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 […]
Mozambique in Review
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 […]
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 […]