I had wanted to go to Zanzibar for as long as I can remember. When I finally made my first trip to Tanzania on a three-month volunteer programme in 2014, I hoped to visit Zanzibar after. However, as it was government funded, we had to return straight home upon its completion and as such could not travel around. So I promised myself that at my next available opportunity (translation: funds permitting!) that I would return to explore both Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. And that I did!