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Lamu Old Town – Part 2 –

Here we are with the part 2 of our tale about Lamu Old town, in particular the Lamu Museum. If you're missing the first part, you can read it here. Going on with the exploration of the rooms of the Lamu old Town Museum, you'll face with a display of a bride in the traditionalContinue reading "Lamu Old Town – Part 2 –"

Lamu Old Town

One thing impossible to miss in Lamu Old Town, a Unesco World Heritage, is without any doubt the Lamu Museum. Is located in a grand swahili warehouse by the seafront not far from the old jetty. Most of the ground floor is dedicated to the works of Muhammadi Kijuma. Muhammad Bin Omar Bakarii (commonly calledContinue reading "Lamu Old Town"

BOSTWANA, the land of tswana

Tswana is the tribe of the land of Bostwana while Setswana is name of the language they speak. They use Setswana in everyday life ‘if you want to travel to Botswana why not pick up simple swana words that you can use when you travel their ‘. The main religion is Christianity, though these daysContinue reading "BOSTWANA, the land of tswana"

Zimbabwe Mana Pools National Park

Mana pools National Park in Zimbabwe take its name from a Zimbabwean shona world meaning “four” it refers to the four water pools that are formed by the Zambezi River. When it comes to Zimbabwe tourism everyone talks about Hwange national park as the best national park, Mana pools is not really mentioned so manyContinue reading "Zimbabwe Mana Pools National Park"

The Nyami Nyami god

This is so fascinating to read that, The local Tonga people of Zambia have a cultural belief that the Nyami Nyami is a god and guardian of the Zambezi river, this has been passed on by generations from their ancestors till now that there is a god of the river and a “goddess” his wifeContinue reading "The Nyami Nyami god"