by Mike Wood | Oct 12, 2025
during our drive to the train station, the taxi broke down. We then switched to a Bajaj and the driver got lost. We got to the train station late, but managed to get on our first class sleeper train. The train was pretty disappointing with a hole in the floor for the...
by Mike Wood | Oct 11, 2025
We are on the train from Dar Es Salaam to Mbeya. However, the train in front of us just crashed. So they have unloaded everybody on our train at Mlimba, which is in the middle of nowhere. We are now trying to see if we can get a taxi to Iringa, where there is a small...
by Mike Wood | Oct 11, 2025
But we made it to the train on time. Our first class sleeper compartment is… well, we’re schluming it now. The toilet is a room with a hole in the floor. So everything just falls straight onto the tracks!
by Mike Wood | Oct 11, 2025
After our train was cancelled, we had to spend another night in Dar Es Salaam. As great as the Holiday Inn was, I wanted to try the Ramada Resort by Wyndham Dar Es Salaam. It looked nicer (and indeed it was) plus, it was only 13,500 points per night (Holiday Inn had...
by Mike Wood | Oct 10, 2025
We had a train scheduled for today, with an overnight sleeper to arrive in Mbeya tomorrow. But it never arrived. They have rescheduled it for tomorrow. 
by Mike Wood | Oct 8, 2025
This has been an outstanding hotel. Great staff, great food, excellent Wi-Fi, and an awesome suite. I’m writing this in the executive lounge. Executive lounge
