me and yet another beautiful door

Zanzibar

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June 13th 2008
We are now in Morocco. After we left Arusha, following the safari, we went to Zanzibar. The island was in the middle of a bit of a power crisis... well there was no power, on the whole island, save some generators. It seems that the "fuel crisis" is an excuse to drive up prices everywhere...and for everything. This is understandable in Zanzibar because all of the generators run on fuel. Needless t ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park

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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