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Real Name: Sarah and Gareth
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Warnings Or Dangers: Hawkers
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  • This is definitely more of a warning than a danger, but expect very, very aggressive hawkers in Arusha. On our way to safari, we stopped briefly to leave some bags in the hotel we would be coming back to and check in on some plane tickets. Walking around town seemed like a good idea until we stepped out of the car. Immediately, we were surrounded by people trying to sell everything from souvenirs to pillows to sodas. We tried to walk a little bit, but were followed everywhere and finally decided to retreat to our vehicle. It was better in the car once we closed all the windows.

    On our return trip, we also went for a walk. With a smaller group and a more purposeful direction, we were bothered much less.

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    grets Sun Jul 1, 2007 19:33 UTC
     Thanks for the advice - we're off to Tanzania for a safari next week and stopping off in Arusha afterwards.

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