Country Info
- Lusaka
- Capital
- Kwacha (ZMK)
- Currency
- 9,770,199
- Population
- ZM
- Country Code
Zambia Slideshow
Zambia
Travel Blogs from Zambia
Lions and hippos and giraffes, oh my!
... 't..... Later today Christine will be diving off a bridge for the big bungee jump and I will be watching. We will let you know how it goes.... Tonight we meet up with the rest of our tour group and tomorrow morning we leave Zambia. Soooo sad to ...
Malawi
Malawi Malawi, landlocked, long and skinny, is a one of the poorest countries on the African continent. Formerly called Nyassaland, Malawi was settled by various tribes when it suffered under the escalation of the slave trade in East Africa. In mid ...
Leijonaa mä metsästän
... to take a tour of Radio Phoenix thanks to our anynomous (sp?) friend. I can't wait to see how they do things in Zambia. After that it's Livingstonia and Vic Falls. We haven't encountered any real problems during our trip yet, we're both healthy and doing ...
Go Hard or Go Home!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I can't breathe, I am too young to die! Just another typical day on the Zambezi. I decided to ride the white water rapids of the Zambezi, how bad can it be I asked myself? Well the answer is bloody awful I ...
Must be for the Zambezi
The $150 entry fee? Must be for the boat ride and cocktails on the Zambezi River right at the edge of Victoria Falls and the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. A brilliant sunset and yawning hippos. Where is our crocodile ...
Poaching
Had another good meeting with Rachel of South Luangwa Conservation Society. They are doing an amazing job in the park and surrounding area. Wildlife conflict is high on their list of areas in which the pursue, especially in getting elephants to leave ...
Livingstone, Zambia
Nov.28 Up to get an early bus for the 6-7 hours to Livingstone in the southernmost part of Zambia. Livingstone is situated about 10km away from Victoria Falls, the huge crevasse bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. The usual hassle at the ...
Africa
... spent a couple of days adapting to the change in time zones. Once she recovered, we hopped a flight to Livingstone in Zambia. This is where our African experience truly begins... Upon arrival at the Jollyboys Backpackers (great place to stay) we threw ...
Lilongwe to Sinda
... sure all was as safe as possible. With the steering now feeling back to normal, for Corrie, we pushed onto the border with Zambia. The Malawian side was a breeze again however the Zambian side required us to get out our medical books for the first time, ...
World AIDS Day
... sector. It was really moving to see so many people involved in the march. HIV/AIDS is having such a devastating impact on Zambia, yet it is still hidden and usually not openly discussed, due to the stigma associated with being HIV positive. Everyone in ...
Some have got it right......
Yesterday we ventured to an amazing education centre about 1/2 an hour up the road from where we are staying. This education centre is totally based on wildlife and the environment and I must say its the most amazing place in relation to education I have ...
Musungus
... and there is no shortage of dust flying around. It also means we need water constantly to re-moisten our concrete and mortar. In Zambia water fetching is "women's work" so we are tugging and yanking on huge 5 ft tall drums of water that we fill rom a ...
Lusaka to Chipata
Another long day of driving 600km to reach Chipata, which is near the Malawian boarder. Not much to see along the way, but we did pass through an intesting village and managed to get a few ...
Day 9 - Monday, 20 November, 2006
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 ...
Losing the Big Five
I am incredibly sadden each time the reality hits me regarding the explortation of wildlife - greed, egos, self indulgence have continued to reap this world of an amazing future. In our life time we have seen wildlife become extinct and sadly our visit ...
Lusaka, Zambia
... , he took me all around Lusaka today and introduced me to many people, places, etc¡Kalthough I can¡¦t say I remember them all. Now Zambia has it¡¦s own form of the latin ¡§manana¡¨ -- everyone has all the time in the world and as a result a ...
I don't want to go home!
This morning we got up early again so that Josie could have her 4th injection. It's starting to feel like everyday routine! We then got straight in the car, with our bags full of presents, and headed for Libala. On the way we dropped the nurse off at the ...
Day 15 - Sunday, 26 November, 2006
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 ...
Beautiful Hostel
I have been having an incredible time here. I bungi jumped off a bridge over the Zambezi river and rode on a jet boat yesterday and today I zip-lined over a gorge, absailed, and jumped off a cliff to free-fall down into a gorge and swing across. ...
Three Crazy Canadians = trouble
... of training on human rights and entrepreneurial skills that would start a few days later. I've been lucky enough to travel throughout Zambia for work and spend a lot of time working with rural communities, and it was really great to be able to share this ...
A Day in Mapoko, Mumbwa
... we are in the interior of remote Zambia and can have some marvelous contact with the outside. Around the University of Zambia about four miles from the Banda's the main road was closed. It was rush hour and traffic came almost to a ...
Lusaka - Johannesburg
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 ...
Vic Falls
... Falls...as the sun rose over the hills, sometimes I found myself marveling as I looked out the window at just how beautiful Zambia is. We drove pass families, children, and women carrying baskets on their heads, trees, hills, and beautiful landscapes. I ...
Kwasia! :-)
Kwasia is "good afternoon, in Tonga. We learned from our Macha nursing student friends that there are 72 different languages in Zamibia!! And we struggle to just learn Spanish well enough to converse with our Hispanic patients. The ...
Botswana and Namibian safari
... the direction of where we'd just been! The Okovanga Delta was a real highlight. Basically, most of the rivers in Angola, Zambia, Namibia and Botswana flow into the delta, providing year round water and the most amazing array of animal and birdlife. ...
Chipata and Safari
... lodge once we made it there the next day who had come from Livingstone in a Land Rover. They said that they preferred Zambia to Namibia because "here you get the real African experience." I think that they were talking about the wilderness. It struck ...
Cataratas Victoria e Devil's Pool
Por Robson. O projeto 20°12' é um projeto que tem como objetivo registrar situações de todos os países com terras no paralelo 20°12'Sul. Para saber mais sobre o Projeto 20°12', visite a página inicial sobre este blog. Estávamos no Zimbábue e ...
Ngepi to Caprivi to Livingston
... 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
... ;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 ...