All Aboard Tanzania's Oldest Train! (#36)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 เม.ย. 2021
- For the daring and/or stupid among us, you can take an old train all the way from Dar es Salaam in the south of Tanzania to Moshi and Arusha in the north, which lie just next to Mount Kilimajaro and the Serengeti. And thus it was to be the next stop on my journey. I just had to survive an 18 hour train ride, and there was only one way to do it..
#sabbatical #tanzania #kilimanjaro
For those asking about my Instagram:
/ tommyelforastero
It's the start of a new journey in the north. You may even see me saying I joined a remote tribe in Tanganyika, or that we found paradise a cornfield man's wild home. Many adventures are still yet to be had.
And so the adventures to the north of Tanzania begin. There will be many interesting stories to be told soon. And also a lot of drinking. Stay tuned
U r definately my favorite Tanzanian mzungu, tukupe uraia na mke
R u on Instagram?
@@shinshi9696 I am honored to be bestowed this title. Yeah, my Instagram is @tommyelforastero
SGR is a loan, the plane he is talking about actually accumulated lots of losses...some Tz's are living a lie.
@@kevinfred2885 Why are Kenyans hating on Tanzanians, I find it interesting..
You good people cuz, one earth, one ☝️ human race, much love from Cameroon 🇨🇲
Underrated comment
Fuckin right man!
Vamos!
Brother I remember the last time I saw your video in New York if I'm not mistaken you spoke Chinese well in Chinese restaurants. again you spoke native Chinese until the Chinese themselves began to amaze you by being able to speak Chinese fluently. Welcome brother to Tanzania I love your Swahili is growing day by day congratulations.
Karibu Tanzania.
I think you might mistake Sabbatical for Xiaomanyc, another white TH-camr who also speaks chinese.
Man,that old train brought lots of memories. I remember catching a train to Tabora with my family but my father complained about it for 2 traveling days while all of us young children loved it🤣🤣🤣
@Sabbatical :The Chinese public curtain in the suburb of Dar es Salaam buries the remains of more than 4000 people who died during the construction of the Tanzania Zambia railway. The railway was built with free assistance from the Chinese government at that time, but is now operated by Israeli and Indian companies!
You represent Tanzania very well
Thanks, and also alcoholics
@@SabbaticalTommy 😂😂😂🍻
hongera kwa kupanda gari moshi best.. umewafundisha wengi huu usafiri ambao hawajawahi kupanda
My boy Tommy really out there, straight thuggin
He is super bold to do something like this!
Hi. I travelled on this train route, but in 1996, and in the opposite direction, from Moshi to Dar. I too travelled in 1st class, I had a coupé with two berthes to myself. Your train is a lot more modern looking and a lot cleaner than the old one I was on in 96. Your dining car looks luxurious compared to what I had in 96, where, due to a large 70cm diameter hole in the floor right in the middle of the dining car, one could not for health and safety reasons use it, as there was a serious risk of falling through the hole to the rails you could see passing below (as yes the train was at its full speed). Despite this, the catering staff overcame the problem of the floor hole by serving 1st and 2nd class passengers in their compartments, and I had a tasty meal of rice and fish stew served with warm beer.
man, I miss Arusha and Tanzania in general a lot. Home is home. Welcome to my home, Sabbatical. Good video.
I love how proud Peter is of his country as he should! Thanks for sharing you are gonna gain a large following I know it
Tienes razon!
I hope that Tanzania will stay strong in the face of Chinese and American imperialism, I do not know a lot about their president but the little amount of information that I know tells me that he has a backbone in the face of the so called international community, not like the cowards that run my Croatia.
Loved this video and so lovely to see the dawn over Moshi. Felt exhausted by the end of it.
I cannot think of a single fresher hell than a 15 hour train ride with a blasting stereo in every car.
4:54 The Chinese characters on the boy’s T-shirt are “朕就是酱汉子”, which is a famous quote by the Yong Zheng emperor (1678-1735) of the Qing Dynasty, "朕就是这样汉子"("I, your Emperor, am a real buddy like this"). Yong Zheng is known as a workaholic reformist who wrote very long and detailed replies to any report submitted by the government officials. He wrote this sentence in a secret imperial reply to praise some of his officials, saying that he was very satisfied by their performance and promised a hefty reward if they could keep up with the good work.
By the way, “朕” is the first-person pronoun that only an emperor could use; “酱”(sauce) is a homophone of "这样”(this). Mainlanders perceive Taiwanese accent that pronounces "这样“ as “酱” kinda cute, so the designer is basically playing cute here.
Great. Off the beaten track! Kudos.
