Maseru, Lesotho Travel Blogs

BVAWT010 - FXMM
Sep 15, 2008

FXMM - Moshoeshoe I International Airport

Day 125 - Lesotho, Maseru - Illegal Entry
Mar 13, 2009

... back to Malealea at 3 we hit the road straight away and drove to the boarder, this time crossing at Maseru. Getting stamped out of Lesotho posed a problem, reason being we had been stamped out by South Africa but never stamped in by Lesotho thereby ...

Back to My Roots
Aug 28, 2006

... short sleep. At 6am I was up and getting ready to board another bus... this time one across the border into Lesotho. I went through the normal border formalities, walked accross the border, and was immediately aware that I was in a different country. ...

COLLECTING STAMPS IN LESOTHO- HALFWAY THERE
Aug 17, 2009 (2 photos)

... Africa and stamp into Lesotho, no problem until I pass what looks like some women’s bake sale.  That’s Lesotho customs.             "You need to declare your commodities," the nice ...

The rooftop of Africa
Sep 9, 2007

We climbed up through the Drakenburg pass in SA and up into Lesotho. What an amazing little country. Ive never seen anywhere as beautiful. The cherry blossom was out and a tree framed every small house which perched on the edge of a mountain. A short 3 day ...

Training in Maseru
Jun 12, 2008

After the confusion of trying to sort out our luggage, getting through customs, figuring out how many bags were missing because we overloaded the plane and getting on the PC bus, we all peered wide-eyed out the window for the 20 min ride to the training ...

Busride from Hell-o Valium!!!
Jul 11, 2008

So, I am sure that everyone out there is curious to hear all about the public transport in Lesotho.  Wait no more you catlike fellows for here is a story to satiate all your interests. Following my Phase 3 training at the Peace Corps training ...

Taxi Ride
Sep 2, 2007

... tip is two rand.  Oh, the bus costs 3 rand or maloti.  Rand is South Africa and Maloti (loti) is Lesotho, but they are interchangeable.  7 rand or loti equal a dollar. To answer some of your questions:  whites are a definite ...

humping zebras crossing
Feb 11, 2009 (68 photos)

... back to the immigration post...not our fault the post was smaller than most portaloos. maseru was a bustling city, the kingsway (once lesotho's only tarred road...prepared for a visit from the queen) buzzed to the sounds ...

Lesotho
Jul 3, 2003

Arrived in Maseru

Lesotho
Aug 31, 2007

Lumela (greetings..pronounced doomayla), Ndate (sir) and Me (madam)!!! I am here in Maseru, Lesotho!! Most of the flight from London to Johnessburg was at night so not much to see.  Flat and brown as we arrived. The plane from Jburg to Maseru ...

Lesotho day trip
Jun 26, 2009 (15 photos)

... network i am with should get great coverage". oh no... the very second, and i do mean the second we crossed maseru bridge and actually enetred Lesotho, no network coverage at all!! lol oh well. Anyway we drove into the center of Maseru, a dump, a complete ...

SOS kindergarten
Sep 5, 2007

I am helping with a kindergarten run by SOS. The children are fascinated by the white teacher. I finally put a hand on each of my fingers to hold hands with as many as I could. I want to help them along during a lesson, but teacher said the primary ...

Africa 2008
Aug 7, 2008

... stop-off in Dubai was longer and the second flight was much better; huge selection of films. 5th July We arrived at the Lesotho Durham Link and we got into our rooms (mine was myself, Heather, Jayne, Frances, Luci and Rosie, although Luci was ...

Surrounded by a sea of South Africa...
Oct 23, 2006

An island so to say.

Farvel Sydafrika
Sep 21, 2009 (5 photos)

... . I dag startede vi med at bruge 3 timer paa at vente i en minibus. Det er saa lang tid det tog for mnibussen til Lesotho at blive fyldt op. Hernede koere de jo foerst naar der er fyldt helt op med passagere. Vi blev smidt af ved graensen og kom helskindet ...

Community Based Training
Jun 21, 2008 (10 photos)

... long. They are either hauling water, working in the garden, de-cobing (??) corn or washing clothes. The staple breakfast in Lesotho is Lesheleshele, or a sorghum porridge that tastes a lot like cream of wheat when you mix it with sugar. This past week ...

A Lesotho Funeral and random stuff
Jan 29, 2009 (10 photos)

... passed away a few weeks ago. I visited her on Thursday and Friday for the memorial service they held for him at the Lesotho Agriculture College (he was a 37 yr old masters student) and then for the preparations for the funeral on Saturday. For the week ...

SAfrica
Oct 24, 2007

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Lesotho
Aug 20, 2006

march 20-22 2004. Visit to Malealea, Maseru and Taba boshu.

I almost left Lesotho because my box spring was up
Jan 22, 2008

... of Lesotho. And I must be honest, the teachers I saw before me are the real hope and protagonists of change in Lesotho classrooms- I, as a Peace Corps Volunteer, am only a facilitator. Most of the teachers are looking forward to having me observe and help ...

Homeward stretch
Aug 7, 2008

... the USA and today I am off to Menkhoaneng to try and figure out over the next three months exactly what I will be doing here in Lesotho. I'd like to write more but I have to get going cause it takes a while to get to site. I have a phone though and get ...

Lesotho
Jun 2, 1997

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