Chavda Hotel Stone Town
Baghani Street, East of Kenyatta Road Stone Town, Zanzibar, Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania
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The sunburn experience
Fiona We set off on the early morning ferry to Zanzibar which we were sharing with, among other things, a double mattress, a coffin and rather a lot of (living) people. We managed to get seats on the top deck though and it was a really lovely crossing. The water looked amazing and the weather was perfect. We decided to stay in Stonetown, the main …
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Paradise, Day 3
... We race back to where the driver is supposed to meet me, he's not there yet, but a local restaurant let's me sit and wait with them. And I do mean the whole restaurant, who seem fascinated with me (slow day). Then driver shows, we head back here. Put on after sun lotion, smells exactly like after shave lotion, so there's that. Go to Coral for an hour or so, upload some pics of my day, check my bank account (which was interminable with the ...
Back to Stone Town
... to drive a moped.
We got through the experience without injury, and the only incident was when we were stopped by the police and told that it was illegal to drive a vehicle in Tanzania that was not covered on your driving license. He then presented us with two options. To appear in front of a judge in Dar Es Salaam in six weeks time, or, to pay a $10 "penalty". We decided on the $10 "penalty" and handed over our VISA ...
Insights into the Island of Zanzibar
... they have wives. Yes, the men are allowed to have 4 wives. Another story told to me was a women who was a government official who was fighting against that law and said if that was not going to change than women should be allowed to have 4 husbands. That same day she was fired for having a voice. 2) finding tourist to take care of them. It is unbelieveable how many women outside of Tanzania shack up with a local - paying for everything and ...
Hoops & Capoeira
... from all sports in Zanzibar are left behind. Mainland Tanzanian youth receive support from it's Sport and Recreation ministry, but in Zanzibar, it doesn't exist.So here we have this "West Atlantic" Basketball team, who religiously work on their skills and would love to play against other teams on the mainland, but the cost to commute via road and sea, along with referee fees and a team kit not to mention overnight expenses becomes extremely ...



