Blogs from Lusaka, Zambia, Africa - page 2

Well that was a mammoth of a journey! Since my last entry, I have travelled roughly 2500km from Dar es Salaam on the east coast of Tanzania, to the Zambian town of Livingstone on the Zambian/Zimbabwe border. After being in a place where a trip "down the road" is a 3 hour journey, the UK is going to feel like a very small island indeed. If it's still recognisable by the time I get back. Seriously, I leave home for 2 months and we're leaving the EU; we have a new PM whom every aspect of the media is insisting on comparing to Maggie T; and now the Welsh are officially better at football then us. I suppose it was expected for the country to descend into chaos in my absence. Anyway, back to the matter ... read more

When I came back to the hostel there was a mirror pitching a tent and I got confused. Just as tall, if not taller, a guy named Magnus has had his dreadlocks for 14 years. He is from Germany just traveling through Africa like me! We joined forces and conquered all things Livingstone had to offer for some days. We had plans to visit some gorge where there was a Trance party going on for a few days but it rained and we waited til it was dry to move. It really sucks to be in a tent and have to pack up when its wet. It sucks so much I sacrificed a day to get it right. Aaaaand luck be had I was enquiring about a bus to the capital when a South African lady ... read more

Heute war ich sehr ängstlich wegen dieses Tages - nicht nur 580 km zu fahren, sondern auch noch die Tatsache, dass auf den ersten 330 km immer wieder Baustellen sind. Natürlich gab es eine frühe Abfahrt, Frühstück um 6,00, Abfahrt so bald als möglich. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war es recht frisch, 14 °, und Halstuch, Bluse und alle Reißverschlüsse zu. Natürlich war's um 10.00 schon 25° und recht warm. Der Erste Teil der Fahrt ging schon mal wider alle meine Befürchtungen sehr gut: die Straße war schon fertig und man konnte 80 km flott fahren. Afrika wie aus dem Bilderbuch, obwohl die Dörfer direkt an der Straße liegen, wirken sie, als ob sie direkt aus dem vor-vorigen Jahrhundert kommen. Die runden Hütten gefallen mir besonders gut, irgendwie sind sie genauso, wie ich mir Afrika vorstelle. (Kindisch, ... read more

Hello everyone - greetings at the end of a very long, sweaty, teary, emotionally-charged, challenging and physically demanding day! There! That sums it up. And what a day it's been. We started out with a breakfast meeting hosted by Sandy Salle, President/CEO of http://www.hillsofafrica.com - explaining what the day will look like. We were invited to set our intentions for the day and, for the most part, being high-achieving individuals and entrepreneurs, our common intention was to stay focused and be in the moment. That was certainly my intention - to let go of any challenges, stuff cluttering my brain, business concerns, etc. - and, rather, just BE here ...... (I will add that breakfast today was super yummy - especially the custom made veggie omelet and, of course, the chocolate croissant! Yup - giving in ... read more

Geo: -15.3982, 28.2937Pour faire suite à un commentaire pertinent, nous avons effectivement dans nos bagages un livre en français sur les animaux d'Afrique. Il s'avère toutefois que celui-ci soit quelque peu moins exhaustif que le livre sur les oiseaux d'Afrique australe, en anglais lui. Les images étant assez parlantes d'elles même, peut-être vais-je, dans un souci d'érudition du lecteur, mettre des noms d'oiseaux en anglais, histoire de permettre à tout un chacun de faire des progrès dans cette belle langue. Soit dit en passant, les noms anglais sont souvent plus descriptifs que leur traduction française qui fait parfois un peu bourgeoise (comme le "water thick-knee" qui devient "œdicnème verniculé" par exemple).Brefs, revenons-en à nos moutons, ... read more