Hyena hunting flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Into the heart of the dark continent

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October 15th 2008
Hi everyone from Zanzibar, Tanzania. As expected, internet connections are few and far between in East Africa, and when you get your hands on one, it is usually rather slow :-( We have been going at a real breakneck speed for the last two weeks since our tour with Absolute Africa started. This is the only leg of our world tour that we are doing via package and we are still getting to grips wi ... read more

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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