Likoma Island, Malawi Travel Blogs

Likoma Island and Blantyre
Mar 24, 2006 (23 photos)

... to travel up and down the length of the lake. On the Ilala was another westerner, Jack a freelance travel journalist, going to Likoma Island too...so we chatted for most of the journey..he was going to Kaya Mawa the expensive place and me to Mango Drift ...

On the Ilala
Aug 26, 2008 (23 photos)

... friends and relatives, but most are probably there because it is the most interesting thing that happens during the week. Likoma Island and its companion, which is too difficult to spell, are specks of paradise in the middle of the lake.  The ...

Too much time to think
Jun 5, 2008

... sweet that I can get to do this. The people here unfortunately were not born with the same opportunities. Tomorrow I am off to Likoma Island. My new friend Peter will most likely be sanding the same deck. I think I mentioned this before but when you ...

Off to the Islands
Jun 2, 2008

... out on the nice local people. I was an asshole muzingu (at least to one person) for a night. The ferry arrived in Chizumulu Island at 1 am. It actually stopped about 500 yards from the island because of the low tide so a small boat came to get us. It ...

Benefits of stretching exercises
Jun 7, 2008

... to that difficult area between the shoulder blades. I met a pilot the previous night who was staying at my guesthouse. He flew into Likoma Island and had to stay the night. When he said goodbye this morning, I told him to fly by the guesthouse and tip ...

A man with no place to go
Jun 8, 2008

I decided to stay in Nhkata Bay for the day just so I could catch up on my travel blog. I spent 6 hours typing. It was like being at work again. At night, I had dinner with the Italian couple. I met some of their friends. I was glad I met them as their ...

Another disease to worry about
Jun 3, 2008

... lake for about $12 a night. Erica, Emma and myself are the only travellers here so it's nice to feel like we have a whole island to ourselves. It's very quiet and relaxing.It was a nice change of pace as Nhkata Bay had its fair share of backpackers by the ...

Chicken Sh&t
Jun 6, 2008

... I know I would be a bit of a chicken shit (aka afraid) about getting malaria. Both Erica and I weren't that impressed with Likoma Island.We were glad that we didn't leave Chizumulu earlier. Once we found our guesthouse, we hiked away from the beach and ...

Likoma Island
May 30, 2009 (8 photos)

... time to get psyched for the match.  I have no idea what they were saying but I enjoyed the entertainment. I spent 3 nights on Likoma Island, The Isle of Baobab, doing pretty much the same thing as I did on Chizimulu.  I did two more dives here ...

It's good to have goals
Jun 4, 2008

... . The beer actually comes in a carton that has huge writing on it stating "International Beer". I doubt anyone drinks this stuff outside Malawi. The locals had me try it and it tasted as awful as it looked. Whenn I peaked inside the carton, it looked more ...

Lake Malawi
May 16, 2005 (7 photos)

... have for generations... The govt are also aware but haven't kicked a project off to try & utilise it either... and Malawi is an incredibly poverty stricken country too. I guess its another example of another African country with amazing natural resources ...

THE LAKE OF STARS
Apr 18, 2009 (7 photos)

... Saturday and we had a Monday rendevous with a dilipidated ferry and islands to explore in the middle of Lake Malawi. Chizimulu Island----- Our newly formed Swiss/Australian alliance made its way to Nhakata Bay with a slight detour through a sugar ...