Once I closed my eyes and tapped my finger on the big world map hanging on the wall of my house. I was aiming for roughly Africa, as I had already mixed up Southeast Asia. I hit the Tanzania – across the equator, a large country on the Indian Ocean with a population of 60 million. Serengeti National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, Lake Tanganyika, nearby islands in the ocean – I was glad that the spell led to an uncomplicated African region without dramatic upheavals. Ticket through skyscanner we managed to buy the platform to Dar es Salaam both ways for less than 400 euros.