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New to Digital Scrapbooking, just started in 2019, want to make a record of family stories before my mother passes away. My dad died in 2016. I currently live in Canada but was born and raised in New Zealand, and emigrated to Canada upon marrying my Canadian spouse. Home Country - lets see - New Zealand or Canada? Which to choose? Most of my photos will be from NZ, but any pics of my son will be from Canada. MY IP Address will say that I am in Canada which is fine. My mother and sister are still back in NZ so I will make my home country as NZ for now. For Facebook, I dont check it every day - I am not addicted to FB, and I use a different name for privacy. My image is myself as a child - aged about 2 or 3 years old
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Zanzibar’s flamboyant capital (Stonetown) is imbued with cultural piquancy; the passing treads of myriad cultures are evident – Chinese, Omani, Arabs, Portuguese, British, they all came through here to trade and conquer, explore and exploit, before an easier sea passage was gouged through the Suez. Not forgetting the Slave trade.
The Chinese were among the first – earlier than Vasco da Gama, who is usually given the credit – trading between East Africa, India, Persia and Arabia as far back as AD1000. Tall tales abound of their impressive boats, 150 metres long and propelled by 50 sails. They traded silk, brocade and porcelain for ivory, sandalwood and rhino horn. Between 1405 and 1433, seven Chinese fleets set sail for the East African coast via India, led by admiral Zheng He, with the express purpose of establishing commercial relationships with wealthy Swahili traders.
Stone Town’s jumble of gracious old buildings – all within walking distance of one another – is spiced with stories such as that of rock band Queen’s inimitable lead singer. Freddie Mercury was born on the island in 1946 as Farrokh Bulsara, the son of a Parsi father who worked for the British administration.
Stonetown Port Photo
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2109699/zanzibars-stone-town-exotic-chaotic-multicultural
Solid White Paper - Tunisia bundle
https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/marisa-lerin/kits/tunisia-bundle-glitter-flowers-purple-pink-blue-white
Font - Mallorca
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