Going to Zanzibar?

We always stay at the Mtoni Marine Center.

This hotel is the closest resort to Stone Town that is on the beach - about 6 kilometers. The staff is very accomodating and the location is extremely convenient if you want to do sightseeing and shopping in Stone Town. The rates at Mtoni are excellent and their restaurant menus have a good selection - you can stay put at the Mtoni Marine Center.

They also have a pool, massage therapy, a dhow that can be contracted all on site. The staff has always been great about scheduling other activities for us when we stay there, as well.

We have never traveled to Zanzibar with our children, but the Mtoni is absolutely family friendly.

You can reach them at mtoni@zanzibar.cc. Telephone 255-24-2250-140

Going to Kenya? We loved the service we received from...

We have found that African Sermon Safaris are the people to use to coordinate your trip to Kenya. www.africansermonsafaris.com

You can reach them at info@africansermonsafaris.com or africansermonsafaris@yahoo.com.

As a Company they are wonderfully accommodating and their rates are very competitive.

Ask for Daniel.

Portuguese bridge, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

View of the Blue Nile Gorge and our driver, Seyoum. Near Portuguese Bridge.



View of the Blue Nile Gorge, from near Portuguese Bridge.




View below the Portuguese Bridge, one series of waterfalls.

Portuguese Bridge, near Debre Libanos, Ethiopia

Shola Children's Library in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Here is a picture of children listening to a story at the Shola Children's Library in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This library is the only free children's library in Ethiopia and is run by an organization dear to the SilverChicks, EBCEF. For more information visit www.ebcef.org.