Zanzibar has some of the most beautiful beaches around its coastline. I have never been to the south east coast, but you can swim with dolphins here. On my most recent trip I stayed on the north east coast, in the Matemwe region, in a house called Zi Villa.

The driver from Zi Villa picked us up from the airport for a pricey sum of $20 each. The state of the mini bus was awful and quite scary. I had begun to doubt our choice of accommodation. However when we reached Zi Villa all was forgiven. It was a fabulous house, all decorated with an Arabic zest. It had air conditioning in all the bedrooms, and the sea breeze blew through the living areas. On the deck there was a large pool, and the ocean was just below with a white sandy beach. We, there were 13 of us, were spoilt rotten for 10 lazy days, with our own chef providing delicious sea food meals.