Changuu Private Island Paradise Stone Town

... sailed by causing out of nowhere waves to crash against the hotel wall and spill over onto the terrace. Richard, city slicker solicitor (pea of the same pod?!) waved me over,interrupting the room managers attempt to convince me I had to stay there next tiem. So I grabbed the business card and my camera to see what this fit guy wanted. Hilarious. lizard stuck to the wall upside down by only one front and one hind paw-leg-thing. And so it was the chat started. And you ...

... and also because Gabe was worried it might be dangerous otherwise. It was hot on the walk and I hated having the scarf tied around my neck, I felt like I was suffocating, drowning in the heat. I don’t know how these women do it covered from head to toe! Traffic was busy and there were no sidewalks in most places. Dirt flew up as cars went by and clung to our sweaty skin. I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to take pictures so I tried ...

Stone Town is a bit different than the rest of Tanzania. It is a old city that was ruled both by the Arabs and the Portuguese. It is primarily Muslim and because of Ramadan, we had to be respectful with what we wore and when we ate. The architecture in Stone Town was neat to see. We also did a tour to see the city. We learned about the ...

The two and a half hour crossing to Zanzibar promised much &#8211; we passed dhows gliding along and even a tiny and remote sand island so shallow that it must have been under water at high tide. We were heading to Stone Town, the main settlement on the main island in the Zanzibar archipelago.<br><br>Stone Town itself was immensely pretty. Narrow alleyways (generally with a couple of people on a scooter whizzing down them ...

... called all day trip which included lunch of rice and magnificent kingfish cooked in its juices tin foil over an open fire. I went back for 4 servings as no one else wanted to finish the fish off! The ocean waters colours ranged from a bright turquoise near the white sands shores to dark blues further out. A following wind on the return meant we could turn off the 40 hp Yamaha and sail the dhow back under its huge white triangular sail. That to me was a bonus experience.<br><br ...

... day is long and lazy but none of us mind. We devour pages upon pages of our well thumbed books and break the day up by swimming, kayaking or just simply wandering down the shorline. This place was truly magical and I am considering another trip there before my time here in Africa is over. As an additonal note, Kim and I visited Amose and Happiness again this morning. We learned of Happiness' worsened condition but were able to spend more time speaking ...

We arrived in Stone Town on the island of Zanzibar and were surprised at the how old and nice the city was. Stone town had been a major port of the slave trade for hundreds of years before it was abolished. The city with its narrow streets, sitting on the beautiful blue water made for a some great sunset photos. We took an evening cruise onto the water on a local sailing boat and watched the sunset. After only one day in Stone Town it was ...

... and the fort. We visited the site where the old slave market was, an appalling time in history where slaves were obtained from mainland Africa and traded with the Middle East. Some of the holding cells still exist and we went inside to have look - unbearable, unthinkable conditions - small, claustrophobic cells, no room to stand, holding up to 70 people at a time, there was no ventilation to speak of and often large numbers died of suffocation and dehydration - it was an extremely ...

... then wish I had a pair...so I got a comfy pair of jeans....I figured I've worn a skirt everyday but two and in Dar no one thinks differently. Although now I am in Stonetwon Zanzibar after a two hour airconditioned ferrie ride. I've gone back to wearing a kitange...most white people are almost obscenely scantilly sp? clad here which is bizarre. I know its hot but when you are in such a muslim area. It just feels really weird for me to ...

... had come up with. I had one of the most disturbing moments on the trip when Mincer swung open the door of the lad's bunglaow and I was faced with the sight of Stalker daubing the rest of the red seed pod dye all over Ed's bum.....nice?!?!? We headed to the bar and once again had dinner and plenty of drinks partying until the small hours entertained by Gregg doing his SAS impressions with the AK47..... The next day it's back to Stone Town for the ...