Boiled eggs are commonly sold in the streets in Tanzania.
Various beach hawkers roam the sand...
Even some cool Masai dudes but a lot less than in the past. Some can even entertain ladies...
Common scenery, the man is dressed like a rapper or street fashion style nut the lady has to cope with traditions.
The billy boys.
Colorful fashionista!
Kids are kids everywhere...
Kids and young men love to show off on the beach front. Some are real performers, whether in diving exercises or on solid ground.
Fashion gets interesting in Stonetown...
Stonetown can be quite vibrant, sometimes too much when the hawkers and other "superglue" get in the way. "Superglue" seems to become a slightly derogatory word in East Africa that doesn't need explanations.
Not fair, as often, guys dress pretty much the way they like in the heat...
As said before black clad clothes are meeting colorful rivals.
A mainland tourist?
There is always a bunch of active youngsters showing off at Forodhani garden. They have sadly just lost a great diving spot for the benefit of more tourist junk sellers. There are already a zillion around who are misguided into thinking tourists come to Zanzibar to buy their goodies....shame on the authorities for spoiling these guys' playground and a great vista too.
Men are at an advantage to drop their traditional outfits quicker than women. Not fair. Nothing new ...
Forodhani garden...the food place. Sadly the souvenirs sellers have creeped in, not only selling their usual goodies, same as in Stonetown 200m away, but they are blocking the ocean view, a whole corner! They seem to think people travel here from all over the globe to fall in tourist trap shops?
The main beach is safe. For now...
No shop but these touts and hawkers...some are like glue. This old man sat there uninvited for 30 min. These girls were too sweet and didn't want to hurt his feelings...
As said before, men are men everywhere.
Things change in Zanzibar...in 20 years the fashion got a boost from our western "decadent" influence. The ninja type is slowly receding and some pretty fashionistas show up nowadays.
The black color has receded too.
"Nutella", "Zanzibar pizza"...a common recurrence in Forodhani garden. The young woman here is relishing a fresh sugarcane juice, a divine beverage with a drop of lemon and ginger, ice cubes. Not for the weak stomachs I guess. When I said fresh, it means it prepared in front of you but …
OK OK she is probably a tourist boarding in Zanzibar. But she deserves applauses: an elegant tourist is such a rare occurrence.
Black cloak but a touch of colors and some extra details...baby steps.
A wandering Masai far from his beloved bush.
yeah...things change in Zanzibar, right? Not men obviously. The same everywhere.
More examples of colorful outfits. I wonder if these girls would enjoy sunbathing too...
In 20 years, yes I left Belgium 20 years ago already, colors have appeared in Stonetown. Black cloaks are still there but competing with this kind of more fashionable trend.
Masai businessmen are to be spotted quite far away. Personally I have met a few in South Sudan and west of Kampala, Uganda. They're selling the Masai bead artwork. Slippers are very popular. Too bad this guy here doesn't wear any instead of those horrible plastic shoes.
Another trendy example. Pink scarf, lace garment?
Fashion boys in Forodhani garden, the places where locals and tourists meet...and hawkers.
Peanut seller.
Selfies, the worldwide scourge...
A pretty woman in colorful clothes. Black cloaks are still common, even the occasional ninja, type but colors are nowadays plenty.
My favorite, fresh sugar cane juice with a drop of lemon and ginger.
one of those reefs ever changing with the tides. Stonetown in the distance.
Bongoyo islands near Dar es Salaam.
One of the fast ferries between dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
The magnificient reef of Pemba island, a wonder.
Chumbe island.
Pemba island with a Go Pro video attached under the tail.
Fishermen canoes at rest.
Tiny boat in the big ocean.
My flying job sometimes brings me in Stonetown for a few days. I am not going to complain about spending a few relaxing days all paid for in such a place...
Zanzibar island used to be a strict Muslim place but things change slowly. Modern clothes or bright colors slowly replace the usual black and dull veils, young couples dare to hold hands or occasionally swim together, selfies are all the rage...
Cashew nuts seller.
Contest for the best t-shirt?
Different fashion are often noticed though I gather some girls might be tourists...
Most houses are slightly in need of repair...
low sea bottom near Pemba island.
Hippos in a lake, Selous.
Buffaloes.
Ruaha river one early morning
Stonetown by the sea.
Sisal plantation, Pangani region.
Elephants by a drying pond, Selous.
Along the Rufiji river, Selous
A flock of storks, Rufiji river bank
Coconuts and other fruits are to be found on every corner. The bluish hue is due to some tarpaulin hung up high to offer shelter from the scorching sun.
The veil doesn’t hide much of that beautiful woman.
