Masai art market

Zanzibar

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September 24th 2009
After a couple more days of long driving, we arrived on the coast of Tanzania in Dar Es Salaam in order to get the ferry over to Zanzibar. Zanzibar was amaaaaaazing. We spent a night in Stonetown, which is the main town on the island. It is full of narrow streets lined with touristy shops, with people trying to drag you into them - "looking is free" "I give you good price" "hakuna matata"... W ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Nungwi

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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