The mainland of this vast county differs hugely from the slow and sleepy Zanzibar. We narrowed our choice to the Ngorongoro crater and Tarangire National Park. We decided to skip the famous Serengeti National Park, because the great Wildebeest migration had already wondered off (although all the Tanzania’s safari agencies claimed otherwise). We decided to catch up with them Kenia’s Masai Mara.
March 1, 2010
New way of volunteering
Ying and Eric, the couple running the school in Providencia, Costa Rica, strongly rely on volunteer teachers. The conditions are fair– at least a three month stay, accommodation and food for free. The only cost covered by volunteers is the travel ticket. There are lots of candidates to choose from, because volunteering is in fashion and looks good on CV. The economical crisis that left many people jobless additionally extended this market.
January 25, 2010
The Coriolis swirling tourist trap
Ecuador, as the name suggests, lies on the equator. It happens to pass by only several kilometers from the outskirts of Quito. There is the entire village called Mitad del Mundo, or “Center of the World”. Its most representative site and the main tourist attraction is a symmetrical monument crossed by an East-to-West line drawn on the ground. We haven’t yet figured out its purpose. Read the rest of this entry »