Tanzania 08 – 10/06/2012 We had returned to pick up our motorbike to the crumbling old customs in Bagamoyo Our mood – even if we were returning from the stunning Zanzibar – was crumbling as well. To top the list of gear that has been slowly decaying to bits (tent, mattresses, clothing etc), in Bagamoyo … Read more
Zanzibar 03 – 07/06/2012 The Arab spring was bubbling and the architecture industry was tumbling into a new ice age. Meanwhile, 20 nautical miles offshore mainland Tanzania, in a tiny gulf in the Zanzibar archipelago, 36 years old Fatuma had woken up before 5 a.m. to work on her seaweed plantation. She had until noon … Read more
Tanzania 31/05 – 03/06/2012 Save your money. Tanzania wants your blood, sweat and tears. It wants you cash-drained and on the next plane to wherever you came from. This vast country boasts stellar safari destinations, a tropical archipelago with some of the best diving on the planet and the highest peak in Africa. We craned … Read more