reception

Africa: Day One

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June 23rd 2009
Jambo from Mwanza! Yes, after 11 hours of flying and another 5 spent sitting in airports trying to stay awake, I made it here alive and in one piece albeit a little terrified and a lot dusty after the long two days. The dusty is obvious given that most of the roads are unpaved and the terrified is from the last two landings. The flight from Nairobi made a stop off at Kilimanjaro before landing in ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Mwanza

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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