Blogs from Africa - page 2723

Sorry this entry was lost in the Travel Blog Crash.. But at least we can still enjoy the pictures ~Julie... read more

The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for the TZ2000 team. June 5-9 was the first campaign week - held in Arusha. Since we had just received our container, we did not help during this first week, but rather worked furiously at home, so that we'd be a bit more settled by the time of the campaign in Moshi. The Freed Hardeman campaigners returned to the States on June 10. June 12-16 was seminar week in Arusha. Tuesday - Friday there were classes every day. The men met at the Andrew Connally School of Preaching. The women met at the church building in Arusha. I spoke Tuesday morning, on the topic of "Letting Our Light Shine", John 13:34,35. Julia also spoke; her topic being "Light Causes Growth." I spoke again on Thursday, on ... read more

As we approached the Vic Falls area in the truck, we could see a huge misty cloud of spray rising from the falls. On our first night we stayed in a cell-like room in the Rest Camp, but it was better than freezing in the tent. We treated ourselves to a Wimpy then went to a local bar called Hunters, that we affectionately renamed Munters. It was only 25p a bottle of beer! That evening everyone else seemed to get wrecked on cheap plonk and they all ended up pushing each other into the swimming pool at Shoestrings Backpackers. So made a sharp exit as we were saving ourselves for the booze cruise the following night. Walking around the Falls The falls were totally awesome! We walked along the front of the falls, progressively becoming ... read more

Lesotho translates as the land of the people who speak Sesotho; the people of Lesotho are called Basotho. It's a small land locked country - at @30,000 sq/km it's completely surrounded by South Africa and lies entirely above 1,000m - its lowest point is 1,400m, with over 80% of the country above 1,800m. And of its 2 million population around 29% have HIV/AIDS - recent estimates for the average life expectancy are @36 years old. I had just one day in Lesotho but soon realised I could easily have stayed much longer - like many tourists I was on a day trip from South Africa. The scenery here is stunning, quite barren at the time of year I visited but stunning nevertheless. My lasting memory of the country though would have to be the people - ... read more

Today I’m in Lusaka, Zambia. I seem to have traveled in a circle. Funny how stuff works out. Here in Lusaka I’m kind of taking a break from “Africa” and am spending some time in the westernized, expat area of Lusaka. Strange since I just took a vacation in Malawi. It was surreal almost for me to walk into Arcades the other day. Arcades is one of the large shopping malls in Lusaka. Last time I was there was New Years Eve and we went bowling late at night. I arrived here via a slight detour through South Luangwa National Park. This is regarded as one of the best parks in Southern Africa and one of the better parks in Africa for animals. It is also one of the few that you can do a walking ... read more