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Zanzibar recap; long overdue!!!

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October 7th 2006
Hi everybody So sorry this has taken so long... Work has gotten out of control and I had to spend a week in the field. So no blogging. Boo. But now that's over and I'm back in nice comfortable Ouaga and I thought I'd recap a bit the trip to Zanzibar. So here goes! So after the agonizing climb up Kilimanjaro, I was looking for some well-deserved rest. So I got on the plane at the Arusha Airport a ... 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