Pemba Island

Pemba Island - untouched, remote, and all to ourselves :)

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April 8th 2005
Excuse the pics, they don't do justice from actually being there! My wife and I travelled to one of the most remote regions of Tanzania, off the beaten path on the east coast of the Indian Ocean from Dar es Salaam (translated means Abode of Peace), to an island called Pemba, one of the two main Zanzibar Islands. Zanzibar translated from the persian Zendji-Bar means 'land of blacks.' No surprise ... 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