The flat summit of Kilimanjaro was magnificent, huge and unimaginably white in the sun.

And then he knew that was where he was going

Ernest Hemingway described the sight of the highest mountain in Africa, and that was certainly not bad advertising, because since then this landscape in beautiful Tanzania has been a coveted and dreamy holiday area.

Apparently, this really has nothing to do with the topic of the article, the corona search and the South African mutation in the equally beautiful Tyrol, especially since Tanzania keeps appearing in reports that now present possible travel destinations.

Officially, Tanzania has not had any new infections for months, it is considered a happy island in times when industrial nations threaten to fail due to the crisis.

With two changes, even from Berlin or Munich, it is no problem to reach the East African state in less than 24 hours even in these times, and it is not really expensive either.

With 500 euros you are there and avoid the dreary winter weather and the lockdown in Europe.

At least that was the state of affairs until the day before yesterday, when one took the trouble to take a closer look at the virus of a returning traveler in beautiful Vienna on the beautiful, blue Donnau.