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Kila La Kheri Zanzibar!

 •  January 11

Just the name, “Zanzibar,” conjures up visions of white sand beaches, exotic foods and a pace of life very different than that of Mercer Island. We...

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Cash is KING in Zanzibar

 •  January 9

From the airport near Stonetown to our spot perfectly named, “Crazy Mzungos,” takes over an hour by taxi bus. The price, however, changes as often as...

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Tour of our Marrakech Riad by Jones

 •  January 9

Better late than never, we finally have a strong enough WIFI connection to Hopefully this knowledge might help you to work out harder and for longer...

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Zanzibar Shells

 •  January 8

The beach in Zanzabare has really cool shells. Some shells are like a ice  creme cone. Some are pink. Some are butterfliz. However, with the...

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Zanzibar Tooth Fairy

 •  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...

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Furaha ya mwaka mpya!! Welcome 2014!!

 •  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...

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How Now Brown Dhow

 •  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...

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Our Adopted Pools

 •  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...

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Kiteboarding: Otto’s Perspective

 •  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...

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Slow Food, Zanzibar-style

 •  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,...

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