Paradise Exists!

It all begins because my friend Vale and I decided to treat ourselves to a week by the sea when it was winter here.... at first the idea was the Caribbean, but then my friend at the travel agency suggested Zanzibar to us!!.... so we set off for this place unknown to us!!! What can I say... as soon as we arrive we realise the poverty that exists outside the villages and hotels, but also the beauty of the place! The colours of that land and the faces of those people, I think, will remain in my heart forever... a place like that cannot be forgotten... it captivates you and wins you over... when you leave you realise what "mal d'Africa" (Africa blues) means... I felt it so much that as soon as I got back I went to book again for a few months later... I had to go back... I had to savour those places again... see those colours again and enjoy those smiles once more...

The people there have little or nothing, but they have such true and genuine smiles that make you understand the important things in life... they manage to be happy without chasing useless and superfluous things as we do... they sound like clichés, but it's the truth!! If you want to treat yourself to a week in paradise I definitely recommend Zanzibar... and if you want to fully savour the life and beauty of the place, don't shut yourself in a resort... I stayed in Nungwi, on the northernmost tip of the island, on what is considered the most beautiful beach and sunset on the island! There are no closed resorts there, but hotels that let you do the bed & breakfast option, since right on the beach there's a wonderful fishing village with characteristic little restaurants on the sea, and for a few dollars you can eat fish and tasty local dishes (trust me...

I don't adapt very well when it comes to food, but there everything was very good...) Without considering the chance to get to know the village inhabitants... especially rasta or Maasai guys who will offer any kind of souvenirs without being intrusive or particularly pushy... because as they say... Hakuna Matata!!!