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Transit<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

There are three reasons why we decided not to travel extensively in Tanzania, but only to drive through it.<\/p>\n

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  1. The rainy season has just begun and we are not in the mood for masses of rain and gloomy days<\/li>\n
  2. After the death of Tanzanian President John Magufuli, there is uncertainty as to how his successor will deal with Covid-19. Secondly, it was no longer possible to enter Kenya from Tanzania because Tanzania was considered a high-risk area and it is now unclear whether the surrounding countries – including Zambia – will close their borders with Tanzania (which we now know they have not done). It is also not clear at this point how widespread corona really is.<\/li>\n
  3. The entrance and vehicle fees for the Tanzanian national parks are horrendous. We didn’t want to be part of that. At the same time, the slopes in the parks are not well maintained, making it difficult to get through.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Yes, and then we also simply felt the need to “get ahead”. There is therefore not much to report about Tanzania from our side. Maybe we’ll go again at a later opportunity?<\/p>\n

    In any case, the many police checks spoil the joy of driving in Tanzania. The policemen are just waiting for you to make a driving mistake and if you are already driving 1 km too fast at the “end of 50” sign, they generously round it up to 58 km\/h and collect the fine with a sardonic grin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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    Thong<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The meadow by the CBA hotel is already a little soggy from the rain. The people in Tanga (and elsewhere in Tanzania) don’t wear masks – we do.<\/p>\n

    Here in Tanga we want to buy a SIM card, which turns out to be impossible. We were warned in advance. The employees look for our fingerprints in the system and of course they are not stored there. So there is no SIM card. Fortunately, our tuck-tuck driver gets involved, makes a phone call and soon afterwards a dynamic young woman walks in, shows her ID card – and within minutes we have our SIM card. Juwairia, as the lady is called, is a single mother and she also gives us her telephone number in case we have another problem.<\/p>\n

    At the same time, we realize why our old smartphones have become so thick – the batteries are bloated, so let’s get rid of them. This also means that we need a new smartphone to be able to use it as a hotspot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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