In the search of happiness…

I wrote this right after I came back from Coldplay concert in Vienna in the beginning of June. I was overwhelmed with emotions, excitement and pure, genuine joy. This post is not that much about Coldplay though. So even if you hate Chris Martin, continue reading. Seeing Coldplay live reminded me of the beauty of …

Black & white

I recently read an article in the news about Germany and its “Marshall plan for Africa.” Marshall plan for Africa. Seriously? Sounds like white supremacy at its best. This article made me put together my thoughts about the problems of black and white, racism, marginalization, supremacy, curiosity, diversity, equality and so on. What is racism …

Do I travel to travel? Or do I travel to escape?

Do I crave seeing some unusual natural beauty? Meeting new people and seeing their lifestyle? Or do I just need to escape from the everyday reality? ... As you can see I love traveling. I really do. Mostly because of the two first reasons mentioned above. But as it’s been more than 6 months since I …

What am I gonna write about when I don’t travel…? aka “Random thoughts” section launched

Dear readers of this blog, as you may have noticed, this is mainly a travel blog, which was created with the purpose to provide information about the places I've visited, because: I believe it might be useful for those who are about to travel there I hope it might be interesting, even for those who …

Zanzibar

Zanzibar. Endless white sand beaches, crystal clear turquoise water reflecting the always-shining sun, romantic nights. Weddings and honeymoons. I guess that is what most people imagine when someone mentions this island. It was the same for me. But the reality was unfortunately...different. Zanzibar was the last destination of our trip and therefore it was supposed …

Malawi

Arriving to Malawi from Tanzania We were arriving from Mbeya, Tanzania, as you can read in my previous post. Our destination in Malawi was Livingstonia, a small town in the mountains near the lake Malawi. Particularly we were heading to the Mushroom farm, an eco-lodge situated up in the mountains near Machemwe village. Once we …

Traveling in Tanzania

We started travelling after we finished our volunteering project in Moshi. We wanted to visit some other country apart from Tanzania and we decided for Malawi. This was our itinerary: Moshi - Kondoa (Kolo rock paintings) - Dodoma - Iringa (Ruaha national park) - Mbeya - Malawi - Mbeya - Dar es Salaam - Zanzibar.  …