Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Where are the Two-Wheelers?

Again, comparing it to India, Dar es Salaam doesn't have a 2 wheeler culture. I don't see that many motorcycles, cycles, scooters, etc. on the road. Makes me wonder how people travel. There are of course cabs, and autos (which they by the way call 'Bajaj' here!). They also have these 'Dala dalas' which are mini-buses which most of the people take. But as far as personal transportation... not sure. I would think 2-wheelers would be the obvious cheap alternative to a car (which most people can't buy). Our driver, Jonas, told us that now the Chinese have introduced a cheap motorcycle, and many people are starting to buy it.

And the other thing I don't see here are Coffee Shops!
Sometimes between meeting we really want to grab a coffee or latte or something and we don't know where to go. There's no equivalent of a Starbucks or Barista or Costa Coffee here.

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