Planning a holiday to Zanzibar - click on the links below for info on Hotels, Excursions etc.
Click this Link for --->>> Holiday Plans Home Page Blogspot.
or the following link:- http://paradisezanzibarherewecome.blogspot.co.uk/
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Arrival in Zanzibar 2014
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(Team photographs attached to blogspot & many more to follow. Today is Sunday 25th Nov. Check out link 'WHAT'S NEW')
Dear Team Members
Just a quick 'Thank You All' from Betty and myself for making our Dream Holiday on Paradise Island Zanzibar very special and most enjoyable from start to finish.
Phone calls received from some of the members all saying they cannot sleep and keep dreaming of Zanzibar. The same with me.
As a token of rememberance of this great holiday, I have put together a blogspot of some holiday photos.
With over 2,000 pics and video clips has been a challenge to download, and it will take me some time to complete, but in the meantime I am releasing this blog just as a PREVIEW giving you all the chance to check and advise if you want any photos removed.
You are free to do so as it is the first time a full team has allowed posting of photos and as such we have exchanged all our photo collection with one another freely to be shared with friends and relatives.
Please oblige and send me a brief acknowledgement to confirm you are able to view this new Blogspot and view all the various pages/links numbered (1) to (22). If any of the links do not open, please let me know.
Very special thanks to Tony Madeira from Madeira Tours for all your great support in helping make our holiday very special and the same to Pervin & Merwyn.
Tony, please convey our best wishes to Bulu Martins for joining us on several occasions and also you both spending a few days with us at Mapenzi Beach Resort. Your company was great fun.
Let's hope we all meet again on Paradise Island Zanzibar in 2014 as proposed and hopefully some of our team members from the 'A' Team Holiday 2008 will also join us as already Hilda & Colin have confirmed they would like to join the team in 2014.
Also understand John (Tom Cruise) will be in the party, and to complete the team, hopefully Derek & Diana.
Room for just 2 more new couples will be allowed to join the exclusive 'A' Team members from 2008 & 2012. (Too big a group would be difficult to manage).
Holiday 2014 - Very special proposal plans will be in place early next year where you all will be requested to give your views on a few suggestions re proposed hotels, flights etc.
We will seek special package deals for a full group with special discounts negotiated as a group.
Tombo Hotel - Stone Town. As always Tembo will be our first choice at the start of our holiday. We certainly enjoy all the facilities and friendly staff at Tembo. We have now been back at Tembo on 5 different occasions.
Mapenzi Resort did us proud and will also remain in the new proposal plans but subject to my special report to Mapenzi Management requesting some changes/improvements in certain areas.
All told, Mapenzi Resort was well located and their friendly staff and good all-round services made it special. Food was excellent, not forgetting our Detached Bungalows we all had.
BRUNO & JOYCE ON ROUTE TO 10 DAYS SAFARI
Organised by
Wildersun Safrais (Merwyn & Pervin)
Details of the Safrai will follow shortly. Right now, Sunday 25th November, 09.15am London time, I received a phone call from Bruno who talked of the fabulous safari they enjoyed. Watch the space for photographs etc.
Conclude:
At the end of each holiday I always ask my Betty 'Baby' for her comments. Betty confirmed the holiday was a dream right through with Top Flight compliments to our Team Leader Patsy whom she says was exceptional in every way. Her happy friendly personality and lovely smile certainly makes our team special and I would not venture planning another trip without her being in the team and her support. She certainly bails me out of trouble. Betty did also say she would not go on the next holiday if Fr. Richard did not join us. Fr. Richard was the all-round sporting star as always.
Every other member in the team were special and I would have to spend a few hours explaining everything about each member. (What a Dream Team).
We hope to meet up early next year to commence provisional planning and with experiences gained from 2008 and 2012 team holidays, Skies the limit.
Best regards and love to all.
Benny
QUICK GUIDE TO PHOTO VIEWING.
Dear Folks.
To help make EASY viewing of the photographs posted on various links, please DOUBLE CLICK on the FIRST photograph to be viewed with your Mouse Left Button and wait for a few good seconds for the photos to download as a SLIDESHOW. You can than just click on the photo you are viewing which will move forward to the next photograph. This makes viewing very easy and equally you will view a full page photograph. If you have any problems give us a call.
