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Africa » Malawi » Lake Malawi » Kandi Beach May 13th 2003

Recently the nights have been pretty chilly, the fleeces have come out, the sleeping bags are zipped up, and we even, gasp shock horror, put on shoes and socks the other day! What is the world coming to?! It is winter here, but its also Africa!!!!!!! Zanzibar was so lovely and warm. We drove from Dar es Salaam down to Malawi, spending a few nights at different "resorts" on the shores of Lake Malawi. We didn't do a lot, there's not a lot to do there apart from laze around! We read several books, wrote a few letters, took a catamaran on the lake, got bored! We bought ourselves two Malawi chairs, a table and a couple of wooden bowls. All we have to do now is get them all home! But it was good to ... read more

Africa » Malawi September 6th 1993

With Zimbabwe being our final destination, the route via Malawi and Mozambique is the only safe option due to political instability in Zambia some 15 years ago. The mysteriously named ‘”Express” train takes 22 hours from Dar Es Salaam to Mbeya, the last stop before it enters Zambia. At Mbeya my compatriot, Pamela and I are still about 30 kilometers from the border and we discover there is no public transport. It is no time to be shrinking violets so we muscle our way onto the back of an enterprising man’s utility. He is quick to recognise the supply and demand dilemma to the captive consumers and demands a fee of USD$5.50 in Tanzanian Shillings, an exorbitant amount considering we paid the equivalent to travel the last 840km. We succumb to the extortion and manage to ... read more




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