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Ibo
Travel Blogs from Ibo, Mozambique
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Ibo and the masturbating sailors!
This is a top pick! ... and navigating us through the sand channels around the islands mangrove swamps we arrived at a spot about 500m off the shore of Ibo. After saying goodbye carefully not to shake hands we had a very tough wade through the water with out backpacks held above ...
Special guest entry - Ilha to Ibo to Pemba
... us a few times to bring both our passports and licenses as being stopped by police at periodic checkpoints is a routine occurrence in Mozambique (and not having required documents subjects you to fines and/or bribes). Just after we got across the one-lane ...
The Timeless Charm of Ibo
... The main populated area was fortified as early as 1609 and by the 18th century had become the most important town in Mozambique after Ilha da Moçambique, demand spurred due to its prominence as a major export point for the ...
Quirimbas Archipelago
... night.. So having finally made it to Tandanhangue I then boarded a dhow boat for the final 90 minutes to Ibo island. I was expecting a mini paradise with turquoise waters and pristine beaches so when I arrived and got my bearings it was ...
Ibo Island Quirimbas Archipelago
... 16th centry forts from when the Portuguese built this up around the same time as they were building up Ilha de Mozambique. Three forts, a cathedral, and numerous palatial homes once graced the town. The main fort overlooks the entrance to the harbor ...
Ibo: Worth the Hype?
Ibo. Everybody raves about it and every guide book tells you that it is the number one highlight of the Mozambique. Are they all right? Ibo is one of twenty or so islands that make up the Quirimbas Archipelago off the northern coast of ...
Magic Ibo and the Quirimbas archipelago
Ibo was a major slave trading port in the 18th century, occupied first by the Arabs traders and then then the Portuguese. It is now made of ruined colonial buildings and streets with pavements, while the surrounding houses are made of makuti - straws, ...
Idle Ibo
... world. Bugger. We set off back to Pemba and the long drive back to Malawi for the "lake of stars" festival. We met loads of cool people on Ibo many expats and Saffers building lodges in Moz. As always many of the Saffers had questionable liberal ...
Half of the Adventure is Getting There
... archipelago consists of about two dozen islands stretching over about 400km. Even before the Portuguese arrived in the 15th Century Ibo Island, the largest of the archipelago, was well established as a trading post. It still contains some impressive ...
Ibo, zeeziekte en hutjes op t strand
... een leuke, bijzondere & relaxte plek.Het was net als ilha de mocambique een handelscentrum in de koloniale tijd. Nadat mozambique onafhankelijk werd zijn de portugezen van de ene op de andere dag vertrokken. Het bijzondere is dat de kolonisatie in ...
Aug 05, 2009
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