First trip to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

I traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in March 2003 to do some database work for the USAID mission there (just as I’ve done in Kazakhstan and Cambodia).

i wake up on the first morning and look out my window in the sea cliff hotel and this is what i see: the indian ocean!
i wake up on the first morning and look out my window and this is what i see: the indian ocean!

another shot out my window
another shot out my window

small cliff inlet with the sea cliff hotel in the distance
small cliff inlet with the sea cliff in the distance

the indian ocean, the sky, and the clouds
the indian ocean, the sky, and the clouds

justin bothering some cows
justin bothering some cows

fun things that you find in the brush
fun things that you find in the brush

cacti plumes as high as me
cacti plumes as high as me

palm trees
palm trees

palm trees and ocean
palm trees and ocean

infestation of palm trees
infestation of palm trees

a skiff
a skiff

white sandy beach (and no tourists! except me)
white sandy beach (and no tourists! except me)

palms
palms

man selling carrots at the market. i had to take these shots clandestinely, so they’re a little blurry.
man selling carrots at the market. i had to take these shots clandestinely, so they're a little blurry.

inside the kariakoo market
inside the kariakoo market

men selling coconuts
men selling coconuts

colorful woman on the street
colorful woman on the street

doing some sort of coconut carving
doing some sort of coconut carving

two boys walking
two boys walking

colorful man and small girl
colorful man and small girl

some roads are paved, and some are not
some roads are paved, and some are not

patrick made himself my companion
patrick made himself my companion

and wanted me to take his picture at the fish market – but the fishmonger in the blue shirt wasn’t too happy
and wanted me to take his picture at the fish market - but the fishmonger in the blue shirt wasn't too happy

These photos originally appeared in my photo galleries.

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