Note the Video Clips does not come up in the Slideshow and have to be viewed independently.
Best regards - Benny
AFRICA HOUSE - FIRST SUNSET DRINK
Raindrops keep falling on my head - Just 5 minutes of afternoon rain whilst at Mapenzi.
FAREWELL TO ONE AND ALL.
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Planned Picnic for our Zanzibar local friends.
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PLEASE CLICK ON THE NEW BLOGSPOT LINK BELOW
Dear 'A' Team Members
Thank you all for making our Holiday 2012 very special.
As you may have noticed, I accidentally deleted the HOME page of this Holiday preparation Blog whilst setting up a new blogspot with all our holiday photographs, and prior to releasing a new blog of our 2012 holiday pics, I take this opportunity of thanking one and all in the team for making our Dream Holiday so special. What a fine team we were with fun and laughter from start to finish.
Tony Madeira from Madeira Tours certainly co-ordinated all our plans with regard to booking at Tembo the first week, tours and excursions and of course his great company which will all be noted in the new blog.
We cannot forget our Zanzibar/Arusha BOSS Pervin who co-ordinated our second week at Mapenzi Beach Resort and of course has done us proud as always. Again what can I say.
Special thanks to Bulu for joining the team and spending a few days with us at Stone Town and Mapenzi. We certainly enjoyed his great company with fun and laughter, singing, swimming and not forgetting how Bulu & Tony beat Albert and myself at Pool. A match Zanzibar vs UK. What a great match it was, best of 3 games going all the way to the last 9th frame. Albert is still gutted being beaten but Bulu's long shot putt took the prize. (Was it a fluke!!).
As for the table Tennis matches, Rooky was the star Ladies Player and Fr. Richard best amongst the men with his consistent playing. We certainly enjoyed some great games.
Planned Picnic for our Zanzibar local friends.
Great regrets our Sunday picnic planned for the first week scheduled to be held at the Palace Bejeuu (Merwyn & Pervin's place) did not take place due to circumstances beyond our control, which means we have to go back to Paradise Zanzibar.
Last but not least - prior to going to Zanzibar this time 2012, Betty and I felt this would be our last trip as Zanzibar hotels are getting to expensive, but after such a fab time we have had, and with support from the rest, 2014 will be a must.
Zanzibar Reunion 2014.
If you all remember my statement whilst enjoying breakfast at Tembo, I had spoken to the Tembo Manager re a Zanzibar Reunion in 2014 where he offered great support with the hotel etc., and now with all the doctors and new private hospital in Zanzibar would make such a reunion possible, but in view of a planned reunion in Oman in 2013, I have cut short proposing such a reunion as it would clash with 2013 and as such we will keep to our 'A' Team holiday in 2014. As Patsy and I have briefly discussed, our team limit would be 14 to 15 members and no more. Lets hope 2008 team folks who could not make it this time will join us in 2014 with special invite to Alexander & Annabella - (Merwyn, Pervin & Tony Madeira have asked me to make sure they will join the team in 2014).
Thanks to Patsy and Rooky for proposing 2012 holiday and it is so entertaining to learn you both want to go back in 2014. You have all my support in every way.
New blogspot to follow soon.
You will soon be alerted to the new Blogspot page titled ZanzibarMadeiraToursHoliday or the following link below http://zanzibarmadeiratoursholiday2012.blogspot.co.uk/
which will incorporate most of the photographs shared by all our team members. (What a great collection).
I have downloaded over 2,000 photographs and video clips and dont know where to start but just looking at some pics makes me feel I wish we were still in Zanzibar.
I have downloaded over 2,000 photographs and video clips and dont know where to start but just looking at some pics makes me feel I wish we were still in Zanzibar.
What a dream holiday 2012 was, and best on record, and though our 2008 Team holiday was also very special, our 2012 Nov/Dec was exceptional and certainly has put us in focus for 2014 all going well.
Will be in touch soon and in the meantime I will set up a new blog with Memories of Paradise Zanzibar photographs and some fun video clips.
Love to one and all in the team and thanks a million for making our 2012 holiday a Dream come True.
Benny & Betty
