Vilanculos might be worth visiting a couple of days. Be ware of thieves though. Robbery has increased and still is. Don't stay at "Dolphin Dows" I was assaulted by 4 guys who stole my handbag upon arrival. Junior, the owner of Dolphin Dhows, seemed at first very helpful and competent. He somehow got my bag back. Empty. He accompanied me to the Police. He knows both the Police and the thieves very well, he said. The Police wrote a list of missing items by hand on a piece of paper but I got no copy. After two days Junior and the [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! It's been a while since our last entry. Sorry no pictures right now, the computer here won't let Aaron download any photos. We've been kicking back on the beach in Mozambique. Our friend Martina owns a Nissan repair shop in Vilankulos and we stayed with her for almost a month. She is so much fun, we had a great time. It was really nice to just be in one spot for a while, also. Since she let us stay for free, we tried to cook some really nice meals for her. Which was fun and challenging. Aaron loves to [View Full Entry]

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Still can't post pics unfortunately but will have a ton of pics and videos to post once I get back. We continued on in South Africa through the Blyde River Canyon which had an amazing view and then onto Kruger National Park which was awesome. Had great views of lions, a leopard, elephants, rhino, and many other animals. Unfortunately I still have not seen any leopards but still at least one more game drive to go. On Wednesday we travelled to Mozambique and today we headed to the Indian Ocean coast and are staying right next to the beach. We are [View Full Entry]

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1993 Land Rover Defender 200 Tdi For Sale Asking $6,900 US. 249,000 k.110 Series “bakkie” pick-up is “Safari Ready,” registered in South Africa and is ideal for someone wanting to do a tour back to SA. Available May 15 in Malawi or June 1 in Tanzania . We are flexible about drop off location. Price includes MANY extras, spare parts, recent mechanical work and camping gear. Buying this Landy will cost less and give you more flexibility than long-term renting. Here’s what you get: --An incredible 4x4 with hi- and low-range and diff lock. This truck has gone o [View Full Entry]

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Finally Africa! The lady that checked our passports was very dissapointed, shaking her head when we did not have a place to stay. -Crazy backpackers. This how ever turned out not to be a problem at all. As soon as we stepped out of the terminal a woman came up asking us if we wanted to go to Fatimas Backpackers. And of course we did! Also met a 73 year old man from Sweden. Very friendly old navy officer. He gave us his number, just to call if we were wondering about something. =) And if we say like this - [View Full Entry]

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Back in Maputo safe and sound after a very eventful holiday! I won't be able to remember everything that's happened and I stupidly left my journal at the backpackers, but I'll try to give you a rough overview :) I think I got up to the Swazi Tour before... SWAZI TOUR Stop No. 1: GONE RURAL This place is a bit like Fancy Stitch but instead of embroidery they use grass-weaving. It's fantastic for the women in the community and they make really beautiful things - they can weave baskets so tight that they can carry water! It's definitely worth checking [View Full Entry]

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Haha forgot to add this to the post below... When we we in Maputo the time before, last week, we had a first hand experience of the corrupt police force! Ruth had told us things but we thought she must've been exxagurating, like you'll think I am now...but I swear this is the complete truth. We were driving home from watching the football, Ben was driving, and the policeman pulled us over. Ben gave him his license, which he held onto, and then proceeded to tell us that we'd driven over the line on a red light. The light had turned [View Full Entry]

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Just another quick one, as Mozambique is a ridiculously expensive country I have discovered and this stupid internet cafe is costing me 3mets a minute! (Which reminds me, Mum please check your facebook about money matters! Hotmail doesnt work here again!) We ended up only staying in Maputo for one night, it might be the capital but it's a hole! Imagine a dirty grotty dangerous city that you hate, then times it by ten. The people aren't nice, the place is dirty and there's litter EVERYWHERE and the pavement is torn to pieces, you can tell the country is recovering! It's [View Full Entry]

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Just to let everyone know Im alive and well and in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique! I dont have enough time to update at all but I had an awesome time in Swaziland! Ill put a bit more detail when I have longer in an internet cafe...sorry for the terrible grammar too but this keyboard is a porteuguese one and I cant find any of the punctuation haha! Staying in Maputo til Thursday, then shuttling to a place called Bilene where were gonna camp coz its cheaper, and then heading up to Tofo, but I will try to update before then! [View Full Entry]

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It was great to leave Maputo in a car that worked again, I was spo happy that on the way out of town I made the mistake of smiling at a policewoman in the back of a truck which pulled up next to us. Lesson number 3 of African travel - never smile at the police! We were summarily pulled over and the conversation covered the following points: • Driving without shoes is illegal in Mozambique - I pointed out that I had sandals. • Where is my license - always hand over the £5 international driving permit in case of [View Full Entry]

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