Zanzibar and its lesser neighbors, Pemba and Unguha, have been known in the past as “The Spice Islands” because of their spice production. This is not to be confused with the islands made famous by Captain Cook and currently known … Continue reading
Zanzibar has road rules, and they’re different than the US and Europe. Maybe they’re the same throughout Africa–we don’t have enough experience to know. Here’s what we’ve learned. Ignore these at your peril! 1. Roads have no centerlines or sidelines, … Continue reading
StoneTown is the oldest part of ZanzibarTown and a World Heritage Site. The Portuguese first built on the site when colonizing Zanzibar in the 1700’s, and the Omanis (Arabs) continued with renovations–including tearing down a Portuguese church and using the … Continue reading
StoneTown is on most tourists must-see list so today it showed up on ours. Well, actually our itinerary said we were going on a Spice Tour, and that was our plan until our driver, who didn’t speak English, drove us … Continue reading
Casa del Mar overlooks the Indian Ocean from a platform of sand protected by a concrete seawall. At low tide, exposed sandy flats and tidal pools stretch for hundreds of yards to the ocean's edge. At high tide, waves pound … Continue reading