Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Currency: Any country will seem affordable once you leave Kenya -- but we've fallen in love with the Tanzania shilling for three reasons:
(1) The US dollar is a lot less mighty on the road -- but in Tanzania it is still golden. One dollar is worth approx a whopping 1350 shillings -- meaning you can get a good budget hotel for less than $20 dollars.
(2) It pays in Tanzania to be vegetarian! Not only do most menus have a "vegetarian pa...