Fascinated by the breakdown

We felt so lucky to have hitched in a ride in a fancy truck with some other travelers. Our luck ran out when the engine overheated a few kilometers out of town, but was revived when we talked and laughed and played with the scores of people who came out to watch.

Turning the tables on the tourists

September 21st 2005
There are moments when the people that we so love to observe and quietly comment on get their payback; moments when the children and the market ladies, the artists and the guys who sell stuff in the bus windows turn all eyes on us. Children pour out of rural classrooms and chase us down the road chanting "Uzungu!"; people gather round when our car breaks down; ladies laugh and sing as I try to po ... read more

Africa » Malawi

Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional... ... read more

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