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Zanzibar Town
Travel Blogs from Zanzibar Town, Tanzania
Zanzibar
... over again. This time, once we were in the city we headed for the ferry terminal, and on to the 3:45 ferry to Zanzibar. Quite a modern boat, and the crossing was quite smooth. Spent the two hours lying on the foredeck snoozing. The party animals were a ...
Damn you, Sven
... drama, we were having an enjoyable chat with a Singaporean missionary. She was telling us that the power had gone out across Zanzibar when something malfunctioned in the power lines that connect the island to the mainland. She told us that there was only ...
Flying to Zanzibar
... the distant past...and a scene from Aladdin (I promise this will be my last Disney reference). Stone Town, the heart of Zanzibar's downtown area is home to an eclectic mix of Muslims, Indians and Africans, nestled among narrow, winding streets ...
Old Stone town needs to be restored
... you on a pictorial journey through the alley ways, narrow streets and markets of Stone Town, Zanzibar. As you can tell, I love taking photos of old doors and locks. ...
The Alleys of Zanzibar
... told us we would love it but it was more than that - it is awesome and we knew we would be extending our stay! Stone Town (or Zanzibar Town to the locals) is a mix of arabic, indian and african architecture, food and feel. It is a run down, ramshackle ...
Dar Es Salaam to Stone Town, Zamzibar
We took the 3 hour slow ferry from Dar to Stone town, riding with chickens and goats. Got lost in the winding alleys of stone town, enjoyed sunset at the Africa House, and ate dinner at the market, ...
Slaves and spices
... slave trading depot and according to some reports, by the 1860s, as many as 10,000 to 50,000 slaves were passing through Zanzibar’s slave markets each year. Overall, close to 600,000 slaves were sold through Zanzibar between 1830 and 1873, when a ...
C'mon it's this way!
15th September Did a spice tour today. Zanzibar's main crop was cloves which were imported originally from the Indonesian spice islands by the Arabs/Portugese. Now they grow many spices. The first stop on the tour was a "recreation" centre ...
If you can't stand the heat (and humidity)!!
... night. It was nice to finally sleep in a bed after all that camping! And to have your own shower! We had a wander around Stone Town and got slightly lost (one of the best places we have ever been lost in!) but found our way back again. That evening, we ...
Zanzibar
... of Kilimangaro, having drunk the beer of the same name, thought I'd have a look. Its big. Next stop Zanzibar. When all the great explorers of 19 century were struggling with dysentry, malaria, lions and cannibals they often dreamt of or ...
Zanzibar
Spice tour, walked through old Stone Town's narrow streets, visited historic museums, enjoyed great seafood, evening walks along the waterfront and mingled with the locals. ...
close to nature
... meant that she felt it necessary to lock the door and hide the key!! Oh dear!! We made an early start for the ferry back to Tanzania. This time though it was luxury – we got a bean bag on the top deck where there was a lovely breeze and a view to ...
Always a drama!!
... mosque – it seems to go on for ages as well – typical considering we aren't leaving until 7.15am. A ferry to Zanzibar for yet another passport stamp!! This nearly doesn’t happen though ,as K leaves her passport on the truck and ...
Zanibar and my homage to Freddy!
... alongside the other passengers. The crossing was quick and after the rush of people getting on and off, we took a bus to the Zanzibar ferry port and I learnt a bit of Swahili (boa) along the way. Sailing out of the harbour and into the Indian Ocean was ...
Erst das Visum, dann das Vergnügen
... , das einen halb-autonomen Status hat. Das Herz und die Seele der Insel ist Stone Town, die muslimische Altstadt von Zanzibar Town. In Dar wurde uns von anderen Backpackern erzählt, dass sie zwei Wochen in einem Guesthouse in Stone Town gewohnt hätten ...
Leaving the continent
... are full and I have slowed down. I wonder how the USA will feel when I return. The last time I returned from Tanzania I was so sick I couldn't think about it until much later when I accepted the lesson in humility Kilimanjaro delivered. The first time I ...
Beach & Safari Honeymoon (Part 2)
Zanzibar: After finishing our first week of safari we headed to Zanzibar, a tropical island off the coast of Tanzania, for a few days of relaxing in the sun and sand. Zanzibar is a very unique island, part of Africa but with an Arab feel to it as ...
Back to South Africa
12 September 2008 At 5 I take pics of the sun rise from the roof of the hotel. As the people wake up you could see fires being started. We went back to bed and slept for another hour before breakfast. After breakfast which consisted of ...
First taste of Zanzibar - Stonetown
... then headed to the bar for some great cocktails at happy hour. That night we had dinner at the Night Market – we tried Zanzibar pizza, which was basically a filled roti with a bit of cheese. It was yummy! We then tried a skewer of ...
Is Ramadan over yet?
... been assured will be a big party, almost somewhat reluctantly, because I feel I have spent enough time here and I am ready to leave Zanzibar. The word around Edie is huge though, I am just hoping it doesn’t turn out to be too much over hyped. My ...
Rules. #1: Tourists’ dress-code
... minorities here, adopt different dress codes to Muslims. So: it seems to me that the guide-books' strictures are too late. Zanzibar seems to have accepted long ago the devil’s bargain that tourism brings. No shop refuses to serve a young woman in ...
At Last! Back in the water!
At last! Diving day again! I'm up early as I am excited about getting in the water again but a bit apprehensive in case my ear has not healed enough. So breakfast and down to One Ocean Dive Shop by the car ferry terminal and they are happy ...
My Trip To Zanzibar
... who don't know much about Zanzibar or haven't heard of it (I really hadn't before this trip), its an island off the coast of Tanzania. Zanzibar was used alot during the East African slave trade so it has alot of Arab influence. 95% of the people there are ...
Malaria? And - the strange thing about beer...
... season; the mossies might well be worse in the wet, or in the more confined parts, like the shanty town that is on the other side of Creek Road. Zanzibar is on a drive to eradicate malaria altogether now, and has made great strides. In the souvenir shops ...
First day of diving in Zanzibar
... stopped for happy hour several times. It is called Mercury’s after Queen's Freddie Mercury who was born in Zanzibar but oddly enough, I don’t think I ever heard them playing any of Queen’s music. I’m just happy I ...
Sell, sell, selling
... past my table, and nod extravagantly to the smiley one. Is the smiley one simply cleverer? She always gets a tip from me. For more about the papasi, see Zanzibar's online magazine, Mambo: http://www.mambomagazine.com/nutshell-guides/community/papasi ...