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Must Eats in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Traveling in Tanzania is such a conundrum. If you are traveling to the famous Serengeti National Park for a safari, one gets the most awful boxed Western style lunch or dinner buffet filled with bland pasta and concentrated juice! Yuck! However, if you are traveling to the Spice Island of Zanzibar, you are in for a foodie treat. ...

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Gorilla Trekking in Uganda

Meeting gorillas in Africa is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I am very grateful that I was able to take this opportunity even during the pandemic to travel to Uganda, which just opened its borders to tourists from the US last October.Mother and baby gorilla in BwindiThe Batwa tribeCOVID-19 has totally changed international travel, so now is the time for...

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Spices of Zanzibar (preview)

Reporting for food blogging duties all the way from Zanzibar, Tanzania. I had a great learning experience touring around the spice plantation of this island. Stay tuned for a full write-up. ...

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Street Food of Zanzibar, Spice Island

I've spent a significant time traveling during the Ramadan. It is quite refreshing to see how different places celebrate- last year in Istanbul and now in the predominantly Muslim island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. I didn't get a chance to taste any of the street fare as shown on the picture since my sensitive tummy doesn't travel really well....

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