Sunset

What a difference

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July 10th 2006
Touts: Wow, what a difference Tanzania has been compared to the rest of the African countries. Touts, touts and more touts. For those of you who don't know, a tout is a guy on the street who approaches you trying to sell you tours, boat tickets, bus tickets, prostitutes, drugs, or any other item that he thinks you are willing to buy...It started as soon as we made it to the river separating T ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar

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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