Garden Lodge Stone Town

... She stayed with us the rest of the day and evening and it turned out that she was in the room next to ours at the Garden Lodge.  She just finished up a shorter GAP tour and was on her own until tomorrow when she flies home. We enjoyed our ...

... . Upgraded to first class on the sea star II. Ostrich biltong to keep me till lunch time. In Stonetown, Zanzibar staying at the Garden Lodge. Ahh, a bed and clean showers. Chicken tika masala with nan for lunch. Walk around town. Very morish in style. I ...

... another hotel which we were going to also suggest which happpened to have a free room. We settled in and headed out to explore Stone Town and find a place for dinner. The next day at breakfast we met an English couple, Chris & Charlie who were hiring ...

I have absolutely fallen in love with Stone Town and it's probably one of my favourite places I have ever been!  Done loads of fun stuff in ST and been here quite a while so will summarize what we have done and learnt so far: First night had dinner ...

... , I started to get the hang of it. I like to learn something new everyday. The main city of Zanzibar is called Stone Town. It is a very old city with narrow little lanes for streets and moderately tall stone buildings. This place is predominately a ...

After finding a hotel in Stone town (with thanks to our taxi driver), we spent 5 nights here in 'Garden Lodge'- where rooms contained a much needed fan and mosquito net. Each day we had breakfast on the roof terrace and spent the day relaxing at cafes and ...

... . Sought out info re the location of 236 Hurumzi, the restaurant; getting hopeless lost allowed us to start our 'door tour', Stone Town known for its wonderful, sturdy doors. Left a deposit and chose Swahili [cushions] seating. After the girls finished ...

... Christ Beauty Salon" or "Jesus is Lord Internet".  Things are slightly different here, and on the way from Bwejuu to Stone Town I saw instead the "Barack Obama Hairdressers". So it would seem that in East Africa at least, Obama has replaced ...

... en de eersten stoppen al op Zanzibar (maar die zijn ook al in Uganda/Nairobi begonnen). We zijn met een aantal wezen lunchen in Stone Town en hebben daarna het plaatselijke museum bezocht en een massage gehad. 's Avonds zijn we met de hele groep in een ...

... towels ballanced on her head. It's funny how people become your freinds when only trying to sell you something. Night market in stone town once more. Fresh fish and sea food on skewers. I fancied the tuna and vegetable samosas with nan. Fresh ground cane ...

... crossing, the seasickness bag on standby. My bag came off last and then met Salum, a Gap rep, for the short drive to the Garden Lodge Hotel, sharing for the balance of the trip with Paul. Went for a walk with the girls, exchanging money and lunching at ...

... the palm trees, the flour white beaches, and a rainbow appeared over the breaking waves. We were meeting the others at Garden Lodge in Stone Town, and every taxi driver we approached on coming out of the airport seemed to have given them a lift earlier. I ...

... kingfish was not as good as before.  We then wandered around, shopping, but the zest was gone for me.  We got back to the Garden Lodge, got our bags and packed up.  The taxi came on time around 4 pm and we were off to the airport.  The ...

... Melck House in Cape Town , is one of the most outstanding examples of a two-storeyed, flat-roofed patrician town house. A large garden and early 19th century appointments characterise this home, which represents the period from 1800 to 1830. The fourth ...

... , our free airport transfer finally did appear.    Unfortunately Gemini Backpackers did not live up to its advertising. Although the garden and pool are great and the reception area good, the other buildings are in a process of decay. Poorly ...

... of the Dias - the portugese vessel used in 1488 on the voyage of discovery. We then headed along the famed Garden route to firstly the town of Wilderness and then Plettenberg Bay. Both had great beaches where we stopped (albeit briefly) to watch the ...

... species of ducks and geese controlling the park, they are everywhere, we even had yield to them as they cross the road -- a botanic garden Charles Darwin himself would be proud of. In the middle of the park, the stone tower was worthy a climb, and the ...

... the national park. There is now a moratorium on development and expansion of Nature's Valley, so this sleepy little town will remain quieter than the rest of the Garden Route. It was at this point that Barry started to tell me how easy the glider was ...