After the long days of hiking the previous days, we really wanted to stay in bed and do nothing. Our flight out of Dar es Salaam to Madagascar was getting closer and we didn’t want to lose another day in […]
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Malawi in Review
Things we’ve learned From the minute we crossed into Malawi we started seeing signs for foreign aid. Countries from around the world have tried to help to move the country forward. Despite the support, it remains as one of the […]
Hiking the Nyika Plateau
We heard about trekking Nyika Plateau while in the Okavango Delta. The same person that gave us the recommendation to climb Mount Mulanje said we should also experience Nyika. The tip also came with the information that it’s hard to […]
Nhkata Bay and Livingstonia
Almost immediately after walking into Butterfly Space, we ran into Jason, who we’d met in Cape Maclear. He briefed us on the surroundings and told us about his plans to dive in a couple days. We wanted to do a […]
Likoma and the Chambo ferry
What commonly occurs with our plans happened yet again and within hours of arriving on Likoma we knew we needed a new one. We thought we could spend a few days on the island and then go to Chizumulu, a […]
Lilongwe and the Ilala ferry
We got lucky and were given a ride from Cape Maclear to Salima. The trip would have involved at least 2 minibuses, if not more, and countless hours so we were more than happy. We were outside of our hotel […]
Working in Cape Maclear
We signed up with WorkAway in hopes for finding an opportunity to let us stay in one place and experience more of the way of life there. After spending weeks on the Orange River, we wanted to make similar connections […]
Blantyre and Zomba
We had planned to visit Blantyre, but on our own time. As immigration at the border didn’t have visa stickers, we were sent to their main office within 3 days of entering the country. The minibus led us through the […]
Climbing Mount Mulanje
We planned our entire trip to Malawi around hiking Mount Mulanje. Most people mentioned the mountain when we said we were traveling through the country so we made it a priority. After a good bit of research we knew the […]
Crossing from Mozambique to Malawi
We left Ibo with enough time to make it back South by the time our visas ran out. We wanted to climb Mount Mulanje in Malawi and after asking around we had a good game plan. The train was our […]