Wow..umenikumbusha mbali sana, mara ya mwisho nilisafiri kwa Train from Dar to Mwanza in 90s ... unafanya kazi nzuri sana asante sana
I like your videos, it's like you are telling us a story in real time
Train travel is THE BEST! The fear of that new rail link is it'll make it alot for the illegal wildlife trade (3rd more profitable after drugs and weapons). That sucks.
anxiously waiting for the next video, greeting from belgium
I Like your trip its like an adventure or Safaris with such experiance very beautiful
Many thanks for sharing your experience with the community. Sorry you valuables were taking bro. I think you are so awesome sharing your experience with us. I hope to see more videos from your channel. I will spred the word on how great your content is.
Wow good for you for travelling the cheap ways etc. to get places. I left Tanzania when I was 13 and do want to go back to visit. I admit, the train would've annoyed me. The only sound on speakers I'd want to hear is announcements or at least reduced volume of what they're playing. So I'd probably have my earphones on the entire time. I like how you just blend in.
Oh yeah the non-stop blasting of music (even at 3am) was a bit much. Gotta bring the earplugs
What you are doing is really cool...not only are you traveling and making money doing it. But you are also enlightening people as well. African countries and people are very friendly and beautiful. The media and most of the things that we learn as Americans about Africa are false.
Subscribed. I lived in Moshi till I was 12. Excellent footage. Thanks for sharing
I like your spirit on speaking swahili. Keep up...👍
Another great video. Keep up the good work
I always love your vlogs.
thanks for the videos
This was quite interesting!
I love this,the old way hongera sana kwa adventure
I went looking for the shukran word and it's the polite way of thanking in swahili, that's why he never heard it before.
Thats great👍
I love these videos! Representing Kenya here! Planning to take the express train from Dar to Mbeya soon!
Sabbatical I love you I have seen your all videos happy journey
after binge watching all your videos over the last 2 days, and being in awe of your kind heart and open mind, I have only one piece of advice; Take care not to mix alcohol and suspicious settings/ unknown people. this my friend is a recipe for disaster in due course. Otherwise, keep up the good work in the mother land!!!
I want to tell you that you’re the best
Dude you got hammered in this video.
My Father built the railway connecting the Central Line to the Northern Line. In the late 50s, he was the Chief Financial Officer of the country. (The youngest in the Commonwealth). The rails were recycled from the old ground nut scheme, and he added a road alongside to save more money, to go thru a notorious section which was always impassable due to mud.....I have seen vehicles over a mile wide, bogged down trying to get around there! Mungu napenda Africa.
This is genuinely a very high quality film.
The way you make yourself part of the place, the people, the atmosphere is absolutely brilliant.
Thank you for this film and hope to learn many languages like you someday.
Awesome videos!
Shukhran means thanks well said,and of coz that waiting is for shopping for friends and relatives last min,js an old habit for no particular reason sir
Make sure to go to marangu upto te gate where people start their climb of mt kilimanjaro. Waiting to see that video.. you will enjoy at moshi and lots of drinks also.. get ready for mbege 🍻. local drink there..
Oh I can 100% guarantee I will be drinking mbege
Good job man
Mad skills Tommy, keep up the good work. Your going to be more famous than those Paul brothers.
😂😂😂😂 you took a train? Now that's really adventure.
Big Up DJ Chicken!
you life is full of moment
Your videos are interesting i enjoy them , i have a question what do you do for a living or at least how do you manage to travel to countries and manage to live there for long .
Baraka Hussein!
nenda Iringa please,mji mzuri sana.
I like 👍🏽 how you roll... I’d love to travel with you
Tommy wali na bia kweli? 😀🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😁😁😁
Karibu sana tanzania
3:59 "We ....argue...... to take your valuables", lmao! I know his pronunciation made it sound like argue but I think he says " We urge you to take your valuables". lol
😂😂
Cutting the lines while at this ticket office ( Dar to Morogoro) is what I experienced as well, and not by only one person but by many who just stepped across, (probably) thinking mzungu can wait. It got to a point of disrespecting my presence, and if it was in my country I would have really had something to say about it. But I felt it was still on me to remain calm and respectful as a "guest" in a foreign land. Shit happens everywhere and accordingly, unruly folks are to be had.
I’m Tanzanian I like so much what your doing your showing us what we don’t know
Can you get rid of your picture of Fidel Castro communist did nothing well for Africans. All the best to you and family
Freedom is more important then living on. Prison island of 🇨🇺 Cuba.
@@AIvey fidel is my role model forever because he fucked up all imperilist in Angola, South Africa, Tanzania,
Cuba was the training ground for African hero to get independence,
Viva fidel castro
Thanks for your honest down to earth videos. You may save a lot of work from typing subtitles if you get a directional microphone. Best wishes.
your video is very nice brother
7:38 I smell sarcasm 🤣
Tickets are also booked online
Hahaha man that train ride, you can’t do nothing other than drinking really coz inapita misituni nothing fun 😊😊
I'm glad to see this video, yeeeh im the lady
Oh hey! Thanks again for the help, hope you enjoyed Moshi
I like your Swahili
wow your kiswahili is not bad especially for a first time learner. Keep it up.
