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Lemon Spa, Masaki, Dar es Salaam

Lemon Spa
Haile Selassie Rd.
(Adjacent to George & Dragon)
Masaki, Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255-(754)-814 531/+255-(752)-220 120
Email:   lemonzpa@yahoo.com
(Click here for Lemon Spa menu.)

In the third post of my “Be My Guide to Your East African City” series, I asked about your favorite local spa. I also mentioned that it dawned on me that I had never been to a spa before, having always received my beauty and body treatments in beauty salons or fitness facilities. Shortly after publishing that post, I was graciously invited by Ramona Kashmiri, the owner of Lemon Spa in Masaki, Dar es Salaam, to visit her spa for the first time and sample some of the treatments offered there. Continue reading

Swahili Fashion Week – Day 1

MC Abby Plaatjes

MC Abby Plaatjes

by Manju Msitu

by Manju Msitu

by Manju Msitu

by Manju Msitu

by Manju Msitu

by Manju Msitu

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Sonu Sharma

by Farha Sultan

by Farha Sultan

by Farha Sultan

by Farha Sultan

by Farha Sultan

by Farha Sultan

by Kemi Kalikawe

by Kemi Kalikawe

by Kemi Kalikawe

by Kemi Kalikawe

Kemi Kalikawe, NALEDI Glamour

Kemi Kalikawe, NALEDI Glamour

by Diana Magesa

by Diana Magesa

by Diana Magesa

by Diana Magesa

by Diana Magesa

by Diana Magesa

Diana Magesa

Diana Magesa

by Mtoko Designers

by Mtoko Designers

by Francisca Shirima

by Francisca Shirima

by Francisca Shirima

by Francisca Shirima

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Asia Idarous

by Zamda George

by Zamda George

by Zamda George

by Zamda George

by Zamda George

by Zamda George

by Zamda George

by Zamda George

by Shelina Ebrahim

by Shelina Ebrahim

by Shelina Ebrahim

by Shelina Ebrahim

by Shelina Ebrahim

by Shelina Ebrahim

by Shelina Ebrahim

by Shelina Ebrahim

Gymkana Hilali with Model

Gymkana Hilali with Model

Farha Sultan with Model

Farha Sultan with Model

Finale

Finale

Finale

Finale

Finale

Finale

Finale

Finale

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Shopping on Congo Street, Kariakoo

Photo Credit: simbadeo.wordpress.com

I first became aware of Congo Street in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam on a shopping trip with my Mom, who was looking for granite slabs for her new kitchen countertop. Luckily, on that first foray into hectic Kariakoo (Wikipedia link), I was pleasantly shielded from the chaos because I was in an air-conditioned car. I really wasn’t paying attention for the most part – my main goal that day was to hang out with my Mom – but when we passed a street with hot clothes hanging from every storefront, my attention was aroused. Continue reading