Tanzania

Zanzibar Shells

Tuck • January 8

The beach in Zanzabare has really cool shells. Some shells are like a ice creme cone. Some are pink. Some are butterfliz. Some are bron. Some are...

Zanzibar Tooth Fairy

Jones • January 8

Tooth fairy came to Zanzibar because I lost my first tooth. Tooth fairy came into the room and gave me a zillion dollars but she didn’t give me...

Furaha ya mwaka mpya!! Welcome 2014!!

Cliff • December 31

As we see 2013 close and 2014 dawn from our front row balcony seat on the eastern shores of Zanzibar, we are humbled by how fortunate, blessed, lucky...

How Now Brown Dhow

PopPop • December 31

I can say, without fear of contradiction, that the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion is sadly lacking in the Dhow fleet. But, hey, send me a few Tanzanian...

Our Adopted Pools

Lisa • December 30

Zanzibar is a beach lover’s paradise! On the east coast, there are beaches that stretch for miles and, even in high season, you see more locals...

Kiteboarding: Otto’s Perspective

Otto • December 30

We completely stumbled into one of the world’s best kiteboarding spots, especially for beginners. We had a small knowing that Zanzibar had...

Slow Food, Zanzibar-style

Yve • December 29

Aside from the abundance of tropical fruit indigenous to the island, there’s never a shortage of fish here on Zanzibar. Lobster, crab, tuna, eel,...

Kiteboarding: PopPop’s Perspective

PopPop • December 29

For those of a certain age, or of a peculiar ability for remembering country and western song titles, consider my twist on: “I fought the kite-and the...

Crazy Mzungos

Otto • December 29

I had no idea what to expect from Crazy Mzungos because the only pictures they had put up on trip advisor was of people and one of a VW beetle...

Doing Nothing Takes A Long Time

Cliff • December 28

Slowing down, embracing a routine, letting your pulse decelerate, misplacing your watch, not looking at your phone, wondering when the tide is coming...