Blantyre, Malawi Travel Blogs

The magic calculator
Apr 3, 2006

... by the means of transport people take, then Malawi would be very low down the list as the road to Blantyre teamed with walkers and cyclists. Malawi is actually one of the poorest countries in Africa and also one of the most populated per sq. mile. Malawi ...

Bored in Blantyre
Aug 11, 2005

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Back to Blantyre
Aug 10, 2005

Makhanga - Bangula - Nchalo - Blantyre

How long do the buses take here?!
Aug 7, 2005

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Moving On
Mar 15, 2006

... last couple hours of the journey, hiding the maize and highlighting the true shape of the land in Afro-blue. We arrived in Blantyre around 9 p.m., and I jotted down some contacts I'd made on the bus. It's a 100 meter walk from the bus station to the ...

Birthday in Blantyre
Aug 12, 2005

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Malawi Summary
Aug 14, 2005

Distance travelled so far - 10925km (equivalent of London to Singapore) In Malawi - 1260km Malawi Summary Useful Chichewa Hello - moni How are you? - muli bwanji? Fine - ndiri bwino Thank you - zikomo Yes - inde No - ai Goodbye - ...

Free Mugging Wth Every Order of Chicken and Chips
Aug 6, 2007 (6 photos)

Here's a funny story about getting mugged. Well, almost mugged. I was staying in Blantyre, Malawi at a backpackers called Doogles. It is set out by the bus station, and you read in guide books, and are told by everyone, that the area is not safe at ...

Mulanje Massif
May 26, 2008 (8 photos)

... How fortunate we are to enjoy such beauty on such a beautiful continent. From here the team pushes on to Tanzania, along lake Malawi. Attempts to take the Mozambique route were abandoned as it was not possible to get news on the ferry needed to cross the ...

Seeing Livelihood Development Projects in Blantyre
Oct 5, 2008 (7 photos)

... relating to how the projects were going and hear his recommendations.  We spent a very profitable and enjoyable three hours with him before sending him home by taxi.    A very good first full day in Blantyre, Malawi.     

A short-long summary of Zambia
May 25, 2008 (12 photos)

... I think the boys loved it, especially when they got rewarded with the soccer ball once the game was over. Day 13 - Husted's into Malawi We reached Chipata at about lunch time on the 8th and the Dups's said goodbye to the Husted's who needed to get to ...

Blantyre
Feb 28, 2007 (1 photos)

... the way I managed to buy another carved table (oops!) but it was a bargain at $15. In Blantyre I sent all the tables home which should take 2 months. I also went to visit Blantyre cathedral. It rained most of our day here. We then headed on to Mozambique.

Miles of Malawi
May 21, 2008 (5 photos)

... least. Two days at Senga Bay was just enough and we headed for Cape Maclear - the mush-talked-about beach mecca of Malawi. We intended staying 2 nights there and then pushing on again, but 2 nights turned to 4 before we eventually dragged ourselves away. ...

Reflection on Malawi
Mar 13, 2009 (10 photos)

... tries his best." Miracle is in her second year in the business administration diploma program, now at Malawi College of Accountancy, Blantyre campus. She achieved her certificate (first year) at Mzuzu University-a government school of higher education ...

Third day in Blantyre looking at projects
Oct 7, 2008 (12 photos)

... tire and Gracious Mpilangwe had to repair it. He keeps the car at his home overnight while we are here. Among the membership in Blantyre there is only one car and it is owned by Cephas Chapamba and he is here only temporarily while he is going to school. ...

Malawi, Malawi
Jan 8, 2007 (5 photos)

... . Je ,merkt al meteen een groot veschil in vegetatie, sfeer en mensen: Heerlijk. De eerste overnachting is in Blantyre, Doogles alwaar ik weer in de vijf dagen dat ik daar verblijf Sergio en Angela tegenkom (Mocambique). Volgende halte wordt ...

