Dancing to the beat of sustainable tourism at Original Maasai Lodge, Tanzania
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In episode 7, join me - Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of Diary of a Muzungu - as we travel to Tanzania to meet Lesse Laizer and the Masai community at the Original Maasai Lodge in West Kilimanjaro. Listen in to hear: What is the Muzungu doing in Tanzania? How do you say good morning in the Maasai language? What did I watch while sitting between Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro? What does sustainable tourism mean to the Masai community and Africa Amini Life? And lastly, a thought from the Maasai: “coming together is a daily routine that you should not be invited to. Invite yourself to what you like. It is there, invite yourself. People are dancing, invite yourself!” Welcome to my world! Tune in every week to The East Africa Travel Podcast for the dawn chorus, travel advice, chats with award-winning conservationists, safari guides, birders, lodge owners, and wacky guidebook writers. Sign up my weekly newsletter. Follow Charlotte Beauvoisin, Diary of a Muzungu on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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