August 23rd 2009  Africa » Mozambique » Northern » Island of Mozambique
I reach the to Ilha is already nearly full, meaning the boon of an imminent departure, but the vehicle is one where the front row of seats and an uncomfortable backwards-facing bench share legroom th ... 42 photos [full story]

August 24th 2009  Africa » Mozambique » Northern » Nampula
L has said he'll take me to the bus station the following morning but he gets up sufficiently late that I begin to wonder if I'll get out of Mocuba today. I'd been told that I should buy my ticket at ... 20 photos [full story]

August 13th 2009  Africa » Mozambique » Northern » Mocuba
There's little useful info on the web about crossing into Mozambique from Blantyre and I've met no-one who's done it recently - in fact, the only thing I've been able to glean is that the transport in ... 3 photos [full story]

August 16th 2009  Africa » Mozambique » Northern » Nampula
Nampula is cursorily dismissed by my guidebook as “just another Southern African every town,” a description which overlooks its shabby charms and jostling markets. Leaving these, admittedl ... 23 photos [full story]

December 22nd 2008  Africa » Mozambique » Northern » Island of Mozambique
In the morning Johannas and I toss our packs into the back of Gabriel’s pick-up, and with a few toots of the horn and a handful of merry waves, we bump along through the streets of Ilha. We&rsqu ... 3 photos [full story]

December 13th 2008  Africa » Mozambique » Northern » Nampula
Rui is wrapped in a bedsheet and sleeping under the cashew tree when I set off for the train to Nampula. He wipes the sleep from his eyes, raises half-heartedly, offers to walk me to the station. I pa ... 13 photos [full story]