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- Harare
- Capital
- Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWD)
- Currency
- 11,365,366
- Population
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Zimbabwe
Travel Blogs from Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe and the GREATEST golf course
... that despite being in her mid eighties and having lived through all the country’s trials and tribulations firsthand she still loved Zimbabwe with all her heart and would never leave. Shortly after we sat down to relax with our scones, Sally and her ...
Monsoons over Masvingo
... available corner would be taken advantage of. So whilst the rest of the region flourishes during this rainy season, in Zimbabwe, surrounded by beautiful but bare fields, the torrential rain only contributes even more to the extreme lack of tourism... I'd ...
DAy 7
... . We'll miss them! They are so darling! It will be fun to see how much they grow in two weeks. Off to breakfast and a road trip across Zimbabwe! Hope you are enjoying a blessed and peaceful holiday season! Thanks for your ...
Cub Viewing - Amanzi and 4L's
Today we got to cub view the 4L's, which was a bonus as no other clients get to view them, let alone sit in with them.... Matthew was excellent, he actually relaxed and enjoyed himself wioth the cubs. David left for Zambia today, he gave ne an update ...
Hookers and Hold ups
... has gone on far too long .....and i really only have limited knowledge of all the angles and the complicated history that made zimbabwe what it is today. Howvere i can conclude that things are getting better even if very slowly ....the Dollar is firmly ...
Day 28
DAY 28 Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Well, after a full day in Harare, and several attempts I still couldn't get my blog updated properly. I did get in a short post. Tried again to get an xray of my shoulder and chest but there was no electricity ...
Searching For Black Rhino
I didn’t see much of what was supposed to be a 2-3 hour drive to Bulawayo as I was asleep pretty quickly, even missed an interesting accident apparently. We had worked things out on the truck – Sally would sleep on the mattress across the ...
Caminho para Victoria Falls
Por Robson Seguindo de Bulawayo para as Cataratas Victoria, o último destino do Projeto 20º12' no Zimbábue, pegamos uma estrada bem interessante. O relevo era de pequenos morros e vales. Para quem gosta de estrada, é uma delícia! Em grande ...
Zimbabwe
... more or less on time, which is always a pleasant surprise, despite 2 border crossings (once into Mozambique, and then into Zimbabwe). There were only three other tourists on the bus with us and had met very few other travelers along the way that had ...
Chasing the black rhino
... exhibit, that allowed us to straighten out which antlers belong to which antelopes, an impressive walk-through mine (Zimbabwe produces copper, gold, uranium, and other minerals), and interesting relics from different African tribes that were collected at ...
DAy 19
DAY 19 Sunday, December 26th We woke up to big rain this morning. The nativity was outside. I'm not so sure its repairable. No great loss. We spent the rainy morning sharing photos cards between everybody's camera. The girls ...
Great Zimbabwe Monument
The great Zimbabwe monument is an ancient city given world heritage status. Well you would have thought such an important attraction would have been signposted. We assumed so also but found ourselves lost again. We had to ask four times for ...
A case of theft and a dose of malaria
... the force of the water surge, but came through with flying colours and we decided then and there that a detour back through Zimbabwe was a sound choice. Revisiting Zim also gave us the chance to show Kwetu to Tim’s (the potential buyer) parents in ...
Hupenyu Hutsva Children's Home, Harare
... into a shop to get sorted out, the peopel that work in the shops have been know to steal the parts for themselves....that\s zimbabwe for you. Drew also used to teach and is fabulous with kids so he brought along his guitar and we all sang \you are my ...
Finally....
... missed my crew here!) I have been busy with the boys getting our baskets fully assembled. The day I left Zimbabwe back at the end of November was also the day that our basketball hoops finally arrived in the village. While I was ...
Day 32
DAY 32 Saturday, January 8, 2011 Happy 14th Birthday Ezra Zane Cluff!! Today we have big plans for Ezzie that I will have to write about tomorrow with photos! It won't be a day he will ever forget. But first let me size up yesterday. Debbie ...
Day 25
Day 25 Saturday, January 1, 2011 Happy New Year! Wow, 2011! Amazing! Debbie and I drove into town to see her mom. (Its about a 40 minute drive from Mwanga to Harare.) Gran wasn't getting enough oxygen in the night so they ...
Zimbabwe
... of bullshit. The minibuses we've seen have been in better (or at least the same) shape as every other country's we've visited. Zimbabwe's another country like any. At least for a traveler. No, He-who-shall-not-be-named was not waiting for us at the ...
Going down the hard road!
... all around high-fived us and shook our hands. Zambia drew the match, but it was enough to get them to the next round. It was a fun end to our two and a half months together. I am now traveling on my own in Zimbabwe and will tell you all about it ...
Day 16
DAY 16 Thursday, December 23 What an all around African Day we had today! We went out on the lake for a day filled with swimming, picnicking on crocodile isle, game viewing and loads of fishing! We saw elephants, hippos, crocs, hundreds of ...
Day 39
Day 39 Saturday, January 15 Happy Birthday Popeye! It's actually still the 14th in Oregon but it's Dad's birthday in Zim! I had the most luxurious hot shower this morning! Thankful! After breakfast we are heading different directions. ...
Elephant Ride
Today we did an Elephant Ride which was very very worth while, I loved it so much... I have been on these Elephants before when I was here last year, but my ride this time was fantatstic. I was on Amai (yeah, she was a good girl) and Stu was on one of ...
Day 37
Day 37 Thursday, January 13 Short note to say that Aidan is much better this morning. No Fever! Praise God! I can't tell you how stressful that was! Sheesh! Gran was stable and restful throughout the day. Hopefully ...
Up close and personal with the rhinos
We had to leave the adorable little lions behind and headed to Bulawayo. There we went on a fabulous trip into Matobo National Park where we saw some cave paintings, learned about the medicinal properties of the plants and climbed to the top of a crazy ...
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 ...
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 ...
Birthday Time!
... normally spend my birthday,. It was a funny day. We had an early set off, at 7 am, and reached the border with Zimbabwe by 8.30. We had been briefed by rach about how to get through with minimum fuss, as getting into the country has been ...