So, I spent my week off in Zanzibar, which was a really welcome break from the mainline. Zanzibar has an interesting history, and the slave trade played a large part in it. As an outsider, it felt like another world. Its winding streets make you feel like time has stood still.
Mum and dad joined me in Zanzibar, and we spent the first few days in a charming converted mansion in the centre of town, which had the best view of Stonetown I'd ever seen. We then went to the loveliest resort, which was out of this world.
One of the highlights for me was meeting the last Zoroastrian family to remain in Zanzibar - Bomi and Diana Darukhanawala. Another example of the dynamic nature of communities. The Tembo hotel was actually the office of Cawasji Dinshaw and Brothers, and still bare's their name over the entrance.
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