The almost Malawi Capital
Nov 3, 2007

... ride to Limbe, then change to another minibus, wait for it to full up and a half hour ride to be dropped of in Blantyre, relatively close to Doogles Lodge, the most famous budget place to stay in town. The guys running this lodge really got it right. It ...

Blantyre, Malawi
Oct 4, 2008 (5 photos)

... used to the lower temperatures, but here it's going into summer and more hotter days are expected.  Church Services in Blantyre, Malawi We walk into Sabbath services and everyone is quietly seated waiting for us.  They looked so somber as we ...

Visiting LifeNets Projects in Blantyre--day 2
Oct 6, 2008 (9 photos)

... . They seemed like such a happy family.   Then we went to a densely populated shopping area in Limbe, a suburb of Blantyre. There we have helped a young lady Hlupekile Chirwa with a sewing machine, cloth and other items. This helped her get set up ...

Masuka Bwenji!!
Jul 8, 2008 (2 photos)

... have been thoroughly spoilt by Angela (Emilys good friend from Uni) and her boyfriend Yaseen (who is a legend) who live in Blantyre, before heading off on our own adventures. Anyway, we promised short and sweet so here are this weeks thoughts: -Terminal ...

The Jennifer Goodbyes and the Driving Experience
Jun 24, 2007 (13 photos)

... sauce), and a mystery gift covered in pink gift-wrap. It was somewhat of a somber meal.   The clan departed for Blantyre at 8:00am. I slept on the way there as did Jennifer and Aaron.  Church is scheduled to begin at 10:30 every Saturday and ...

A Few Nights in Blantyre
Aug 22, 2006

Hello!! We arrived into Blantyre, Malawi's second largest city, in the afternoon of the 21st. We are in Blantyre in order to process our Mozambique visa's since it takes 24 hours to do. We just hung out at the campsite for the rest of the day as ...

T.I.A. This is Africa
Dec 11, 2007

... by a shrug of the shoulders quite a useful one.  When we arrived at Lusaka International Airport to fly to Blantyre in Malawi we discovered that the 3.20pm flight we had booked now departed at 3pm, when we got to check in, our seat ...

A Midnight call from the Police/Army
Jul 21, 2009

We havent had internet for a few weeks. Balntyre, We arrived and every restaurant and cafe that was in our guide was either closed down or nonexistent  We went to bed early as we were tired from travelling. At 3am I awoke to the light being turned ...

Afrikaanse Multiple Gok
May 31, 2008 (22 photos)

... volgens de Human Development Index van de Verenigde Naties dat we tot nog toe bezocht hebben? A Peru B Bolivia C Malawi D Mozambique Antwoord: D Mozambique staat nummer 172 en dus zesde van onder. Malawi staat 164e, Bolivia 117 en Peru ...

Livingstonia to Blantyre
May 12, 2008 (10 photos)

... took to Kande Beach the other day.  From Senga, which I have to say is not that nice a town, I headed to Blantyre, where I sit today.  Tomorrow I break into my Mozambique travels, and have to say I am a bit disappointed to leave Malawi.& ...

Blantyre
Dec 14, 1999 (2 photos)

Blantyre

On the Road......
Aug 25, 2007

... 3 hours! Anyway, we finally reached Blantyre at around 5pm, which was quite amazing - only an hour later than schedule!! Blantyre didn't look particularly inviting and one of the chaps I'd been speaking to on the bus offered me a lift to the coach ...

lake and elephants
Sep 2, 2003

... a minibus to a truck to a bus to a truck. First a short minibus ride to Limbe, which is basically merged with Blantyre, a "sister city", then a long ride on another minibus to a town called Mangochi. These minibuses are basically 16 seater vans, and they ...

yeah oka man shoah shoah
Sep 3, 2003

... the plains in steep rocky faces several hundred meters high. Zomba was the old colonial capital (today the commercial capital is Blantyre and administrative Lilongwe), and is still very stately, with the streets lined in huge shady trees; we even passed a ...