave... you get to know someone pretty well when you are with them all the time for 2 weeks so I'm gonna miss him. The rest of us ... [Continue reading this entry]

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On Safari Day 13

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

K, this post will be pretty short... cause we just chilled on the beach pretty much all day. I washed a bit of my clothes... yeah... nothing much. Just enjoyed the sea breeze a bit... and got ready for tomorrow's ... [Continue reading this entry]

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