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A view over mythical Stone Town from atop Emerson Spice

Where is Zanzibar?

Where is Zanzibar? What is Zanzibar?  How Do I Get There? Zanzibar.  The very name conjures up a romantic exoticism akin to ancient Babylon or Aladdin’s Agrabah.  Can such a place really exist? If yes, where on earth is it? So Zanzibar is in East Africa.  But it’s not a country, it’s an island that’s part […]

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Woman Selling Necklaces on Goree Island

A Day in Dakar Senegal and a Visit to Goree Island

While traveling between Johannesburg and  New York my flight was scheduled to make a refueling stop in Dakar Senegal.  I figured this was the perfect opportunity to get off the plane for a day or so and check out a new destination.  The line for immigration was a mess. It wasn’t even a line. Just […]

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