Stone Town and Spice Tour

It was so easy to spend a couple of days wandering around the winding dusty alleyways of stone town. Purposefully getting lost and soaking in all the laid back atmosphere of this ancient kingdom Persia. Contradictory to my expectations the town does not seem to be spoilt by the large tourist industry here. There are many tourists but still the people are friendly and its possible to get away from the crowds. Every person greets you with "jambo" (hello) and also "mambo" for which the reply is "poa" or "safi" (meaning how's it going? cool or fresh!!) and thats the atmosphere- relaxed and chilled.

I went on a day trip to the centre of the island to sample some of the spices and fruits. Again it was with 20 other tourists but it didnt seem to matter. We had an exceptionally good guide who told all about the harvesting, myths of use (eg. tumeric and ginger cures bronchitis!), and we were able to smell and eat them all.