Tea room in Dar Es Salaam

Zanzibar to Zambia

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November 3rd 2008
We spent 5 days in Zanzibar, a night in Dar and then started our 40 hour train journey to Zambia. The train was much better than we expected, it didn't have a mad, drunk driver and had a surprisingly good buffet car. ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam

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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 po... ... read more