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Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare November 30th 2015

I flew from Addis Ababa to Harare, making a quick stop-over in Lusaka, Zambia. I spent 11 days in Zimbabwe. English is widely spoken in Zimbabwe and the local languages mostly spoken are Shona and Ndebele. After experiencing hyper-inflation in late 2000’s, during which notes of a trillion Zimbabwean Dollars were printed, the government adopted the US Dollar as the local currency. The Botswana Pula and South African Rand are also widely accepted. Harare is the capital and largest city in Zimbabwe with ca. 3 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area. I stayed with a couchsurfer in Harare, who sent a friend to pick me up at the airport at a much cheaper price than the taxis. We drove right through the city centre, stopped to have something to eat and then he dropped me off ... read more
Chiremba Balancing Rocks, Harare
Harare city centre
Before touching down in Harare

Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare November 27th 2015

After a few days of heat in the bush, I decided to head to the capital of Zimbabwe, Harare. It would be the weekend and from what I heard, the nightlife is whats good in Harare. I basically heard theres nothing to do there unless it’s the weekend. So Friday afternoon I found myself invited by a Dutch guy, who grew up in Curacao, to play music and have a few drinks with the locals down the road from a craft market. So I did. We played music and sang songs til it was time for me to eat food and I headed back to the hostel without the 5 liter just of water I had purchased. It got lost somewhere in the mix, but I did bring a beer with to cook my ramen in. ... read more

Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare September 24th 2012

After my trip to Victoria Falls, i spent two weeks in my beloved Harare. The capital city of Zimbabwe, Harare, is a beautiful, light-filled, open city; high on the country's central plateaux. It is a city of modern buildings, wide thoroughfares, numerous parks and gardens. A city whose streets are lined with flowering trees and a wonderful and invigorating climate. There is a strong appreciation for the city's cultural and historical heritage and a number of the older buildings have been preserved. The Mining Pension Fund Building at Central Avenue and Second Street is one example and many more are to be found along Robert Mugabe Road between Second Street and Julius Nyerere Way. The National Gallery houses not only a valuable and interesting national collection but also hosts travelling international exhibitions and has a permanent ... read more

Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare September 24th 2012

Pics of ME with my friends and family in Harare Zimbabwe. Goodtimes! :)... read more
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THE KEG

Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare September 16th 2012

The bus from Victoria Falls to Harare took about 13 hours and was extremely uncomfortable. The only decent road to make the journey, takes you back down to Bulawayo, then north east towards Harare. We hadn't got much sleep by the time we arrived at midday. I rang Niall, who I had met in Vilankulos and had offered us a bed when we got to Harare. After about 15 minutes, he pulled up in a 1964 safari jeep, which he was driving around, while his jeep was getting repaired. This was an awesome way to get around and Niall gave us a bit of a guided tour as we drove the city back to his house in one of the suburbs. Christina and I were in need of a power nap and after a short one, ... read more
Harare Skyline
Niall's Safari Jeep
Long Way Home

Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare June 27th 2012

Hi everyone – me, again……and back with an update on Day 2 in Harare! (and P.S. - my phenomenal team members, Cheryl and Jade, are helping me out with this blog - I can't seem to upload multiple photos directly in here, so they are handling it - check back to yesterday's post and you will see the photos are now included in there! Thanks, team!!!) This is the day we have been dreaming of, planning for, and waiting for…….and it’s here. It’s time for us to meet with the women entrepreneurs of CAMFED! So very exciting………. We started the day with a fabulous breakfast at the hotel (see photos of my favorites – chocolate croissants and latte!!!!! Awesome!!!! Gotta say it…….even better than what we get in Quebec, yes sirrreee!!!!) I, personally, had a GREAT ... read more
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Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare June 25th 2012

Hi everyone! I'm back!!!!! (So, here's the thing - I want to get this blog post out to you before I get so 'backed up' that you won't be receiving ANY blog posts.....but I am having difficulty up-loading photos - something to do with 'plug-ins'.....it's all Greek to me! Anyway - I made a decision tonight.....it's getting late and I must be up at 4:15 a.m. to catch an early flight to Victoria Falls........we had a superb day today and I want to write that blog post, too - so, you will get the written story here......and to see the photos, you will need to log into Facebook, 'like' my business page and all the photos are uploaded there for your viewing pleasure. I'll get one of my tekkie colleagues to help me out with this ... read more
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Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare March 29th 2012

OK the internet is having issues and i have spent all day trying to add photos to this blog but no luck, I will try and put them up in the nxt few days. Having left the farm early this morning I am now back at ‘Hogwarts’, the Harare house. Though I have heard that a lot of people don’t like the house (which used to be a school) I think it’s brilliant. It’s very higgledy piggledy with rooms and floors all over the place and a lovely garden with a swimming pool. Possibly the most prominent feature of the house is Napoleon the massive dog, he has a colossal head but it is completely empty, not an intelligent animal but he’s brilliant. Along with Napoleon is Gilly the other dog and the complete antithesis of ... read more

Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare March 28th 2012

The Farm: Staying on the farm has been (and continues to be until 6am tomorrow) amazing. Life out here is so action packed, I am always so busy, which is why it has taken me 4 weeks to start writing a proper blog. Whether swimming in the pool, jacuzzying, reading in the sun, going to Clive’s aviary (yes aviary!), checking out the ostrich or being set on by the pack of dogs (Bella, Nushka, Delilah, Milo, Hermione and Scruffles) Just staying at the house I am overwhelmed with options! For example on our first day we had a Black Mamba on the front lawn, how much more exciting can you get!! We had to shoot it with a shotgun as it got into the ostrich/chicken pen and how many people can say they went black mamba ... read more
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Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare March 25th 2012

OK so thus far my blogging has been poor - awful so i thought I should catch up on the events so far. I am not a talented writer and I'm sure the following paragraphs are going to be pretty dull to read but here we go; this is more a blog for me to look back on and then can remember the stories and tell them later. The School, I have spent most of my time in Zim helping to teach at St Basil's primary school so it seems to me a good place to start my blog. On my first day we arrived (me and Oscar) to find the children (all 700 of them) in the main assembly point ready to welcome us. Unsure what to expect we stepped up in front of this ... read more
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