You arrived early around 5 am,i think so they improve speed that's good
The sgr train travel is nice love from Nagpur Maharashtra India take care
I don’t know how old this video is I think it’s like four months old but the reason why they have you wait at the train two hours earlier is because it lets all the people that are selling you things sell you stuff it’s kind of like a scam I love your videos
7:37, I won't be needing that where we're going....
The Tanzania railway system is one of the worst services I have experienced. Especially Tazara.. the trains are broken, they can stop during travel for even 24 hrs. You can wait and board the train for more than 5 hrs after the due time.. I really hope We improve the service. Its a shame cuz many tourists like to use it and its services are not hospitable.
Anyway nice vlog and your swahili accent is still funny.😅
It definitely was....a unique experience. Hope things get better
Bro you are getting to that point of life where you dont have to go to the gym to get fitness, just the life it self is a gym
That train looks better than some here in Romania. And I wish that was a joke.
DJ chicken😂😂😂
came here after your kenyan train trip. one thing i'll say, their old trains seem better than kenyan old trains. but at 16 dollars, for roughly the same distance but more than double the price in kenya seems a bit exorbitant
Of course you did
Tanzania looks pretty much mellow
🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿👍
Nice to meet a fellow passenger whose daughter teaches Chinese….& @crack of dawn in Moshi😅
Nice to see ...me from pakistan karachi
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
So much rain
You changed the title! Ha ha ha ha aaaaaa 😂😂😂.
I laughed the way you were filming in darkness. You're really drunk
I didn't expect this when I read the title with a keyword "oldest" It is better than my expectations. That means you haven't seen Old trains in Ethiopia which has almost stopped operatin now. Here is it: th-cam.com/video/9xhzGdFKmZM/w-d-xo.html
Dude ,what you do is down that big glass of what looks wine😂😂😂😅
Now that’s a red eye 👁
Pamoja na staili yako ya utalii sianini zaidi kilicho nyuma safari zako make kimtazamo unaonyesha baadhi ya mapungufu kwa ulimwengu unaoutangazia hizi mambo..... anyway...karibu Tz. Hatuna muda wa kukufatilia nyendo zako.
The train goes all the way from Dar es Salaam too Arusha via Moshi. The new railway was paid for by loans. Standard chartered Uk was one of the banks involved. Also the Chinese are giving loans. So far the new line is only till Dodoma.
@@Sean1877 it was said in the video no loans. There are loans. The Chinese loan is 1.3 billion dollars.
@@Sean1877 Standard chartered 1.5 billion dollar loan. Chinese loan. 1.3 billion. The total cost of the new railway line will be 7.5 billion dollars. So there is still money needed.
@@Sean1877 the Tanzanian government has a debt of 30.63 billion dollars.
I'm Hooked!
Very Brave to travel alone, stay protected and all the Best. 👍
We all must fear only God...a righteous man will die once
Glad the Kenyan trains are more silent.
You’re the only white guy I follow on TH-cam. Listen, be careful and don’t do crazy stuff i.e. walking in the dark and trying to find your hotel. Also, you needed a black girl with you when he jumped the line. Enjoying you!!!
I appreciate that. I'll see if there's any black girl out there who can help keep me out of trouble
@7:38 someone is throwing out trash anyhowly...😄
haha video nzuri!Imenikumbusha our poker train ride from Dar to Mbeya. We had so much fun, by then I was pregnant so didn't drink but my friends were drinking and playing board games! Also, the train was nicer than the one you took. I can't wait to see your Arusha vlog! Asante
Nahitaji kupanda treni hiyo pia!
@@SabbaticalTommy precisely TAZARA train is more comfortable
Was DJ Kuku not on the train?
Mzungu utapigwa ngeta ukitembea kwa Giza huko so ulaya
My advice go meet with tourism people so that you can be ana ambassador of them, I’m sure you will get this chance
Maybe I can finally go back and film the Seacliff Hotel in that case
@@SabbaticalTommy hahahahahaahahahaah i was there not so long
@@SabbaticalTommy anyone can film its just those guards you met were too ignorant i have been filming today with my personal mobile
@@SabbaticalTommy also try to firm about ship transportation in Tanzania 🇹🇿
American ranchers vs massai ... To me they seem like the exact same ?!
At 7:36 some just throws trash from the moving train. Reminds me of the Philippines busses. Sad.
Still watching your 34 im 36
Sàwa
I feel like on 22:04 he said "were you come from?"
I don't know if I am right.