Field Notes

Observations from beach and bush

Field Notes contains writing on development practices, regulatory frameworks, and design considerations specific to coastal Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Articles are published irregularly, focused on substance over frequency, and are useful whether or not readers engage Ubunifu directly.

6 April 2026

What the Safari Camp Never Became

I spent a part of my early career in luxury mobile safari operations — the halcyon days, as I think of them now.

19 February 2026

There was no word for what we were building, and that was the first problem.

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