The images of Africa

Tanzanian women in traditional kanga

East African women dress in colourful clothes,

Vitenges are dresses tailor-made to fit their figures

and bring out the curves of African women.

Seamstresses lining the streets with their sewing machines

Dala-dalas with bus captains shouting out destinations
to attract passengers.

In the dala-dala

Adorable african kids gearing up for a picture

In the weekly markets

huge variety of colourful fruits and vegetables for sale.

I love scoaring thru the stalls of food,

and uncovering new species of fruits...

loads of green bananas for sale

intriguing Masai tribes welcome dance

they jump as high as they can

in tune with their rhythmic music

the Masai men become warriors at the age of 18,

after circumcision, they have to kill a lion with their bare hands

to be considered a real warrior.

the Masais build their houses with cow dung

streets of Zanzibar



typical Zanzibarian mudhouse

Machame market

a local lady frying bananas (ndizi), a popular tanzanian dish

and preparing my personal favourite mishikaki

barbequed meat sticks

vendors selling fried preserved fish in the market

fish market in Dar Es Salaam

hot n steamy, frying fresh fish and calamaries

Stone town, Zanzibar




Tall coconut trees line the coast of Zanzibar

Coastal houses in Jambiani, Zanzibar

they build their houses with white rocks found on beaches

Beautiful beach of Paje

local women gathering at the beach