Welcome to the travelonastustring Global Community page.
This page exists to promote the businesses of people I have met in my 20 years of international travel, from tour guides to restaurant owners, and many others. These are people who have helped me in some way or another along the way, and this is my way of continuing to say thank you, and to pay it forward. I hope you find this page useful, and if you meet anyone from here in your travels, please say hello from me!
Bulgaria
Location: Sofia
GC member: Tita Cakes (on Instagram as tita_cakes)
Backstory: In 2017, while hitchhiking in Bulgaria, the owner of Tita Cakes picked me up on the road back from the Rila Lakes. When we returned to Sofia, he took me to the family owned cake shop and told me to pick anything I liked from the menu. An amazing act of generosity, and delicious cakes!
Tanzania
Location: Arusha & Moshi
GC member: Guido Massawe (tour guide)
Backstory: In 2018, Guido was my tour guide for Mt Kilimanjaro. Over the years, we have kept in touch over WhatsApp, and when I returned to Arusha in 2023, we met again. Guido is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and friendly guide. You can contact him directly via his website:
Tanzania
Location: Arusha & Moshi
GC member: Reggie Mshomba (tour guide)
Backstory: I first met Reggie in 2009, when I moved to Arusha. His family hosted volunteers who taught at the local school. Over the years we have stayed in touch, and meet up whenever I visit Arusha. Reggie now works part time as a mountain and safari guide with Gladiola Adventures. Reggie is super friendly, speaks fluent English, and is an excellent guide and host.
Vietnam
Location: Mui Ne
GC member: Ha Nguyen
Backstory: Ha and I met in 2008 when I was travelling through Vietnam, and you can read the story “Those days in Mui Ne” here. I reconnected with Ha before publishing the story and was pleased to learn that see she is now running a successful restaurant in Mui Ne.
