My Kenyan visa allowed me entry into Uganda and Tanzania. I had loved Uganda and I couldn't pass up the chance to go to Tanzania. So I went there solo. I've met really cool volunteers here and had a blast traveling with them but it's hard to live, work and travel with the same people all the time and I was really craving some time to myself. Traveling alone in a foreign country is such a different experience. I loved it.Zanzibar is a Muslim island in the Indian Ocean. I split my time there between Stone Town and the beaches of Kendwa and Nungwi. Stone Town feels magical when you're in it. You could get lost for hours in it's winding, unmarked, walled streets (picture). Which I of course did. And didn't mind at all. It's also incredibly affordable. My dinner of sugarcane juice and white shark cost about $7.
Zanzibar is known for it's spices. I went on a tour of a private plantation, owned by a friend of my taxi driver to see nutmeg (pictured), cloves, cinnamon, vanilla and pepper.
I went snorkeling at Kendwa reef. I arrived at the beach after the daily trip had left for the day but was able to convince a guide to take me out for the afternoon. Again, being alone instead of with 20 other people made the experience that much better. I couldn't get over the amount and colors of the fish.
I met up with some other volunteers for the night at Nungwi Beach and somehow wound up at a local live music competition off the beaten path. Entrance involved a password. Seriously. And it was awesome.
My banda was right on the ocean and the view (pictures) was incredible.
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