The 5am start on a 12 hour bus journey heading away from Arusha was time to reflect all we had done and seen. It was fortunate that a whole week of Zanzibar awaited where there was limited travel, nothing but rest and relaxation and a chance to really feel that for once we had earned the break. Zanzibar is a small Tanzanian island offering tropical paradise, scrumptious sea food, fields of spices and bazaars full of unnecessary purchases not yet bought. To get th...

In amongst the buses, trains, hostel finding, planning debacle of travelling it was going to be essential to schedule in an oasis where there was sameness, routine, predictability. The joy of travelling is the constant surprises and change however it requires energy and it was clear that Simon and I would burn out. The desire to throw the maps out the car window/ throttle each other was evidence enough that we needed a break from moving. The other unforeseen res...