Blogs from Mozambique, Africa - page 11

Sometimes life is too good to be true, huh! Mozambique is one of the most amazing countries in the world and we don’t want to wake up from this awesome dream. Here you’ll find crystal blue water, friendly and smiling people, incredible weather, white and long beaches, fresh seafood and paradise for every tourist. But reality for locals is much darker than we expected, life isn’t easy for the locals and the tourists don’t make it easier either since they are spending a local monthly salary for a dinner in front of their eyes. We have tried to come as close to the local life in Vilankulo. It has been great an experience to visit the cozy markets, to buy fresh fish from the beach, to laugh and share the new experiences. So we are learning, ... read more

From Island to town... Well guess who has returned from a wonderful ten days on Inhaca, sure internet was present there but I choose to ignore this and forget about the digital world for a while. Spend my first two days in Maputo at Fatima’s backpackers, cosy little place with a camping area for those like me who enjoy staying really cheap... Mostly been spending my days walking around town, seeing what’s changed and taking the chappa to the beach for some well deserved relaxation time. I’m learning. So far only got scammed once and it was simply a stupid mistake made by me not agreeing on a price of the food beforehand. Kind of hard to bargain when you’ve already eaten... Took the ferry to Inhaca in Sunday (22/1), already red skinned and acing so ... read more

When we initially planned our trip we were left with two weeks in between the Drakensburg and the Serengeti. Zanzibar was a must and we had allotted it at least 5 days. Mozambique and Malawi were the two places left to decide between and for how long. Our initial hope was to try to do both for a few days but time and budget got the better of Malawi this time. That gave us one week to explore Mozambique. The highlight we had heard was snorkeling with whale sharks in a place called Tofo. In researching the highs and lows we found that Maputo was supposed to be a lovely capital city that added to the appeal of the country. Since we had a full week we thought we could take a couple of days to ... read more

We got off the plane in Pemba, Mozambique and entered into the smallest airport I have ever been in, got our bags and entered into the open air off Mozambique. It was hot, humid and no one could speak English; we were frustrated, tired and stuck not knowing the language. We got a taxi to take us to the ministries we were staying at for the next month, arrived at the gate but we were unsure if we arrived in the right place. We put on our bags and walked up the dirt track and eventually saw some other white people, so assumed we were in the right place. It was not built up, basic and had lots of kids about… it was like being back in Uganda. It wasn’t in a city like Kampala, where ... read more

The “roads” in Mozambique are more like simply driving on a beach – it was an intense four wheeling adventure to get to Ponta do Ouro – with us crammed in the back cab of the truck. Mozambique is beautiful! But there is one thing we were not expecting – the breeze / wind here is COLD! When we got here it was really windy – which made it pretty brisk, like brisk enough that you want to definitely wear a fleece or jacket. The beach here is ruggedly beautiful. It is not built up at all, which we love. And you have these big hills (like mini mountains) all around and then the beach at the bottom – really spectacular. Our hotel is right on the beach and in fact as I type I am ... read more