Travel insurance was required by my outfitter Peak Planet. Of course, this is another added cost on top of the trip that anyone doing this trip should plan for. I should make a post about the total expenditure on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro because booking the outfitter is only the first step.
Anyway, back to the travel [...]
Travel Insurance for Mt. Kilimanjaro
I need shots for Mt. Kilimanjaro?
I guess I am doing this ass backwards. My friend who climbed Kilimanjaro a few years ago asked me what shots I got. I was like ‘huh’? I’m just bringing malaria pills and maybe diamox. A quick google search of travel clinics and I had my appointment the next day to see one.
Sitting down with [...]
It’s Official
Today I booked my airfare from Phoenix to Tanzania. I’m not looking forward to the 30 hours of plane time to get there. My flight to Tanzania goes from Phoenix to Minneapolis to Amsterdam to Tanzania. Total cost of the plane tickets was $1850 through Northwest/ KLM. I wonder how many miles I will get [...]
