View from the Golden Tulip Balcony

Afri-karma

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July 8th 2009
Well, it's Wednesday July 8 around 5pm here, and about 10am east coast home time. We've been in the former capital of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for about 43 hours now and are eager for the adventure to start. Of course that is not to say that some has not already occurred. Upon arriving at the Dar airport we waited about an hour to get our visas and were ever so thankful that the hotel shuttle s ... 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