Ngorongoro, Tanzania - Auntie Anna in the Garden of Eden

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Writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

Garden of Eden, the words came to me as I stood on a cliff edge and looked out over the Ngorongoro Crater, it was breathtakingly beautiful and a light layer of morning mist swept over the landscape painted in 50 shades of green. The view hit me like a punch in the solar plexus.  

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Mafia Island in Tanzania - Auntie Anna and the ultimate chill.

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Writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

The vast majority of people go to Zanzibar after finishing their safari on the mainland in the TanzaniaI did not. I was in Zanzibar many years ago, before the big tourist influx. What would I do without Google maps and the magnifying glass function?  

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Climbing Kilimanjaro - dreams of Africa

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Climbing Kilimanjaro - is it even possible? Ever since our first visit to Kenya, we have been longing to go back. To Africa. There is something special about that continent that makes all other experiences pale in comparison. Nowhere else in the world have we seen such beautiful beaches, experienced such colourful parties or brought home such powerful experiences. In collaboration with Safariresor.se, we write today about climbing Kilimanjaro, about African safaris and about our own memories from our trips to Kenya and Tanzania.

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Tanga in Tanzania - a real adventure

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: October 2026 | Tanga in Tanzania was not on our itinerary. In fact, we hadn’t even planned to travel to Tanzania. But after the unrest in connection with the elections in Kenya in 2007, we left the country, crossed the border and jumped on a local bus. Tired after a few intense days, we got off after a fairly short while. Where had we ended up? In Tanga – the beginning of an adventure we will never forget.

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Traveling to Zanzibar – paradise beaches, Stone Town and giant tortoises

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: October 2026 | Traveling to Zanzibar was never really part of our plan. We had traveled to Kenya over Christmas and New Year 2007/2008, but after the unrest in connection with the election, the trip took a completely different turn. We left Kenya, continued through Tanzania and finally ended up in Zanzibar. There were paradise beaches, extreme tides, boat trips, giant turtles and the occasional unexpected encounter.

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Our most dramatic journey - Kenya during the 2007 elections

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: October 2026 | When we booked a trip to Kenya over Christmas and New Year 2007, we hadn't even noticed that there would be a presidential election. A few days later we were stuck in a small guesthouse in Mombasa while the violence escalated outside. Finally we realized that we had to try to get out of the country. This is the story of our most dramatic trip.

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