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Opening a hotel is never easy. But you have to admire the way the Fundu Lagoon resort on the lush island of Pemba has overcome obstacles. Just off the coast of Tanzania and north of Zanzibar, this small isle boasts few roads. Many parts are only accessible by boat. Then there are the dark arts. "Witch doctors will come to probe the deepest mysteries of voodoo," British author Evelyn Waugh wrote of Pemba in 1931. "Everything," he said, "is kept hidden from the Europeans...
...place is far more welcoming to foreigners now, but making a go of Fundu Lagoon when it launched in 2001 still meant catering to local spirits as well as to overseas guests. At the behest of islanders convinced the location was haunted, the resort called on a witch doctor, two unlucky sacrificial bulls and several mediums to cleanse Fundu of its unwanted visitors...
...that's too bad for them. Nestled alongside a remote beach stretching for kilometers on the island's southwest coast, Fundu Lagoon's dozen tented rooms offer simple, rustic comforts underneath thick Makuti thatch. Its handful of suites - a more recent addition to the resort costing another witch doctor and a couple of goats - boast plunge pools and space for private dining. Just make sure you're hungry: dishes like crab ravioli in white wine and saffron sauce or grilled squillfish, all served up by local staff, make the best of what the island's waters offer...
...growing. Just days after the U.S.-Iran meeting, a group of powerful neo-conservatives -including some of those who were most active in promoting the invasion of Iraq - plan to gather for an all-expenses-paid conference entitled "Confronting The Iranian Threat: The Way Forward" at a luxurious resort in the Bahamas. Many of the 30 or so invited guests have been strident critics of Iran and hard-liners on maintaining the U.S. presence in Iraq. They include six current Bush Administration officials - among them U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad and his wife, Undersecretary of State Paula...
...1970s. They handed back much of that money to Western banks, which loaned it out to developing countries that couldn't repay it. Then, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Japanese firms recycled their dollars by investing in trophy U.S. properties, including Rockefeller Center and the Pebble Beach resort. Both those deals ended in bankruptcy for the acquirers...