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- Harare
- Capital
- Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWD)
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Zimbabwe Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Zimbabwe
War Vets and Yorkshire Pudding
This is a top pick! ... fought in the war. Whatever their age or distinction, war vets have been responsible for destroying much of Zimbabwe's agricultural and economic infrastructure. Shortages of basic foodstuffs and other commodities are a direct result of their actions, ...
The Land That Coke Forgot
This is a top pick! ... deceptively simple. In an attempt to shore up his power, Robert Mugabe, president since independence, diverted blame for Zimbabwe's economic decline by scapegoating foreigners, Western states, white farmers, and even homosexuals. Finally, in the late ...
Rafting Mania
This is a top pick! ... over you will need to swim under and grab the safety rope - piece of shit.... - said the rafting guide! Hello Again from Zimbabwe and Zambia as I have crossed the border about 15 times today across the mighty Zambezi river. Yep time to understand the ...
Victoria Falls: from the ground ...
This is a top pick! ... Westerners. And the police will not assist or protect. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs strictly warns against visiting Zimbabwe. Civil war must eventually occur - too many people are suffering. And when it does, foreigners will be ...
Mana Pools
http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-3707-Lions%20eat%20man%20in%20outdoors%20shower/news.aspx Nothing like this happened while I was there, didn't even see any lions. However, I did get to see several Hyenas and a pack of African Wild Dogs which are ...
Day 12
DAY 12 Sunday December 19th Trusting you got my back log of posts on Saturday. I hoped that I would be able to get some photos uploaded from Mr. Pringle's house as well but no such luck. We had another great rain storm in the evening. It ...
Marine Corps Ball
Brian and I attended our first ever Marine Corp Ball, we had such a great time! Great company and dancing the night away! My girlfriend Heather Rhodes and I designed our own dresses, made with African fabrics and by a local seamstress. We felt we ...
Birthday Adventure 2012 - Chapter 4
... dark, and quite cold) to shower, have a quick breakfast, and catch a taxi at 7am from our campsite across the border to Zimbabwe. The Zambezi Waterfront Resort, where we were camping, was only a short 7 kilometers from the border, and our goal was ...
Day 1
THURSDAY December 8th 2010 Well, Here we are at Mwanga Lodge, 22.5 kilometers from Zimbabwe's Capital city of Harare. We arrived late on the 8th. Our flight was so late that the customs officials had gone home to bed. Favor! We had ...
At least it's not malaria
... in all I was pretty impressed with how easy and reasonable cheap it was to take care of this. Other than a $50 lab fee the 3 medications only cost $7. I'll wait until after I get out of Zimbabwe to mention the other interesting event that ...
Day 7
... them every week for thirteen years when he was a park ranger. He's managed several of the largest national parks in Zimbabwe. We are scheduled to depart at 8:00 a.m. The lion cubs are going to a sitter. We'll miss ...
longo caminho de volta
Estou a caminho de volta para Europa. Em alguns dias estarei em terras de "primeiro mundo" (usando essa expressao que saiu de moda, mas que pra mim faz mais sentido hoje do que quando ela ainda era utilizada). Estou aproveitando a longa viagem de volta ...
Time to celebrate!
Last night was Modester's (my host mom here in Zim) 40th birthday. Well technically, last week was but sadly we had to cancel the surprise party we had planned due to the tragic passing of Willard’s sister. So last night we threw a small party ...
Great Zimbabwe Ruins
... melt marshmallows in their cups. After some prodding from us Kenny spoke to us about the recent history of Zimbabwe; Mugabe, drought, hyperinflation, corruption, currency & administration changes… seems that the initiation of the power sharing ...
Day 22
Day 22 Wednesday, DEC 29 It rained ALL night long! Everything is muddy and the tents are soaked! We had breakfast at 7:00 and started packing things up. Lots to do and a long drive home to Mwanga ...
Day 23
Day 23 Thursday December 30 Well, gee, where to begin. This will take awhile so wait 'til you have a minute to start reading. We've had a very long twenty four hours since Wednesday. By the time we got everything packed and down to the ...
What does 30 million buy you in Zimbabwe?
... crisis and on the brink of an uprising by the people. The shelves are empty. There is nothing to buy with your billion zimbabwe dollars. Even the people can't get corn to feed themselves. The elections were a few days off by the time we left, ...
Work in progress...
As you all have read, back in February my father came for a visit to help run a coaching clinic and to also be here for the official opening of the Gulati Community Court. Even though these were both huge successes, his main goal for visiting was to ...
Day 15
DAY 15 WEDNESDAY, December 22 early morning The boat engine was finally fixed and ready for a grand day on Lake Kariba! Before we left the boat dock, Ezra dropped a worm in the water and caught a nice cat fish. First fish gets a piece of ...
Carrage Ride
Today we went non a carrage rise with Matthew, out guide. We saw many animals, (basically everything we ate at out BBQ!).... we even got to see the Giraffe! We got to stop off at the Breeding Project.... my goodness, Max is massive, him and Lulu ...
Zimbabwe
During my 9 months in Zim I got to travel around a fair bit and experienced lots of different things. I got to visit the rural areas aswell as flying over Victoria Falls in a ...
Day 19-22 - Victoria Falls
... it was quite stunning. I'd love to go back when the water is at it's highest level. Here's some photos! As my time in Zimbabwe and Africa came to a close I looked back at all the amazing memories I had made. It had been the experience of a ...
day 2
FRIDAY December 9th 2010 Again, we woke at 5:30 to watch Africa's best graze past our veranda. A kind fellow brought us tea and coffee to sip as took in the show! What a delight! We joined the Putterills in the main lodge for breakfast ...
Last Leg
... it. THANKS MUM AND DAD!! After that, it was back onto Stevie the truck for the last time to cross the border into Zimbabwe to the town called Victoria Falls. For those that don't know, the Zambezi river acts as the border between the two ...
Moz to Zim
... hand at the local lingo... it's always nice to be able understand what is going on! And despite it's headline making reputation, Zimbabwe appears to have made quite the first impression on us! Despite being in a completely different part of Africa, Mutare ...
View on the Victoria Falls from Zimbabwe
... part is only to be seen from Zimbabwe. If you can afford it, book a flight over the Falls with a ultralight-glider. For going to Zimbabwe you just have to cross the bridge (and pay all the $$). The entrance to the Victoria Falls NP is close to the ...