Things we’ve learned Previously a Portuguese colony, Mozambique has kilometers of white sand beaches and friendly people. Although in recent years, it hasn’t been the safest place to visit. There was conflict between Frelimo, the incumbent party, and Renamo. A temporary […]
Maria
The islands in Quirimbas Archipelago
Matemo and Rolas Islands Since our overnight camping experiences in Ilha de Mozambique we knew we wanted to do more. We asked the guide that took us to the sandbank and he said the best beach was at Matemo North. […]
Ibo Island
The alarm went off at 3:10 am so we’d be ready when the taxi would arrive at 3:30. We got our things together and opened the front door so we could see when it arrived. Our assumption was it would […]
The road to Pemba
We walked leisurely through the streets of Ilha towards the bridge that would take us back to the mainland. The streets were full of people as the trash truck was whistling as it announced its arrival around the island. A […]
The islands around Ilha de Mozambique
Even though we spent a week on Ilha de Mozambique, we took a couple of those days to explore the nearby islands. We opted for dhows instead of boats with motors to let the wind take us to our destination. […]
Ilha de Mozambique
The trip from Nampula to Ilha took us 4 hours in a chapa even though it is less than 200 kms (124 miles) away. Each time we set foot in one the experience is different. The main road in Nampula […]
Beira to Nampula
We left Manica ready to discover the country. Sloan and his business partner, Barnie, dropped us off at the market, which also happened to be where we’d get the chapa (combi) to Chimio. They were a little hesitant to leave […]
Crossing from Zimbabwe to Mozambique
Since seeing the steam train in Victoria Falls, we wanted to take a train across the country. It hadn’t worked with our plans up to then so we made sure we would use it on our way out. The train […]
Zimbabwe in Review
Things we’ve learned Zimbabwe was a British colony until 1980 and has a recent history of struggle between black and white people. Within the last 17 years, many whites left the country after losing their farmland. Those that remain live […]
Harare
As the majority of our bags were in Harare with Jan, that would be our next stop. We got a ride into Hauna with a supervisor from the power station as the combis didn’t run until the afternoon. He dropped us off […]