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.
July 14th 2008Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Kendwa Etter at opphaldet i Mbulu vart avslutta litt tidlegare enn planlagt fekk eg tid til aa stikke til Zanzibar. Eg moette opp paa kaien ein halvtime foer avreise og fann ut at reservasjonen min ikkje var ... [full story]
June 18th 2008Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Kendwa hi all!! Well this should come as no surprise to anyone, but I somehow got malaria while relaxing on this tropical paradise!! I'm fine now but I was really feeling like shit for a little while there!! ... [full story]
June 12th 2008Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Kendwa Yes, that's right everyone we are now in Zanzibar!! It is amazing.
We arrived here last Thursday after a couple days in Dar Es Salaam, which everyone said is just awful but we didn't find it too b ... [full story]
June 8th 2008Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Kendwa Hey everyone,
Sorry no images for this one, as I hadn't actually intended on writing a blog journal at this point in time.
Alot has transpired since my last message, some good, some bad and some ... [full story]
January 26th 2008Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Kendwa After spending the night at a Masai campground near Chitimba (where we had the best group meal on the trip so far), we crossed the Tanzanian border and headed towards Dar es Salaam. The capital of Ta ... 13 photos[full story]
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