Sugarcane juice with a drop of lemon, my favorite. Unavailable for a few months last year because of cholera. Back in business now, pfew.
High tide in Zanzibar. I love those reefs.
Zanzibar, north of Stonetown.
I assume it is some kind of mud released by the nearby river. Interesting and artistic pattern.
The historic Stonetown, Zanzibar.
These kids have built their own flotation devices with empty plastic bottles.
Zanzibari pizzas, a local specialty. I need to meet Italians and ask for proper opinion. As for the chocolate... it is made in UK, enough said, I’m Belgian
Bahi swamps, west of Dodoma.
Stonetown, Zanzibar.
Some wildebeests (des gnous pour mes amis francophones) one early morning in the Serengeti. A vertical shot and long shadows on the menu.
Stunning details of the salt lake Natron.
Lake Balangida which might be the most southern salt lake in the Rift valley near Singida.
These mounds are made of salt collected by people on the same lake.
The Ruaha river on a sunrise take off.
Pictures shot with a smartphone.
A common scenery, people sell only 2 or 3 items! How can one make a living like this?
Paying public toilets and showers in Stonetown. Notice the make shift antenna extension on the cellphone.
A common scenery along the ocean, young men jump off the pier in style.
They jump from this kind of wall, where the water is a bit deeper.
Things change in Zanzibar, less women are veiled than let’s say 10 years ago. Amongst the ones who are veiled, they’re often fond of bright colors, or sometimes I have witnessed women temporarily discarding the veil as soon as they were away from home (or from for 4 ugly Bin Laden lookalikes after security checks at airport, she was my only passenger and quite hot looking suddenly). Young couples are westernised and seem more relaxed in public.
The beach is still male territory though…with one notable exception that evening. This is a forst time for me to spot a girl in Stonetown in a swimming attire. Nobody seemed to mind. Maybe she is a pioneer.
Colors and make up, small rebellious signs?
Another rarity were these 2 black tourists. An extremely rare sighting. The local romeaos had been quick to spot them and hang around.
A view of Stonetown, Zanzibar.
Dar es Salaam.
Some random and analog pictures over the years.
A Maasai man in a bush bar.
An old man takes it easy in Zanzibar.
On the phone, in the middle of nowhere. Tanzania is fast growing in term of networking.
Local women on the beach. Forget bikinis…
Ben Bella , rom Algeria to Stonetowm, quite a fame.
I feel like a traitor but I used a smartphone and have to admit the results are quite good. That will never replace a real camera but as a notepad, it is a good tool.
Belgian colors. And a wandering hand…
And a new Belgian restaurant. Quite a surprise.
Notice the background, a school mural for handicapped children. Strange, style isn't it?
That’s why I’ll always prefer a real optical viewfinder: I was using a new smartphone and the back digital screen is typically terrible in the sun, the reflection kills so many details. So I didn’t see my shadow.
In the world of fake, there is this kind of tshirt. Not only fake but inaccurate as Tintin only went to Congo, and some politically correct idiots (is that a pleonasm?) want to ban it for racist content. We’re going to lose a lot in art, literature, cinema if those punks have their way.
Guess the nationality…sigh. Well at least that makes interesting pictures.
fundi means artisan,specialist…rangi means color. This guy has to review his marketing skills as well as painting ones…
A Masai seller in Zanzibar?? Quite far away from home. Selling a few bits of junk, how does he plan to get rich with that? He can't expect to beat the cow business. Except if it is some kind of dope…. Some are fake Masai for sure. All of them maybe? A bit puzzling I must say.
The usual Western or Japanese crap together with local design.
Public toilets and showers with tariffs.
shot with a smartphone, experimenting...
Masai people, fake or not…. Notice the so un-Masai hats.
The old quarter in Stonetown is a huge trap for tourists, but I like to walk in there.
Only a few famous things out of Zanzibar: Freddie Mercury of course but his lifestyle doesn’t quite match the local culture to say the least so references to him are not at all that widespread. Then there is the clove spice. And in French culture (and elesewhere maybe?) a sexual position is quite famous, “la brouette de Zanzibar”. Une brouette is a wheelbarrow. Use your imagination!
Watch for various signs, the mix between local and foreign is always amusing.
That tourist made my day!.
Bin Slum?
I was experimenting with a new smartphone. Great toy or notepad I agree. One main flaw as on all digital screens, the picture doesn’t appeared very detailed due to reflection. So once in a while I see my bloody shadow in the picture..afterwards. I then miss a good old optical viewfinder. Optical, not electronic either.
that is in Zanzibar….
trendy jean’s…fighting the traditions in babysteps?
“Royal”?
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