http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Tanzania , Zanzibar en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:10:13 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:10:13 BST Out of touch in Africa was where I wanted to be. That's what Paul Theroux writes in his book 'Dark Star Safari'. The wish to disappear sends many travellers away. If you are thoroughly sick of being kept waiting at home or at work travel is perfect let other people wait for a change ... Well neither of these statements really fits my situation I suppose although I like the idea. In contra http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Nungwi/blog-303582.html I'm backSorry it's been a little while between updates but I haven't had a chance to even look at a computer in over a week. Lots to tell though about the weekend and what's been keeping me busy since then.So Thursday we made our journey into Tanzania to the island of Zanzibar. Just as some brief background Zanzibar is an old stopping point for sea trade used heavily by Muslim nations for c http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-300983.html Etter at opphaldet i Mbulu vart avslutta litt tidlegare enn planlagt fekk eg tid til aa stikke til Zanzibar. Eg moette opp paa kaien ein halvtime foer avreise og fann ut at reservasjonen min ikkje var gyldig. Eg vart dregen med rundt overalt for aa finn billett og midt i alt stresset vart eg massiv svindla. Eg hadde mi fumme hyre med aa foelgje med paa passet mitt og foer eg visste ordet av det h http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Kendwa/blog-299673.html Hey allFor the first time in what feels like forever I have decent internet so instead of putting together a long story blog. I'm going to load a number of photos for you all to take a peak. Since my last entry we've spent alot of time in and around the Serengeti on safari. It was amazing. The photos I've included are a mere sample of the hundreds I've taken so far... I've also gone back and in http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-298761.html I was so excited about Zanzibar a to have a bit of a break from sitting on the truck and b to get a bit of beach actionTo get to Zanzibar off mainland Tanzania we had to get a ferry. Prior to getting on the ferry though we got herded on to a barge which you stand on. It was a funny experience standing in between the cars which are also being transported on this thing and alongside women that http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Nungwi/blog-297630.html Zanzibar http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-296855.html After 6 days on safari I have moved on to the beach for a little relaxation. The safari was great We started at Lake Manyara were we saw many elephants hippos zebra.... The next day we set off for Ngorongoro Crater which amazed us with how close some of the animals were including a male lion that walked down the road in front of us Then we headed to the Serengeti for a couple of days. Th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Nungwi/blog-296595.html Hi Everyone We survived the Serengeti wild elephant attack and all and have moved onto Zanzibar. Totally different here more touristy like Panama City or Destin. Hot Hot Hot. Humidity like down south unlike other parts of Tanzania which were hotish days and colder nights. And they call this WinterWe flew over here today using two small planes about 10 passengers. Even though i http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-296564.html We've got about another hour left on Zanzibar before we return to Dar Es Salaam and I think we all could have easily stayed on for a few more days at least. Zanzibar is gorgeous the water is incredibly blue and clear and the weather has been fantastic since we arrived. We did a really good tour of the old Stone Town on the day we arrived and went to someone's house for a traditional Zanzibar http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Nungwi/blog-293056.html Just a quick note to say that wersquore now on Zanzibar after spending the last week and a half travelling through Zambia and Malawi. Irsquoll do a full update hopefully tomorrow sometime as wersquore currently in Stone Town on the island but head up north to the beaches later this afternoon for some lazing around. Malawi was awesome absolutely gorgeous scenery lovely people and wers http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Zanzibar-City/blog-291849.html Ah Zanzibar was fantastic. Highlights included snorkelling fresh seafood markets and drinking beers in a bar that overlooked the ocean with the sunset illuminating the dhows that were sailing by. But I wouldn't want to make you jealous so here is just one story which I will cherish for a long time.We were staying on the north end of the island and Dulal a Bangladeshi guy with a thick British http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-291739.html Greetings from AfricaWe made it to Zanzibar and are having an amazing time It is soooo beautiful here Pictures do not do this place justice. The people the ocean and the food are perfect. We have made many new friends with locals French and a kind South African whose computer I am currently using so I do not have much time to write but I wanted you to know that we are well We wish yo http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Bwejuu/blog-291196.html After the hassle of Stonetown the quiet beaches of Bwejuu east Zanzibar were more than welcome. Peter and I almost lost our minds when we arrived. Honestly we didn't take the smiles off our faces for the first 3 hours we were there. With only a few tourists and miles of turquiose water coupled with the nicest beach bungalow I've ever seen... we couldn't have been happier We spent 3 days here http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Bwejuu/blog-289884.html Here is the Zanzibar highlights video we made for the Kumuka group and the full recording of Butterfly the Coconut Man. Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-289699.html hi all Well this should come as no surprise to anyone but I somehow got malaria while relaxing on this tropical paradise I'm fine now but I was really feeling like shit for a little while there I got to see the inside of an african hospital firsthand while hooked up to an IV drip... oh MAN was that ever an experience hahah The doctor actually even let me look at the malaria under the micr http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Kendwa/blog-288904.html Dear Blog Readers Today the Challenge 2020 Group embarked on a monumental maritime exploration to the autonomous region of Zanzibar. After preparing our systems for the tumultuous sea roller coaster ride which rivalled even Space Mountain we landed at the golden yellow actually gates of Zanzibar Immigration. Much to our surprise we had to fill out immigration slips though as Mr http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Zanzibar-City/blog-288535.html I left Arusha in a hurry to try to get back to get my passport in time to catch the Tuesday train to Zambia only to find that the passport had yet to arrive. I certainly didn't want to spend anymore time in the terrible Dar Es Salaam so I decided to head to Zanzibar for a few days and I'm very happy with this decision. There are certainly worse places that you could spend a few days or 6 than http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Zanzibar-City/blog-288350.html Le nom ' Zanzibar' a toujours sonn doux mes oreilles synonyme de contres lointaines et exotiques... Le rve est devenu ralit et 'l'le aux pices' comme elle est communment appele par tous les voyageurs nous a vraiment combls Imaginez plusieurs mondes se tlescopant un fond d'Afrique une touche de culture portuguaise beaucoup d'influence arabique et perse le tout enrob par les s http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-286568.html Yes that's right everyone we are now in Zanzibar It is amazing. We arrived here last Thursday after a couple days in Dar Es Salaam which everyone said is just awful but we didn't find it too bad at all. Some aggressive touts but that was about it. We ate at a real SUBWAY restaurant hahah which was a great treat. We got an afternoon ferry across the ocean to Zanzibar Thursday afternoon and it w http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Kendwa/blog-286540.html Hey everyoneSorry no images for this one as I hadn't actually intended on writing a blog journal at this point in time.Alot has transpired since my last message some good some bad and some observational. Hmmm which to start off with. We'll lead off with bad. A few days after my last message I fell ill. Not a little bit ill not sort of ill but completely knocked off my feet ill. The natural te http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Kendwa/blog-285108.html We bought Tanzanian visas at the border bad luck for Americans we paid 100 but it was multiple entry would have been good if I plan to come back.. the rest gets single entry for 50. Drove past tea plantations through lush hills lots of veggies planted the soil here seems to be very fertile it is quite cold as well it is the Tanzanian highlands bush camped for the night same scenery the n http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-284016.html Hello from TZKate and I arrived in Zanzibar on Sunday and we are both in LOVE with this place We're staying at the Amaan Bungalows which is a beautiful resort on the North end of the island don't worry we're staying within our budget. Our room is gorgeous We each have our own bed complete with bug nets shower flushing toilet we got laughed at for asking about that one at the fron http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Nungwi/blog-283573.html Have you ever gone and done something that you never thought you would find yourself doing in a million years This last week was that week for mehellip..Especially since it was just last year that I finally got in the ocean without being in a constant state of panic as I imagine sharks being all around in every direction I turn as we began taking the kids to go snorkeling on our trips to Tang http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Nungwi/blog-280897.html Well I have to say Noel and I debated about going to Zanzibar before Kenya and we are glad we cameAlthough it is rainy season the weather has been absolutely wonderful for us here in Zanzibar. We stayed in a little village on the East Coast of the Island called Jambiani. The villagers were all very nice people and the children absolutely adorable. We stayed in nice little bungaloes on the http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Zanzibar-City/blog-276512.html On the 25th of July my boyfriend Snorre and I will fly off from Norway destination Nairobi. We have 8 days which include a safari in the Masai Mara area before we fly to Zanzibar for 13 days of picture perfect beaches and aquariumlike snorkeling. Time left Updates will come right here as soon as we get down there. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/Nungwi/blog-275757.html As a child you hear the name Zanzibar and you think of the exotic spice islands of the Indian Ocean...beautiful beaches.....but you have to say Zanzibar with more of a whisper in your voice...like Zaaannnzibarrrr....did you put a whisper in your voice Try again...... I wish you had some cymbals to crash after that...anyway you get my point..Now adays you hear that many people are making Zanzi http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-274948.html heyi have the motorcycle now it is an old chinese knockoff bike a 125cc the brakes are good. everything seems good it has been inspected by a mechanic and even though the mechanic had no shop just a tin roof and a screw driver no shirt grey beard sitting in a squat things are done here more by instinct that certified knowledge he could tell what was in order and what was not by tappin http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-269640.html hey i was going to head back to dar es salaam and go up and check out mt kilimanjaro and do a safari but i feel like it would be chickening out also it is recomended to visit mozambique in may to july which is when i would be going through so i am going to get the bike. in this way i will get a good taste of things and skip out on things that have already been tasted no other real news... rea http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-269313.html helloi have been socked in out on the east coast these past day by heavy rain and foul weather generally.jambiani is a small village where once grand european hotels stood along the coast and the powder white sand but now have been reduced to crumbling wrecks. when it rains which it has done every day the sand turns to mud and the locals get wet and i run for cover. in the morning a spooky blan http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-269312.html heyi have no big plans just bumming around on zanzibar. yesterday i tooka long ride out to the east coast which is where i am now. jambiani.i arrived in the evening and walked down the beach in very fine powderwhite sand and a man with the sand on his face took me to a house thathe rents out. it is a luxury apartment ashram style four big rooms ofweird old painted cement and a thatched roof and http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Zanzibar/blog-269309.html