The Rainy Season, I Presume?

Het is half zeven in de ochtend. We zijn al ruim drie kwartier wakker, onze ‘watchman’ voor de nacht meldde zich rond kwart voor zes onder aan ons laddertje om te vertellen dat hij er nog steeds is. Gelukkig. Daar hebben we hem ook omgerekend €12,50 voor moeten betalen, maar dat bleek dus niet inclusief […]

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De Kip, de Club en de Startmotor

Hupsend op moeilijk verstaanbare Zambiase kerst-rap, schreeuwt de negroïde DJ in kerstmannenpak om vereeuwiging. Toegegeven, er waren meerdere gegadigden in Club Fairmount; de dampende frituurpannen achter de bar, apatische Chinezen en mannen in pak met zeer slechte snit en bluetooth-oortjes kwamen eveneens in aanmerking voor een fotoshoot. De boomlange en daarmee imposante uitsmijter had echter een […]

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Elephant Antics & Monkey Business – Zambia

Facebook has all the photos for this part of the trip – click here to have a look. Chipata, Zambia 9th – 10th December 2013 Having left Lilongwe that morning, I had crossed the border without any hassle. Passing acres of neat tea rows, the tar was smooth and the drive was easy going. I arrived in Chipata on […]

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Route Through Zambia

A Chipata / Mchinji Border to B Chipata – 20kms, half an hour with the border, easy driving and good tar   – read about this section here B/D Chipata to C South Luangwa – 160kms, 2.5 hours, this road used to be awful but they have tarred most of it now and were finishing off the final stretch in December 2013 […]

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Zambia

Πατήστε εδώ για να δείτε όλες τις φωτογραφίες απ’ τη Lusaka! Πατήστε εδώ για να δείτε όλες τις φωτογραφίες απ’ το Livingstone! Πως περνά έτσι ο καιρός εδώ στην Αφρική, ακόμα δεν μπορώ να το χωνέψω! Πριν λίγες μέρες γύρισα … Continue reading →

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Zambia

Day: 159 KLMS: 24,346 We clunked into Zambia for the second time, crossing through at Chirundu, the most hectic border yet. Trucks were backed up to 4km down the road and we had to aggressively drive our way through the complete chaos until we could get to the front of the line.  The actual...
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