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Africa » Malawi » Southern » Zomba February 4th 2019

The drive up to Zomba was pretty straight forward but we missed a turn that would have avoided the painful process of crawling through Limbe. On our way we stopped off at the rather out-of-place url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dong+Jing+Fo+Tang+-+Buddhist+Temple/@-15.7445001,35.1070298,15.71z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x18d84e15bdfec1f9:0xf9d9aa412d14c66e!8m2!3d-15.7468079!4d35.1062617Dong Jing Fo Tang Buddhist temple.This was a mere dot on Google Maps and it was certainly off the beaten track as even when we were a mere 200m away on the dirt road, nobody we asked knew of it! The temple was naturally very reminiscent of our Asia travels, and it would appear to be a home for orphaned and abandoned children, although they have not been converted into novice monks. There was not a saffron robe in sight. It did make for an intriguing side trip along the way though. In Zomba the backpa... read more
Dong Jing Fo Tang - Buddhist Temple
Zomba Plateau
Zomba Plateau

Africa » Malawi » Southern » Zomba November 27th 2012

Geo: -15.3891, 35.32C'est moins affriolants que de plus grands primates (quoi que ça dépend lesquels…), mais ça correspond assez à une visite des montagnes de Zomba ! Cinq minutes de marche dans le brouillard, puis une heure sous la pluie (et en Afrique, quand il pleut, il pleut) avant de retrouver un temps plus clément.Toujours est-il que les superbes points de vue du petit et du grand pic se sont limités à une vaste grisaille humide à 360°. L'Afrique restant ce quelle est, ce fut aussi l'occasion de s'immerger dans sa flore et sa faune si riche. Les cris d'oiseaux se mêlant à ceux des singes, les deux se laissant accessoirement apercevoir. A un niveau plus terre à terre, seules les scolopendres pullulaient. Pas trace de mambas de divers coloris qui, semble-t-il, restent dans un... read more
Point de vue
Après l'incendie
Premier babouin

Africa » Malawi » Southern » Zomba November 26th 2012

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Africa » Malawi » Southern » Zomba » Zomba June 10th 2011

Last weekend was fantastic! Emma had meetings in Zomba (“big city” in the south) and Mangochi (right on Lake Malawi), and she took us with her. The drive took about 5 hours, but it was incredible. I finally saw the Africa that you see in the movies. For about 1/3 of the journey, Mozambique was to our right. Apparently the road was the border, so we had to stop at about 5 border town checkpoints. The landscape was incredible. You’d look to the right as the sun set behind the distant mountains and think it was the most amazing sight you’d ever seen, then you’d look left only to discover that the way the shadows and changing colors of the sky accentuated the hills and valleys of Malawi blew your mind. I tried to draw an ... read more




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