Colonial building on Ibo Island
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Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling... [read more]
Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling... [read more] Blog: Ibo Island
Date: July 12th 2006
I left Ilha de Mocambique with a view to arriving in Pemba as early as possible. The beach there was supposed to be fantastic. I took a minibus taxi from Ilha de Mocambique to a small village about an hour away. I was informed that I would be able to get a bus from there to Pemba. I spent about two hours standing around before the coach to Pemba arrived. It was packed full of people so I had to st ... read more
Date: July 12th 2006
I left Ilha de Mocambique with a view to arriving in Pemba as early as possible. The beach there was supposed to be fantastic. I took a minibus taxi from Ilha de Mocambique to a small village about an hour away. I was informed that I would be able to get a bus from there to Pemba. I spent about two hours standing around before the coach to Pemba arrived. It was packed full of people so I had to st ... read more
Comment on Colonial building on Ibo Island
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ... full info
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