THE ULTIMATE ITINERARY FOR EXPERIENCING THE BEST NIGHTLIFE THAT THE ISLAND HAS TO OFFER EID MUBARAK! AS WE ENTER THE EID CELEBRATIONS OF RAMADAN, IT IS TIME TO ROLL UP THOSE SHORTS, LET LOOSE AND UNWIND. ALTHOUGH ZANZIBAR’S POPULATION IS LARGELY MUSLIM, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY DON’T KNOW …
THE LIFE AND COLOURS OF RAMADAN. A GUIDE TO MAKING THE BEST OF RAMADAN IN ZANZIBAR WE WERE AT A LOCAL SHOP WHEN A YOUNG BOY CAME UP TO THE COUNTER. THE SHOPKEEPER, PANDU, PUT DOWN AN RECTANGULARLY SHAPED PACKAGE WRAPPED IN NEWSPAPER ON TO THE SCALE TO BE WEIGHED. I …
TIPS ON LOW-BUDGET, LONG-TERM TRAVEL WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR KING OR QUEEN LIFESTYLE Travelling long-term is nice in theory but when it comes to finances, it’s not always sustainable. During this last year, I have stayed in everything – from luxury air bnbs and beachfront villas to crumbling hostels and …
HOW ONE MAN’S PIECE OF PARADISE IS ANOTHER MAN’S PEACE IN PARADISE Zanzibar. If you look at a photograph of the Tanzanian archipelago, you can easily fall in love with the crystal clear turquoise waters, the white powdered beaches, and the lush green palm trees lining the sand. Some …
CELEBRATING MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY – MARRIED TO THE ROAD DAMN. ONE YEAR! I FEEL LIKE SO LITTLE HAS CHANGED, BUT WHEN I LOOK BACK THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR, THAT IS NOT SO ACCURATE. A LOT OF GROWTH, A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, A LOT OF HELLOS AND GOODBYES. AND STILL, A LOT …
THEY SAY THAT YOU DON’T CHOOSE YOUR DOOR, YOUR DOOR CHOOSES YOU ONCE YOU SET FOOT IN ZANZIBAR AND ARRIVE IN THE MYSTICAL TRADING CENTRE OF STONE TOWN, YOUR EYES WILL BE DRIVEN TO THE MAJESTIC ZANZIBAR DOORS, FAMOUS FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES, CARVED PATTERNS, AND ARRESTING GRANDEUR. THEY ARE …
EL MUKUKA – THE PIONEERING DJ BREAKING MUSICAL AND CULTURAL BOUNDARIES WHEN WE THINK HOUSE MUSIC, WE DON’T USUALLY THINK ABOUT ZAMBIA. NOPE. NEVER. DEFINITELY NOT. IT WOULD BE AT THE END OF THE LIST LIKE Z’S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ALPHABET. OR JUST NOT ON OUR RADAR AT …
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