Lusaka, Zambia Travel Blogs

I always thought Canadians were nice people
Apr 13, 2006

... a while to fill up so we didn't get on the road until 7:30. We were trying to get the 10am bus on the Zambia side of the border to Lusaka, but this wasn't looking now. I met a nice guy on this minibus who had left from Blantyre at 1am the same morning and ...

Western Road Trip 4
Jul 29, 2005 (1 photos)

... and I to work on the sign. I had been doing the math and was now deeply suspicious of Bwalya's request for cash. In Lusaka we were issued plenty of money for the trip, money for diesel, labour, materials, contingency, and a decent per diem. I was ...

Mean Streets
Aug 1, 2005 (2 photos)

... and armed robberies are not rare here; in fact, crime is the rule rather than the exception. It doesn't matter that Zambia is a peaceful country. Peace doesn't put food on the table, and poverty and desperation are endemic. While violent crime is ...

The President is Not a Cabbage
Nov 11, 2005 (1 photos)

... cover-ups and party intrigue that have plagued Zambian politics in the past year. The stakes are certainly high for Zambia's top Bwana. With presidential elections are set for July 2006, and Mwanawasa seems intent on neutralizing all opposition. The ...

Northern Road Trip 6
Jul 13, 2005 (2 photos)

... thought was bronchitis. The public health system told her she was fine and to go home and rest. At the private clinic in Lusaka I was barely coughing or wheezing but was given a chest X-ray, blood tests and three different pills, to the tune of almost ...

Random Passages
May 12, 2005 (10 photos)

... the telling has done little to curb my fears. * * * From the Miscellaneous section of the Classifieds in the Post, 'Zambia's Leading Newspaper': "An astrologer herbalist why not try him welcome Dr. N. Magaga from East Africa He is here to pay ...

A Sigh for Africa
Nov 15, 2005 (2 photos)

... had many questions about politics in Zambia, my opinions about Malawi, and my general experience in Africa. Before I left Zambia to travel to Botswana, Johannesburg and Malawi, I'd have painted a very different and disparaging picture of the country ...

Fear of Darkness
Aug 12, 2005

... to know how long the blackout will last. It shouldn't be occurring at all. With many hydroelectric power sources, Zambia supplies electricity to Zimbabwe, Congo and East Africa. In places like the Kafue River and Lake Kariba, major power plants have ...

Lusaka
Dec 1, 2006

Lusaka

Chilling in Lusaka
Aug 31, 2008

... a hard time for taking advantage, but it wasn't so bad since the distance was less than a kilometer.  Finding taxis in Lusaka is not a terribly easy thing to do unless you know where they hide, which naturally we did not.  Travis went back to ...

Bandas and Bibles
May 6, 2005 (7 photos)

... like the Piper. White faces are a rare site in Freedom, a town of some 500 people, 20 kilometres south of the capital, Lusaka. This is a place that tourists never see, let alone many better-off Zambians. It's a hard-scrabble, dusty village, alive with ...

Zambia
Jul 29, 2003

Hi Guys, You can read our update from Zambia in our entry from Cape Town, South Africa entitled 'Cape Town at Last!!!'. Cheers, K & S

Luxury bath in Lusaka
Mar 14, 2004

... 5.30am that morning when my alarm had sounded in my little tin hut at Usa River I hasn't quite visualized arriving in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia quite like this. I was more worried that the driver, Abel who I had booked through the school would turn up. ...

The Day After
Oct 23, 2008 (12 photos)

... .  Also, the sides of the truck didn't close properly and new bolts were needed. We asked them to stop at a hardware store in Lusaka on the way out to Nalubanda, but Kambani told me that even though they say they will, they won't. They don't care. & ...

last day of holiday
Jul 6, 2009

... full time at the orphanage House of Martha.  Here they are with us at this very nice resort where incidentally the president of Zambia was just here last night.  We had a full buffet breakfast this morning and Peter cut a bite of his sausage and ...

