As of yesterday, September 14, 2005 I have been on the road for an entire year. For those of you who didn't think we could, Vlad and I did it ( Read more... )

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August 17-19We did a whole lot of nothing in Nairobi, for the most part. We slept some more, ate some more, went to see a movie, shopped for shoes and sleeping bags (found none), slept more, and ate more ( Read more... )

August 14-17, 2005
Waking up in Nairobi was a little bit confusing. The hotel we had chosen was very loud -- people were cleaning, shouting, the TV downstairs was at full volume, the guy who washed the outside of our windows did so by smacking them repeatedly with a cloth... bang, bang, bang!

Neither Vlad nor I was feeling very well yet. I was ( Read more... )

August 13, 2005

Long before the sun had even thought of dawning, Vlad and I headed for the bus to Moyale. Of course, when the hotel boy told us the bus leaves at 5, he meant we should maybe think about heading to the bus around 5 because it leaves at 6. I even asked three times for clarification -- bus *drives* at 5? Grr ( Read more... )

Again, this is out of order, since my journal entries are not even at the Ethiopia/Kenya border, but what the heck. Click here to see my pictures from Masai Mara National Reserve.


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Oh yes, Konso.

With Vlad feeling ill, we decided it would be best to spend a day in Konso before continuing toward the Kenyan border ( Read more... )

I'm catching up a little out of order, but oh well.

Here's a picture of a Mursi woman and man:

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I forgot to mention a wonderful moment in my last post. The truck from Turmi to Konso stopped in Weyto for lunch. Not hungry (and concerned for our luggage) I chose to stay on the truck while Vlad, Eva, and Borut went into the restaurant ( Read more... )

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