Karioko Spice Markets

On the road again

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November 3rd 2006
After having a few days to ourselves, and in one location, at Livingstone, we were hitting the road again. Our destination was the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, on the edge of te Indian ocean. From there we would be heading to the island of Zanzibar. We left Livingstone by bus, heading firstly to the city of Lusaka. The trip is about 450km and is supposed to take about 6 hours by bus. However ... 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