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Zanzibar – Today We Leave – About Costs, Tipping, Tours

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Helga

6-37am This is my last blog from Zanzibar! God willing, all going well, next blog will be from my home in Cape Town. I thought I’d give you a bit of an idea of what to expect when you come … Continue reading →

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Zanzibar – Day Seven – Last Lazy Day

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Helga

6-52am Tomorrow we leave, so today, we must make the most of doing nothing! We did very little yesterday as well. In the morning, I did the blog, but didn’t manage to get it up before the internet ground to … Continue reading →

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Zanzibar – Day Five – Chilling at Ngalawa Beach Village

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Helga

11-22am Today we are staying put at the resort…in fact, we’ll probably be doing this for the remainder of our time here. We only have about $US50 left, due to us buying a little teak table to take back. With … Continue reading →

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Zanzibar – Day Four – Stone Town – Busy, Dusty, Dirty, Smelly

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Helga

1-30pm After a good night’s rest, we got up about 7-30am and went down to the boma to read. There was very little traffic on the beach… maybe this was rush hour…. After breakfast, we gathered at the reception area … Continue reading →

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Zanzibar Day Three – Princess Salme and Spice Tour – A bit of a bumpy start

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Helga

7-45pm The internet has been very slow, but everyone is now at dinner, so it’s sped up! Today we planned a full day out. We had booked an excursion that would take us on an historic tour, follwed by lunch … Continue reading →

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Zanzibar – Day Two – Beach Walk

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Helga

3-09pm (ZTime) We had such a good night sleep last night. Mozzies abound, but as we ate dinner, elaborate mosquito nets that hang behind our bed were put in place. We snuggled safely in our tropical indoor tent bed, safe … Continue reading →

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Zanzibar – First Day – First Impressions

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Helga

  9-12am It seems very strange that the time as I start today’s blog is only 9-12am, yet at our destination, which is about an hour and a half away, it is already 10-12am. We will arrive in Zanzibar around … Continue reading →

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Next Blog From Zanzibar!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Helga

4-08pm My next blog, God willing, will be from Zanzibar! We’re all packed and ready to go. There are some essentials…of course, passports, but also malaria tablets and Yellow Fever vaccination cards… I’ve got sunblock, stuff to keep the mozzies … Continue reading →

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Friends On My Mind…

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Helga

12-43 Today, I’ve been on a roll in getting some vital stuff done before our trip away next week. I went and got some foreign currency, picked up a book from the library… …then I went to a salon for … Continue reading →

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Being a Good Old Stepford Wife – NOT!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Helga

12-29pm Today I looked up the definition of “Stepford Wife”. Here’s what I found:“Old-fashioned subservient role” – that’s quite an interesting definition of what our parents and grandparents may have considered appropriate as the ideal wife. You just have to … Continue reading →

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