Yeah, LJ is way down. Boooooo.

OTOH, I am going to go see In Good Company, when all I'd had planned for the evening was sitting around and dyeing my hair! Yay.

Erin, would there be anything in there about what mode of transport would have been used in 1954, to get a crew of people from their hotel in Dar es Salaam, out to Mt. Meru? I never know how to look - the terms, I mean.

And the other one is South Africa - a whole nother ball of wax in every way. Different climate, different terrain (Tanzania/Tanganyika is Rift Zone, SA is all the way sub-saharan), and different sociopolitically, at the time.

Pretty pretty stuff, though. I have a humongous folder of bookmarks, ever growing, and a wonderful and brilliant friend of Kristin's, who is helping me with this stuff in exchange for baked goods. But he isn't online right now, alas.

Dude. I'm reading about the elfinwood.

It is so damned beautiful, and so incredibly weird.

DH came home contrite, afraid and apologetic. He lives. For now.

I'm home from work already. Let the Lollygagging begin.

Nope, only prisoners summiting Mount Kenya. But I found this:

Champagne Safari This archival rarity presents the extravagant safari through Africa taken by actress Rita Hayworth and her husband Aly Kahn, in the early 1950's. Traveling by private plane, jeep, limousine and rickshaw, the celebrated couple stops in Tanganyika, Uganda, Kenya and the Belgian Congo among other locales. The film, a fascinating record of neo-colonialism and gaudy excess, offers a rare glimpse into two worlds: old time Hollywood and colonial Africa. 1952. 60 min. Video/C 9472

It's here -- [link] -- about halfway down the page.

EDIT: Also, info on travel in general in Africa in the 30's -70's: [link]

Also, maybe you could ask these folks for info. They do 1950's Retrospective African tours. [link]

Pretty pretty stuff, though. I have a humongous folder of bookmarks, ever growing, and a wonderful and brilliant friend of Kristin's, who is helping me with this stuff in exchange for baked goods. But he isn't online right now, alas.

Deb, do you want me to call him? Is this something you need urgently tonight?

ETA: Erin! I haven't seen you around in ages. Hi!

Hey! Yeah, I'm back.

Esp. tonight, as I am not (apparently) going out, but am staying in and trying to stay warm.

I'm almost done with my teaching program, btw!

Timelies, because I haven’t said hi here in ages. Drat that LJ! It doesn’t look good, does it. I’m recalling the handful of people who, right when it sold, said they were starting to back up their files.

Connie, the story about Denzel is so. funny.

((Gud)) and wishing all things well for you and your DW.

PC, I’m loving your travelogue of India.

[link] Daniel did you post this? That poor donkey! I like the hat instructions. The snake in the cables = shiver. The Uganda AIDS thing? Sad.

Sympathies re the loss of your friend, Deb.

Brr, Betsy, I went without heat for a couple of night awhile back. I stoked up the fireplace – burned through a huge box of oak and it helped warm the place up. Do you have a fireplace? Otherwise? Hats and mufflers.

And, I’m off to book group.

P-C, your travelogue is wonderful. I've been so busy this week I hadn't had time to do more than skim it until now.

I'm almost done with my teaching program, btw!

Erin, that's great!

ION, I am a little amused that I worked on my friend J. for six months to convince him to register for LJ, and he finally made it on today. I'm convinced that the 55+ post thread we had going in my journal as an introduction brought down the servers singlehandedly.