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Sandbars and Boui Bouis

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September 18th 2007
Hello All! Yesterday I had written a really long email, and then it got deleted just as I was about to send it. I was so upset that I just could not make myself retype it all. So here is attempt #2! This weekend we were treated to our first free day! Horray! We totally made the most of it too...11 of us took a boat (Mr. Bean!) out to a sandbar for the afternoon. But before I went to that, I at ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Zanzibar City

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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