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  • Freddie Mercury's birthplace

    Has anyone been?
    I'm looking to take Mme P on a proper hot holiday (as thats what she loves) and I've never been.

    Any thoughts/experiences much appreciated as always.
    Bob Leponge
    Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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    Dunno......at the risk of sounding ignorant where was he born?
    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

    You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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    • #3
      Zanzibar! Now Tanzania.
      Mark

      Vegetable Kingdom blog

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      • #4
        Zanzibar!

        Zanzibar :: Home

        Looks lovely - Wanna take me too?
        Last edited by Glutton4...; 23-08-2011, 01:45 PM.
        All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
        Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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        • #5
          ooh nice........
          S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
          a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

          You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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          • #6
            Would you get your caravan on the plane?

            Its one of those exotic names (for me anyway) from when I was a kid.
            Damascus, Zanzibar, tales of the Arabian Nights and all that. It will be a proper beach holiday for her, which will bore me to tears but will make her happy) and somewhere else I've not been ticked off the list.

            Cheers for the link btw G4.
            Bob Leponge
            Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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            • #7
              How romantic you are Bob. I keep telling Himself I married the wrong man. Trouble is, he wholeheartedly agrees with me.
              Last edited by Florence Fennel; 23-08-2011, 07:46 PM.
              Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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              • #8
                You bleddy old softie
                Carry your bags mister? Sounds wonderful although you could have a proper hot holiday in the Auvergne at the moment and save money too!
                A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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                • #9
                  This ... "Stone Town - birthplace of Freddie Mercury" Jowhiting's photos around Zanzibar, Tanzania - YouTube .... will give you an insight,use the dropdown for more text,loads of handy info there
                  He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                  Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                  • #10
                    Visited briefly in the mid seventies. Fantastic smells from the fields of cloves. It was not a touristy place at that time but I believe that it is very different now.
                    History teaches us that history teaches us nothing. - Hegel

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                    • #11
                      Cheers BB and oldie, its personal experiences from peeps wot I trust (you lot) that mean more than internet recommendations. No tourist organisation worth their salt is going to say its carp and stick rubbish photo's up to try and sell a place to you.

                      On the romantic side of life, er I'm not. At all. There is a totally altruistic reason for me taking Mme P to all these places, and that is cos I want to go. I have a target of visiting every country in the world before I shuffle off this mortal coil, hence short city breaks where possible, and lucky for Mme P she is my laydee so she gets to share. Nothing romantic about me.
                      Bob Leponge
                      Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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                      • #12
                        Great link BB - Looks truly lovely, and is now added to the list...
                        All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                        Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by bobleponge View Post
                          its personal experiences from peeps wot I trust (you lot) that mean more than internet recommendations.
                          I always use Trip Advisor ~ it hasn't let me down yet
                          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                          • #14
                            I also use Trip Advisor TS and write reviews for it. Agreed its very good, however not too many Brits been to Zanzibar, and North Americans appear to have much different ideas about travelling than I do.
                            Bob Leponge
                            Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by bobleponge View Post
                              North Americans appear to have much different ideas about travelling
                              Oh yes, don't they think Englandshire is tiny and backward? We were trapped in a pod on the Eye with teenage Americans. The girl said "oh look a plane ! Make a wish !"
                              we still snigger about it
                              Last edited by Two_Sheds; 24-08-2011, 11:41 AM.
                              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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