Here are 17 of the best East Coast beach towns in the US. Much of Maine's Mt. Desert Island is covered by Acadia National Park—home to climbs like Cadillac Mountain and a sophisticated system of ...

Lamu Old Town, located on an island known by the same name on the coast of East Africa some 350km north of Mombasa, is the oldest and best preserved example of Swahili settlement in East Africa. With ...

Islam came to the East African coast in many waves and at different times. There is no single date in the records, but it is thought that Islam had taken root by the 8th century. The first Muslims ...

The Arabs were given the north part of the first town here, which was called Mkokotoni ... From the 15th century onwards, people on the East African coast were under commercial and political ...

Here are 14 of the best East Coast beach towns in the US ... and today it is home to the annual African-American Film Festival. Where to stay in Oak Bluffs and Martha's Vineyard: This popular ...