Background: Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.
August 23rd 2009Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Iringa Ahhh, this country. It feels like so many things have happened since I last posted, I don’t know where to start! Lots of ups and downs…
I’ll start with what’s freshest in ... [full story]
January 12th 2009Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Selous Game Reserve After a leisurely breakfast we got ready to drive back. So it was going to be the two-hour track again to the main road. But on the way down, we hadn’t noticed there was a turn on the way (Many ... 4 photos[full story]
January 11th 2009Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Selous Game Reserve With the usual 24-hour entry rule we planned for a game drive in the early morning and a second one in the late afternoon. With the camp only 10min from the gate, we didn’t have far to go to get ... 26 photos[full story]
January 10th 2009Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Selous Game Reserve Another Bank Holiday weekend - so we couldn’t really stay in Dar! This time the decision fell on Selous Game Reserve, the biggest game reserve in Africa. It’s about the size of Switzerland ... 9 photos[full story]