Category Archives: budget travel

Intro to Cape Town/ Walking till my legs collapse

Posted on April 14, 2010 by ~Anna

I arrived in Cape Town with an absolutely packed agenda—I had a list of things I didn’t get around to on previous visits that I now had a full two weeks to do. I also had my trail running shoes … Continue reading →

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Fly 540/ East Africa’s budget airline (seriously)

Posted on February 2, 2010 by ~Anna

I’d always been dreading my onward journey from Uganda to Nairobi, Kenya, where I would meet my group for the start of my 6-week overland trip. I dreaded it because I had looked at various commercial flights–including Kenya Airways and … Continue reading →

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Zanzibar Part II/ Experiencing village life

Posted on October 20, 2009 by ~Anna

Traveling anywhere on a shoestring offers visitors a very unique experience of local culture that those traveling on a higher budget just don’t experience. Several of these experiences in Zanzibar were truly eye-opening and really rounded out my holiday—after all … Continue reading →

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Escape to Zanzibar/ “Jambo mzungu!!”

Posted on October 18, 2009 by ~Anna

Part of the reasoning behind taking what I’ve come to call a “pre-career sabbatical” was that I wanted to have an adventure. As much as I love my volunteer job, every so often I feel like I need to escape, … Continue reading →

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