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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]
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] Blog: Long days
Date: May 27th 2006
May 17, 2006 - Day 32 - Today was another early day - up at 5:30am, gone by 7am. We crossed the border into Tanzania, which required $50 from everyone except Jules (go Ireland!) and we didn’t even have to get out of the truck to go through immigration ourselves - Anne-Marie did it for us. But then we were delayed almost two hours because the guy we needed to pay to collect a permit to bring the ... read more
Date: May 27th 2006
May 17, 2006 - Day 32 - Today was another early day - up at 5:30am, gone by 7am. We crossed the border into Tanzania, which required $50 from everyone except Jules (go Ireland!) and we didn’t even have to get out of the truck to go through immigration ourselves - Anne-Marie did it for us. But then we were delayed almost two hours because the guy we needed to pay to collect a permit to bring the ... read more


