Partenza prima delle 6 per essere dai Boscimani, popolazione di raccoglitori e cacciatori presente un po' in tutta l'Africa meridionale ed orientale. Su questo sito si possono vedere alcuni interessanti video sui Boscimani. All’alba ed andare con loro a caccia, con arco e frecce! Li troviamo dopo un po’ (essendo nomadi non sono sempre facilmente reperibili) in un wadi (fiume in secca). Presentazioni di rito, sono socievoli anche se non abituati a vedere troppi turisti. Visita molto interessante anche se non si riesce a comunicare con i Boscimani, che non parlano neanche lo swahili per cui neanche le nostre guide possono fare da interpreti!
22 August 2005
21 August 2005
3° g - 21 Ago: Arusha – parco Manyara
Ci vengono a prendere le jeep con i nostri autisti, capeggiati da Israel, un simpatico omone con molta esperienza anche se forse non altrettanto entusiasmo. Partiamo; ci fermiamo al supermarket Shopright, sul Sokoine Drive, per fare cambusa per il safari (spendiamo 170.000 Tzs, di cui 88.000 per acqua, calcolando una bottiglia da 1.5 litri al giorno a persona circa). Affittiamo anche il fornello a gas con relativa bombola dal nostro autista.
20 August 2005
2° g - 20 AGO: Arusha e villaggio dintorni
Arrivo ad Arusha molto presto, siamo a 1800mslm, ci vengono a prendere in aeroporto. Andiamo in albergo dove mi incontro con Don, il corrispondente, per fare i conti e confermare le prenotazioni per tutto il viaggio. Poi decidiamo, tra le varie possibilità offerteci per la prima giornata, di andare a visitare un villaggio nelle vicinanze, quello di Ng’iresi, a 7km dalla città. Il villaggio è diventato un emblema del turismo “culturale”.
19 August 2005
1° g - 19 Ago: Italia – Arusha
Partenza regolare con Ethiopian Airlines da Roma, sosta ad Addis Abeba e coincidenza per Arusha, la principale città del nord della Tanzania. Accompagno un gruppo di una dozzina di italiani, un misto di coppie e singles inveterati (come me) alla ricerca di Africa. L’aeroporto di Addis è moderno, pulito ed efficiente.
18 August 2005
Itinerario viaggio in Tanzania, 19 AGO - 10 SET 2005
Viaggio in Tanzania, 2005 - Itinerario clicca su una data o un itinerario giornaliero per leggere il relativo post | |||
DATA | Itinerario | Notte | |
1 | in aereo | ||
2 | Arusha (Golden Rose) | ||
3 | Eyasi (camp) | ||
4 | Keratu (Kudu camp) | ||
5 | Ngorongoro (Lodge) | ||
6 | Ngorongoro (Lodge) | ||
7 | Serengeti (Ikoma camp) | ||
8 | Serengeti (Ikoma camp) | ||
9 | Lake Victoria (Stop Over) | ||
10 | Lake Victoria (Stop Over) | ||
11 | Serengeti (Lobo, lodge) | ||
12 | Natron (campeggio) | ||
13 | Arusha (Golden Rose) | ||
14 | Stone | ||
15 | Stone | ||
16 | Nungwi (Jambo) | ||
17 | Nungwi (Jambo) | ||
18 | Nungwi (Jambo) | ||
19 | Buwejuu (Sun Sea) | ||
20 | Buwejuu (Sun Sea) | ||
21 | 8 set, gio | Buwejuu (Sun Sea) | |
22 | 9 set, ven | In aeroporto | |
23 | Italia | ||
16 August 2005
Book Review: Longitude (2005), by Dava Sobel, *****
(Testo italiano di seguito)
Synopsis
‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’
New Scientist
Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day – and had been for centuries.
Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution.
Synopsis
‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’
New Scientist
Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day – and had been for centuries.
Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution.
