After Sth Luangwa we headed to Livingstone, via Lusaka... we stayed in a very cool hostel "jollyboys" where we had a reunion with our friends from flatdogs, also Anna's friend Vicky came to join us for a couple of weeks... in the space of a day we had the falls well and truely covered, at first on land... the falls can be seen from Zambia or Zimbabwe, from Zim you get the better overall view, from Zam you get closer... we didnt realise quite how close! as we approached we scoffed at the "gullible tourists" hiring the heavyduty raincoats and ploughed [View Full Entry]

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The next morning (10th May) we left Casana and drove a few kilometres down the road to Kazungula ferry port to make the short crossing over the Chobe River to the Zambian border (we were suppose to travel through Zimbabwe but the FCO reccommended not to as a result of the election issues). The port was quite a scene! There was no organisation and it really wasn’t a port but just a muddy bank with a chaotic scramble of lorries, cars, vans and hundreds of people awaiting to get on. Our driver managed to make a few deals and get us [View Full Entry]

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Off to Zambia - Vic Falls… A 3-day stop in Zambia to see Victoria Falls one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World. And that it was, beautiful, absolutely beautiful! I stayed at the Zambezi Sun that was right next to the park. The greatest reason for staying here is the wildlife that wanders the grounds and the fact that you can walk right into the park as often as you'd like. Right outside my window there were zebra and velvet monkeys EVERYWHERE. You wanted to reach out and touch them but of course you couldn’t. Also crossed over to [View Full Entry]

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So we are now in Livingstone, so-called after David the Scottish guy. There's a statue of him and everything. We went to Victoria Falls yesterday which was amazing - it's one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, apparently (I'm so going to win pub quizzes and trivial pursuit when I get back). You get soaked when walking across a bridge so Ross and I donned our "emergency ponchos" which made us look like demented American tourists. We didn't get wet though, so it didn't matter. I don't think I can really describe the Falls here - when I finally [View Full Entry]

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The Zambezi and the glorious Victoria Falls are just breath-taking. The Falls themselves are the largest curtain of water in the world and words don't describe just how beautiful they are. The whole area is magical. Everything is so green and lush. Butterflies are in an abundance and it feels altogether other-wordly. Think Rivendell! Getting here was easy enough. We took the bus from Lusaka to Livingstone. I was very pleased we had organised bus tickets the day before. The bus station was heaving and we certainly would not have got a seat without our advance booking. Journey time was around [View Full Entry]

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The final day of the holiday arrived all too soon - well, it was 06h15! After a breakfast of cornflakes, yoghurt and toast, we decided that this was Zambian cuisine at its best and went to check out. By 08h00, we’d unhooked the trailer and were heading towards the Victoria Falls. Before we’d even got close, the spray was incredible; it’s no surprise that David Livingstone was drawn to these very waters. Even at this hour, the temperature was soaring and so we stopped well before the falls to look at the view towards them. The Zambezi looked so calm as [View Full Entry]

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Fri 7th march - set off at 7am - a few sore heads around! Stopped in Malawi's capital Lilongwe for supermarket and a Nando's lunch! After a bit of a wait at the border we crossed into Zambia. Instantly the surroundings became visibly wealthier - nice cars and shops etc. A big change from Malawi - the poorest country in Africa. Stopped to get some 'Kwacha' from the ATM. Long drive today - over 600km on very bad roads. Eventually arrived at 'Mama Rulas' campsite, set in lovely gardens. Most of us were in bed for 9pm after curry dinner! Alarm [View Full Entry]

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Hello!!!! Sorry it has been ages since my last blog. I have not had internet or phone reception for over a week. I am now in Livingstone, Zambia and have lots to catch up on....Where to start.... Zanzibar! What an amazing island!!! it was one of the most beautiful places ive seen. It really does not look real in the sense that its ridiculously beautiful!!! We had four days there where we pretty much just lazed around on the beach, ate, sunbaked, ate some more, drank, swam, snorkled and on our last night we did a sunset cruise which was really [View Full Entry]

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Arriving in Africa Zambia border crossing We arranged our African adventure with the adventure travel company 2Africa. A transfer had been arranged from Livingstone, Zambia to Chobe Safari Lodge in Botswana. Unfortunately, no one was there to meet us at the small airport in Livingstone. After talking this over with a couple of taxi drivers, the consensus was that we needed to hire a taxi to take us to the border crossing at the Kasane ferry. We would enter Botswana and find transprotation to Chobe there. Hopefully. OK. Sounds like a plan. Our driver was a women. None of the men [View Full Entry]

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Stopping briefly (45 minutes) at Victoria Falls (just writing that sounds ridiculous - I have no idea why people designing these trips think that 45 minutes is enough time to appreciate one of the world's natural wonders) was a bad start to a worse five days spent in Zambia. While I am certain that Zambia is a lovely country with a lot going for it, my lasting memories will be of one thing - rain, rain and more rain! Upon arrival at our campsite we stared out the windows of the overland truck at the muddy lake where we were supposed [View Full Entry]

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