Country Info
- Lilongwe
- Capital
- Kwacha (MWK)
- Currency
- 10,548,250
- Population
- MW
- Country Code
Lilongwe Slideshow
Lilongwe
Travel Blogs from Lilongwe, Malawi
Li-long-wait
We were set to leave Lilongwe this morning to head for beautiful Lake Malawi. Unfortunately this was not to be as we discovered that there was a country wide petrol shortage secondary to political reasons that left 300 tankers stranded on the Malawi ...
Lounging in Lilongwe
... nbsp; Internet has been almost non-existent. We're currently taking a little vacation (sorta) from Africa in Lilongwe, which is the capital of Malawi as I'm sure you all remember from grade school. It's been an interesting transition from Tanzania, a ...
The First Day at the Balaka Clinic
... condition and the quality of this clinic. This clinic was much larger, cleaner, and better organized than the clinic in Lilongwe. Regular maintenance was evident based upon the condition of both the interior and exterior of the building. Beautiful, clean ...
Beginning Teaching!
... have we been up to...we went on like a misson trip thing on Saturday with our church to this tiny tiny village outside Lilongwe, basically we were giving out food and Bibles and there was like a mini sermon and things...was the most amazing ...
Rain, Research and Relationships
And I thought we had rain in the Northwest! I'm in Malawi, Africa in late summer experiencing what they call the "rainy season," where approximately 3 inches of water fall each day and thunder and lighting sound a grand finale. But the natural water ...
Gates and backyard of the Vice President
... writing to you for a third time as I continue meeting interesting people and experiencing a different mode of living in Lilongwe, Malawi. On this Monday afternoon I'm enjoying the warm summer sun and talkative chirps of our neighborhood birds (although ...
Wanted: "A Friend"
During our second meeting, LifeNets Livlihood Development Grant recipient Loveness Luwanja requested something other than hair supplies or furniture for her salon. She requested that I find her a friend. To her, a friend is someone whom she can ...
Day 201 - Malawi, Lilongwe - Jamie's Gaydar
... /lunch/dinner) and waking up long before your body actually wants to (every day). Arrived in Lilongwe on lunch. Being the capital of Malawi it comes complete with Shoprite, internet, Nandos and wooden markets. After grabbing lunch (crackers and ...
Malaw-et
... to join us. We then departed Mozambique after less than 24 hours in the country as we entered Malawi around mid morning. We arrived at Lilongwe, the nation's capital for lunch but had to wait for the rain to settle before we could eat. ...
27/07/09
As it was we were ready by 8 am to be transferred to Namitete which is about 45 min out of Lilongwe. Well the drive was quite an eye opener over the all situation in Malawi. We arrived at our local accommodation, by the side of a small lake. The place was ...
DOA in Lilongwe, Malawi
... leaving his van with his daughter Margaret in Lilongwe. Also, with the Scott Lockwood family arriving from Singapore to Lilongwe today, they will be needing transportation. We busily make all these arrangements. We have no water and ...
We made it to Malawi!
Wow! This is my first entry from Malawi, Africa. I am currently in the city of Lilongwe which is the capital of the country. This morning came very early because we departed from the Wallis' (the family Aaron and I were staying with) at 6:30am. We then ...
OUR LAST DAY IN LILONGWE????
This is a top pick! We woke up at a reasonable time today. We were hoping to go to church, but as we got up at around 9 or 10, church apparently started at around 6 or 7, so we missed ...
Promise Part II and Business without Boarders
... GIFT CHIKWERA Gift is in his second year at Malawi Adventist University located in the hills about 40 minutes outside the capital Lilongwe. In two years he plans to achieve his education degree and begin working. Gift wants to become a high school ...
Top Ten Beach!
Malawi was great! Very friendly people and (some) nice wooden crafts, sold by very efficient people making sure you buy lots more than intended and much lots more than needed. Harrassing to variable degrees, but obviously very poor and such quite ...
Killing time in Lilongwe
... today, and had only ventured into town to use the internet. They left the following morning, and so their only experience of Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, was a walk to an internet café. Usually they only spend a day or two in places, before driving seven ...
Lilongwe
... eerste wacht op de uitslag van zijn tentames en de tweede werkzaam is voor Western Union maar uitgezonden is voor een maand naar Malawi. In het weekend (beginnend op vrijdag) gaan we uit. We doen eerst Diplomates en daarna Harry's Bar. De andere dagen ...
The Luxury of Airlines
This is a top pick! ... wife (he said most guys have more than one wife, but he only had one) and before we knew it we were there. Driving through Lilongwe was nice. It was a smaller city, and the airport was quite a ways out of town. There were some nice houses and stuff, ...
Lilongwe - Hey, It has a Nice Supermarket
I may offend some by saying this, though I don't think my blog viewership has reached out to many Lilongweains, but Lilongwe is to this casual visitor a contender for the worst capital in the world award. Its not that it is particularly dangerous, though ...
Lusaka to Lilongwe
... or bags of food balanced on their head makes me realize I am fortunate to be travelling this route. Good stuff, truly. Lilongwe seems a good city, although small. Again, there are people everywhere on the sides of roads. And the kids ...
Working for the Weekend - Happy Father's Day
It was a very busy Friday today. I am exhausted. Breakfast was large and wonderful like usual and the trip to Balaka went shockingly fast. Often times, patients will wait on the veranda of the clinic until we arrive. There were no patients as ...
Cotton, Catholics, and a Malawian Hospital
... was Dr. Paul Siali and he is the supervising physician of the Balaka district hospital. With respect to healthcare, Malawi is divided into hospital districts. Each district provides health services to its surrounding area. The Balaka district is ...
malawi
... for Mozambique. hopefully we get our visas tomorrow so we can head straight to Mozambique. we have found a really cool campsite in Lilongwe with many mzungus so that is fun. carlsberg got their only plant here in Malawi for Africa so the whole country is ...
Cuntry No. 98: Malawi
... and head to another new country today: Malawi. Malawi is the 98th country I have visited. Nicknamed "Warm Heart of Africa," Malawi is also the first country I've visited so far that has official diplomatic tie with my homeland: Taiwan. (More to ...
A quiet week in Africa
Well perhaps it hasnt really been quiet and it hasnt really been a week but here we are Lilongwe - the capital of Malawi. Since our last entry we went white water rafting- boarding down the famous zambezi river. We opted for not only white water rafting ...
Moved by Malawi
... was one such place. Went through the usual immigration rituals, hopped back on the truck and drove to the town of Lilongwe, capital of Malawi, for a shopstop. It was pouring down rain, the entire town did not have electricity. Turns out, both are not ...
American Tacos for Five
... $15-20 at most. In Malawi, this meal cost Aaron and I $56.00 to make. Turns out cheap American food isn't cheap in Malawi! We were happy to spend the money. It was an honor to prepare dinner for the Chilopora's no matter what the cost. I mean, ...
Des and Grace Take Lilongwe Home
... by-venom. It was always going to be a sad moment when they left for home. But we had a day and a half left together in Lilongwe. What did we do? Well, we went for dinner, twice (thank you the two of you for feeding me so well!!). ...
Wet Rest Days
... broadcast back home. While in Mzuzu, Peter interviewed a representative of MBC, the state-financed Malawi Broadcast Corporation. Despite protests in the streets in Lilongwe last summer when several were killed, this fellow told Peter that Malawi has the ...