12 July 2005
Book Review: A Journey in Ladakh, by Andrew Harvey, ***
Synopsis
High up in the remote mountain passes on the Indian border with Tibet, China and Pakistan, Ladakh has been a centre for Buddhist meditation since three centuries before Christ and is one of the last places on earth where a Tibetan Buddhist community still survives. Arriving by rickety bus, Andrew Harvey was unprepared for the breathtaking splendour, colour and silence of the landscape, and was entranced by the simple way of life of its people, for whom the sacred and everyday merge into one. Frustrated by the spiritual poverty of his sophisticated, western, intellectual lifestyle, Andrew Harvey finds peace, hope and freedom in the Buddhist teachings of Thuksey Rinpoche at Shey monastery, and discovers spiritual strength.
High up in the remote mountain passes on the Indian border with Tibet, China and Pakistan, Ladakh has been a centre for Buddhist meditation since three centuries before Christ and is one of the last places on earth where a Tibetan Buddhist community still survives. Arriving by rickety bus, Andrew Harvey was unprepared for the breathtaking splendour, colour and silence of the landscape, and was entranced by the simple way of life of its people, for whom the sacred and everyday merge into one. Frustrated by the spiritual poverty of his sophisticated, western, intellectual lifestyle, Andrew Harvey finds peace, hope and freedom in the Buddhist teachings of Thuksey Rinpoche at Shey monastery, and discovers spiritual strength.
11 July 2005
Book Review/Recensione: Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh, by Helena Norberg-Hodge, ***
Recensione in italiano alla fine di questo post
Synopsis
The swiftly evolving socioeconomic life of Ladakh, whose people struggle to balance growth and technology with cultural values, offers crucial lessons in sustainable development. This gripping portrait of the western Himalayan land known as “Little Tibet” moves from the author’s first visit to idyllic, nonindustrial Ladakh in 1974 to the present, tracking profound changes as the region was opened to foreign tourists, Western goods and technologies, and pressures for economic growth.
Synopsis
The swiftly evolving socioeconomic life of Ladakh, whose people struggle to balance growth and technology with cultural values, offers crucial lessons in sustainable development. This gripping portrait of the western Himalayan land known as “Little Tibet” moves from the author’s first visit to idyllic, nonindustrial Ladakh in 1974 to the present, tracking profound changes as the region was opened to foreign tourists, Western goods and technologies, and pressures for economic growth.
10 July 2005
Book Review: Ladakh - Crossroads of High Asia, by Janet Rizvi, *****
Synopsis
This highly readable volume offers the first authoritative account of the history, religions, culture, and social conditions of Ladakh, the land often celebrated as the last outpost of Tibetan civilization. Relatively isolated from the rest of India as well as from Tibet by the world's highest mountains, Ladakh stands at the crossroads where Islam and Buddhism met and blended to produce an entirely unique culture.
Writing with feeling and personal knowledge born out of years of study and years spent in the region, Janet Rizvi presents much more than a mere coffee-table pictorial guide.
This highly readable volume offers the first authoritative account of the history, religions, culture, and social conditions of Ladakh, the land often celebrated as the last outpost of Tibetan civilization. Relatively isolated from the rest of India as well as from Tibet by the world's highest mountains, Ladakh stands at the crossroads where Islam and Buddhism met and blended to produce an entirely unique culture.
Writing with feeling and personal knowledge born out of years of study and years spent in the region, Janet Rizvi presents much more than a mere coffee-table pictorial guide.
01 July 2005
20° g - 1 Luglio: Amritsar – Delhi 470 KM ORE 5 (TRENO) – imbarco per l’Italia e fine del viaggio
Mattinata e primo pomeriggio in ordine sparso, chi torna in città, chi si riposa in albergo. Il monsone si fa sentire, piove, caldo umido, ma a suo modo l’atmosfera è suggestiva di un’India di cui finora non avevo fatto esperienza, essendo venuto sempre d’inverno. Eppure il monsone è la vita dell’India, senza di esso il paese non potrebbe sopravvivere, anzi non esisterebbe proprio come lo conosciamo. Ogni anno qui gli economisti aspettano il monsone per calcolare il prodotto interno lordo!
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