ZANZIBAR, June 26 -- IMAGINE living 80 years on this beautiful piece of land we call Tanzania without ever setting foot on Zanzibars famous beaches.

The white sand, turquoise waters, and the warm breeze-sounds like a dream, right? Well, for many Tanzanians, it is just a dream they have never bothered to wake up to.

Meanwhile, tourists from across the world are lining up to experience the same paradise that locals have conveniently overlooked.

If that is not a tragedy, we dont know what is! It is time for Tanzanians to be local tourists in their own country.

There is a certain joy in exploring your homeland that foreign visitors are already tapping into-like discovering the sweet taste of your mothers cooking after years of eating take...