First days in Zambia
Jul 7, 2006 (3 photos)

Wow! We made it to Africa yesterday morning after the 10 hour place ride. I'm writing to you from the Kilamanjaro Cafe in Lusaka -- the Zambian capital. As soon as I stepped off the plane I couldn't wipe the enormous smile off my face. I think in some ...

visiting schools
Jul 9, 2009

... . No running water, very little electricity, cement block houses. The school is a paradise compared to its surroundings. Children in Zambia are only required to go to school until 7th grade. The De Vos school has excellent teachers and the students in ...

Malawi is where my heart belongs
Dec 14, 2007 (4 photos)

... really getting a taster & not getting to know them like I did Malawi, which is a bit frustrating.  Yesterday we crossed into Zambia.  It chucked it down for a few hours & us in the cheap seats at the back of the truck got a bit soggy ...

Lusaka Part II
Nov 12, 2006

... at someone's house, everything looks the same, and barely anything is built above two stories. Because it's so thinly populated, Zambia has a ton of immigrants. The main groups really are Arabs and Indians, which makes for an interesting mix, when you ...

Day 14 - Saturday, 25 November, 2006
Feb 24, 2007

My head hit the pillow last night and I was out like a light.  All of that excitement in one day.  It was too much to handle!  Saturday, day 14 and back to the reality of the ashram.  I don't even have the will to write anything today ...

Day 18 - Wednesday, 29 November, 2006
Feb 24, 2007

Today was a tough day to get through.  I was really tired in the morning asana class so after a few sun salutations I left the class and came back to the dorm to sleep.  I really need it.  In my dreams I was still here at the ashram and ...

Day 6 - Friday, 17 November, 2006
Jan 6, 2007 (2 photos)

Today has been an amazing day!  I have had so much fun!  Today is Friday and Friday is a good day because I get a break from Bootcamp!   I had a slight lie in today and missed satsang.  I may get into trouble for that tomorrow, but ...

World AIDS Day
Dec 3, 2007 (33 photos)

... to do art as work, even if it was just for 5 days. Everything took place in an artists' workshop within the Showgrounds in Lusaka for several months. For World AIDS Day on December 1st, the maze was put on display in the Henry Tayali art gallery. In ...

Day 9 - Monday, 20 November, 2006
Feb 17, 2007

Monday in an ashram in India....  My muscles have definitely become stronger today with the way they pushed us.  They swapped our asana classes over today (they have split the group into about 90 students in each) so I had the intense class in ...

Lusaka, Zambia
Nov 10, 2006

... ˇKalthough I canˇ¦t say I remember them all. Now Zambia has itˇ¦s own form of the latin ˇ§mananaˇ¨ ...

Day 15 - Sunday, 26 November, 2006
Feb 24, 2007 (1 photos)

The day started at 5 am.  We had to wake up extra early because of a long walk up a mountain to watch the sun come up.  We were told that we could do the walk in ordinary slippers and didn't need to wear trainers.  I'm glad I decided to put ...

Lusaka - Johannesburg
Apr 19, 2006

I had a quick swim at the hotel pool before checking out. Timothy from World Vision Zambia and one of his collegues came to say goodbye. I left them a couple of Koalas and I think they liked them. Afterwards, I caught the hotel shuttle to the airport. The ...

Ngepi to Caprivi to Livingston
Apr 30, 2008 (9 photos)

... Derek and Lucas. The back track was definitely worth it and comes well recommended to anyone doing that route. We entered Zambia, crossing the border fairly easily and managed to make it to Livingston by the late afternoon. We met up with the ...

Last Great Day
Oct 21, 2008 (9 photos)

... ;I absolutely love being a part of this process to bring joy and a better life for relatively little cost.   In Zambia, Malawi and South Africa we have provided for more than 30 scholarships per year. Our cattle development program has more than ...

Day 7 - Saturday, 18 November, 2006
Feb 17, 2007

Today has been a really tough day.  The reality of being back in the ashram and what lies ahead of me terrifies the living day lights out of me.  It's been a tough day for everyone and I think our combined energy is really not helping matters.& ...