Africa - Week 5 151206E

Africa - Week 5

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December 18th 2006
Up early Tuesday morning to catch ferry back to the mainland, then headed straight to the other harbour where we boarded a fast ferry to Zanzibar Island. The ferry company tried to tell us we had no tickets, as some official government group had decided at the last minute to travel to Zanzibar & had taken our seats. Romy spent ages arguing with the ferry people, as they wanted to bump us onto anot ... read more

Africa » Malawi » Lake Malawi

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Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional... ... read more