Mbuyuni Beach Village | We Were Blown Away By This Zanzibar Beach Stay
Looking for an affordable beach stay with deluxe amenities on the beach in Zanzibar? Check out Mbuyuni Beach Village. Our review plus tips for your stay.
Africa
End Of The Road
Wrapping up 105 days and 6,000 miles of overland shoestring travel from Cape Town, South Africa to Kampala, Uganda, with numerous side trips in between.
Hells Gate National Park (Pt.2)
Continuing where we left off on our budget self-guided bicycle safari in Hells Gate National Park — descending into the Depths of Hell (of course).
Hells Gate National Park (Pt.1)
We continue our budget backpacking trip through Kenya with none other than a do-it-yourself bicycle safari through one of Africa’s most dramatic, and most endangered, landscapes.
Fun With Birds & Hippos On Lake Naivasha
A serendipitous encounter in Nairobi and many more fun encounters with exotic birds, wily monkeys and hungry, hungry hippos on the shores of Lake Naivasha!
Usambara Mountains
The people and scenic beauty of the Usambara Mountains in Northern Tanzania — a preview of our 4-day, 40+ mile trek through this unique and remote corner of the world.
Dar es Salaam to Lushoto
Fresh off a fantastic two weeks on Zanzibar, we spend a couple of days in Tanzania’s largest city, with our sites set on what’s next.
10 Days in Paradise on Zanzibar | Our Jambiani Trip Report
Exploring the idyllic Zanzibari fishing village of Jambiani, where time seemingly stands still…for now. And easily one of our favorite beach stays ever!
Zanzibar’s Stone Town (Pt.3)
Zanzibar, by night, by day and everything in between — featuring sundowners, flash floods and Zanzibari Pizza!
Zanzibar’s Stone Town (Pt.2)
Exploring the twisting, turning alleyways and coral-stone palaces of Zanzibar’s ancient and storied Stone Town.
Zanzibar’s Stone Town (Pt.1)
Exploring the picture-postcard waterfront of Zanzibar’s ancient and storied Mji Mkongwe (a.k.a. Stone Town).
Arrival in Zanzibar
After four long weeks in Mozambique we arrived in Zanzibar, and the difference was startling — the food, the friendliness, and the value for the money were incomparable.
Mozambique Budget & Travel Report
Mozambique can be an expensive travel destination. Here is our own Mozambique budget and expenses over 30 days, including food & lodging.
Mission: Ridiculous (Pt.2)
The riveting conclusion to our Tanzanian visa saga and final post from our month-long visit to Mozambique.
Mission: Ridiculous (Pt.1)
Our final days in Moz, and the last-minute discovery that Tanzania may deport our butts back here if we can’t obtain one last very elusive visa requirement…
Killing Time in Pemba
Hanging out in this rather inconsequential, albeit quirky, port town for longer than any other backpacker in the history of backpacking.
Trapped in Paradise
We find ourselves held hostage by the beauty, isolation and insane prices of a “bush camp” in the north of Mozambique and attempt to escape before the money runs dry.
Fort São Sebastião & Africa’s Oldest Chapel
Exploring evocative Fort São Sebastião, the oldest standing fort in Sub-Saharan Africa and home to the oldest European structure in the Southern Hemisphere.