Zesty Zanzibar

Zanzibar

So, you know how in scary creature movies, when the batshit crazy brave person, slowly climbs into the dark murky water, so they can swim to the other side and save the world from blowing up??

I’M NOT THAT PERSON!!!

Not a water baby at all! My swimming looks more like a dead floating goldfish… and dark murky water freaks me out.

Luckily for me, the waters of Zanzibar couldn’t be more clear. In fact, it was difficult to stay away.

Other than that, some more awesome things about zesty Zanzibar…

Pineapples, bananas, watermelon and coconuts.

Walking your ass off through the magnificent old Stone Town and getting horribly lost in its stony labyrinth.

Waiting to spot a Red Colobus monkey who decides if it wants to be seen or not. So flipping awesome to see free creatures! Jozini Forest for the win.

Tasting fruit you don’t even know how to pronounce.

Friendly locals yelling, “Jumbo,” and waving frantically as if you have been friends for years.

Pineapples, bananas, watermelon and coconuts.

A bicycle ride through a rural Nungwi village as blacksmiths hammer away at their hot iron.

Banana and Nutella pancakes for breakfast every day.

Sensory explosion as you sniff, dig up and taste the spices in their pure form at Tangawizi spice farm.

Amazeballs sunset watching as the fisherman bring in their boats at the end of a working day.

Pineapples, bananas, watermelon and coconuts.

Watching the sneaky kitty cats prowling for scraps at the fish night market.

Playing “fishy, fishy” in the unrealistically clear water.

Sailing into the unbelievably perfect sunset on a creaky traditional Dhow boat.

And did I mention pineapples, bananas, watermelon and coconuts?

Traditional Dhow sailing in clear blue ocean in Zanzibar.
Music posters on a wall in Zanzibar.
Ice cream vendor riding a bicycle through Stone Town.
Fruit hanging outside Lukmaan Restaurant in Zanzibar
Men playing a board game on the streets of Zanzibar.
Stone Town manhole cover.
Stray cat lying on a wall in Zanzibar.
Bicycle leaning against a wall in Stone Town.
Fisherman boats in Zanzibar.
Spice vendor and ladies wearing traditional clothes in Stone Town.
Cats sleeping on staircase in Stone Town.
Local kids of Zanzibar.
Architecture of Stone town.
Freshly caught fish hanging from a tree.
Traditional Dhow sailing in orange sunset.
View from bedroom window at Tausi Palace Hotel, Zanzibar.
Fisherman silhouetted by pink and blue Zanzibar sunset.
Local Zanzibar man eating fruit in the street.
Feet hanging off a boat.
Sailing in Zanzibar.
Street decoration in Zanzibar.
Daily lives of people in Zanzibar.
Art and wooden frames outside shop in Zanzibar.
Election flags decoration Stone Town.
Local lady selling handmade baskets in the streets of Zanzibar.
Traditional Dhow sailing during a pink sunset in Zanzibar.
Fisherman carrying his daily catch, Zanzibar.
Portrait of Zanzibari woman.
Peeled pineapple, Zanzibar.
Fisherman of Zanzibar.
Zanzibari man carving wooden boat.
Mr. Nutella food vendor preparing for the Forodhani Garden night market, Zanzibar.
Dhow sailing in orange sunset, Zanzibar
Zanzibar at night.
Floating Restaurant in Stone Town.
Zanzibar at night.
Chef at Forodhani Garden night market, Stone Town.
Food display at Forodhani Garden night market, Zanzibar.
Food vendor slicing watermelon at Forodhani Garden night market, Zanzibar.
Street of Stone Town at night.
Forodhani Garden night market, Zanzibar.
Traditional Zanzibar doors in the night light.
Selfie with local Zanzibari children.
Stone Town Harbour at night.
Forodhani Garden night market, Zanzibar.
Traditional Zanzibar doors.
Daily life on roadside of Zanzibar.
Balconies of apartment block in Zanzibar.
Island Life in Zanzibar.
Daily lives of locals in Zanzibar.
Breadfruit sold on roadside of Zanzibar.
Daily lives of locals in Zanzibar.
Children playing in front of blue house in Zanzibar.
Zanzibari woman wearing traditional outfit waiting on roadside.
Zanzibar election posters.
Dress designer shop in Zanzibar.
Pile of watermelons on the street in Zanzibar.
Orange truck loaded with bags of fruit.
Pink and blue local store in Zanzibar
Women of Zanzibar.
Women of Zanzibar.
Jozani Forest, Zanzibar.
Red Colobus monkey in Jozani forest, Zanzibar.
Frog in Jozani Forest, Zanzibar.
Mangroves in Jozani Chwaka-Bay National Park.
Sykes monkey in Jozani Chwaka-Bay National Park.
White mushroom on forest floor, Jozani Forest.
Shongololo millipede between brown leaves, Jozani forest.
Mangrove in Jozani Chwaka-Bay National Park.
Red Colobus monkey in Jozani Forest.
Women of Zanzibar
Rural village in Zanzibar.
Rural village in Zanzibar.
Blacksmiths of Zanzibar making boat nails.
Blacksmiths of Zanzibar making boat nails.
Blacksmiths of Zanzibar making boat nails.
Blacksmiths of Zanzibar making boat nails.
Palm trees and blue sky, Zanzibar Island
Growing ginger on Tangawizi Spice Farm, Zanzibar
Pineapple plant of Zanzibar.
Cow next to the road with island scenery, Zanzibar.
Children of Zanzibar.
Pungent Durian fruit at Tangawizi Spice Farm, Zanzibar
Zanzibari woman sitting outside their home.
Clove plant at Tangawizi Spice Farm, Zanzibar
Blue scooter outside photography studio in Zanzibar.
Palm fields in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar locals sitting outside their home.
Fisherman of Zanzibar.
Shells of Zanzibar at Tazari Village
Traditional Kangas hanging out to dry in Tazari Village, Zanzibar.
Fish in a bucket in Zanzibar.
Fishing boats at low tide in Mkokotoni Village, Zanzibar.
Zanzibari woman selling coconuts outside her home.
Ras Nungwi Lighthouse, Zanzibar Island.
Snorkeling in Zanzibar
Traditional Dhow sailing on blue waters of Zanzibar.
Starfish on white sand beach, Zanzibar.
Traditional Dhow sailing in orange sunset, Zanzibar.

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