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African shoestrings – Tanzania Day One Hundred and Twelve the last day!
Our last full day was spent just aimlessly wondering down the alleys and streets of Stone town, stopping to browse […]
African shoestrings – Tanzania Day One Hundred and Nine – Dar es Salaam
And so the events leading to bus ride from hell number three started to unfold. The bus wasn’t due to […]
African shoestrings – Malawi Day One Hundred and Seven/Nine – Nkhata Bay Malawi
So the very next day we went into Mzuzu to find out for sure. The information we were getting in […]
African shoestrings – Malawi Day One Hundred and Five-Six – Nkhata Bay Malawi
No sooner than had we settled in and despite our fatigue, we were out exploring. We came across a couple […]
African shoestrings – Malawi Day One Hundred and Three/Four – Nkhata Bay Malawi
So hang on tight, Bus ride from hell two starts now! We arrived at the bus station at 5 pm […]
African shoestrings – Malawi Day One Hundred and Two Blantyre
An hour later we got our bags and decided that enough was enough, it was time to jump ship! We […]
African shoestrings – Mozambique Day One Hundred and One Bordertown
With a GDP of only US$104 per person Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. The Portuguese […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Nine Zambezi River
Later that morning with us bringing up the rear as usual we were paddling alongside an island to avoid a […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Eight Zambezi River
We got to the Bronte at 5.00 am the next morning ready and waiting for our guide Peter and his […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Seven Harare
Possum Lodge had such a quaint name for a backpackers hostel that we felt we had to stay there. We […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Six Harare
We moved on the next day to an area called the Vumba Mountains around 250 kilometres to the north. This […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Five Chimanimani Zimbabwe
From Great Zim. we drove to the small village of Chimanimani in the Eastern Highlands. Located at the eastern border […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Four Masvingo Zimbabwe
Before we set off to The Great Zimbabwe National Monument, we had to fix that damn battery lead once and […]
African shoestrings – Zimbabwe Day Ninety-Three Masvingo Zimbabwe
The next day was one of those days. Our early morning game drive yielded very little wildlife. It was our […]
