Back from a 3 weeks trip in Tanzania. I didn't do safari as 99% of the
people that i met there! I traveled along the swahili coast, and in
Zanzibar and Pemba islands.
It was not very easy to takes pictures, and i had very different
welcomes in villages, from hostile to friendly, with lot of variations
around "money!". The country is really beautiful and there
are many things to see, from german times to slavery trade, and muslim
culture.
On this picture, a very famous omani style door in front of Tipu
house, i had the chance to go inside, more pictures to come.
Those old houses, according to what i understood are managed by
governement, and 3 or 4 families can live inside. The magnificent door
hide a very poor condition for the people living there.
© Eric Lafforgue
www.ericlafforgue.com
gigilivorno, Abdurahman Warsame, and 67 other people added this photo to their favorites.
gigilivorno 53 months ago | reply
Great composition!
jenn (AKA 57mondays) 53 months ago | reply
beautiful! a trip i would love to go on!
purepleasuredesign 53 months ago | reply
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Maciej Dakowicz 53 months ago | reply
welcome back. were you travelling on your own or with a fixer? just curious. and I didn't do safari either ;)
Jim Horsfall 53 months ago | reply
Stonetown is amazing isn't it? I'd love to go back. Your pictures are making me jealous!
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With A Click 53 months ago | reply
amazing level of detail
pintodosouto [deleted] 53 months ago | reply
Beautiful
zanzyb 53 months ago | reply
ça me rappelle de bons souvenirs !!!!
Black Box 53 months ago | reply
I was there two years ago and had exactly the same problems with the locals being either friendly or hostile and asking for money! Despite that it is a visually stunning place to visit.
Eric Lafforgue 53 months ago | reply
yes it is, but hearing Money before Jambo is sometimes boring!
I think the fact that huge Costa boats with hundreds of passengers desembarking in Stone Town has changed the foreigners vision that local people had...
An Smith 53 months ago | reply
You can't really blame them for asking for money can you?? The amount of aid and volunteer "mzungus" that are there "giving" create the perception that we are there to give away money! That is what they associate white people with-but we get mad when they ask us. It's like here, take this for free and i'll pay for your school and new shoes for everyone.. but don't ask me for anything!! It is tough but you have to think why.. and we have created it. I have a hard time with it also..don't get me wrong. There is just no simple answer..
negzZz 53 months ago | reply
great composition..love the door carvings
confusao 53 months ago | reply
Yeah, the doors in Stone Town are all unique - each has it's own number and is being checked upon by a special commision from time to time (or so I was told).
BTW I've spent three months in Tanzania and nobody has ever harassed me for money.
Ricardson Williams 53 months ago | reply
beautiful!
airpanther 52 months ago | reply
Great framing! Your pics from Tanzania are inspirational!
SACocaCola 45 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Coca-Cola Trophy Tour - Tanzania, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
catherine muollo 43 months ago | reply
Wow!!!! Amazing!
B-&-T 35 months ago | reply
These are such beautiful buildings, but not easy to maintain or keep the mosquitoes out. Zanzibar built some modern blocks of flats for the people, but they are certainly not enough for all the Zanzibar town people. So you get many people living in simple houses with mud-plastered walls. Take you pick!
Well done having the courage to confront people & take their photos!