
Raf lives on Pemba, a smallish Island in the Indian Ocean. 30 miles off the coast of Tanzania and surrounded by water 800-3000m deep, it is truly off the African continental shelf. Raf spends 8-9 months of the year running Swahili Divers and a beach camp called "the Kervan Saray" (or travellers rest house). When he is not diving, Raf travels the world aimlessly in search of places with few tourists and a large sense of history. He is rarely successful in finding "that place", but "its fun getting it wrong".
Raf can usually be found 90ft down on a coral reef in the Indian Ocean or lying on a berth on some rattling Ekspres in central asia, watching the scenery go by. Rarely without a camera, and a great proponent of film, his images can be seen at www.farhatjah.com.
Originally started as a home for a newletter, these pages have now become something more, a list of facetious or amusing comments on life as it slides past the train window, or underfoot in some mountain range. Enjoy reading the pages and of course divers are most welcome in pemba. www.swahilidivers.com
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