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Lesotho Slideshow
Lesotho
Travel Blogs from Lesotho, Lesotho
Progress?
... we intend to spend the time hiking but instead sign up for a school volunteer project run by the hostel. We drive into Lesotho, a tiny country swallowed whole by South Africa that is almost as high as it is wide and is known as the kingdom ...
Lesotho
... was amazing!! So lovely and peaceful!! Then back to base for lunch then head home. On the border cross I got to fill in a Lesotho questionnaire and earned a wee Lesotho pen. Very cool!! Anyways, arrived back at our hostel and went to hide in our room ...
Understanding Africa
... in the winter. Before coming here, I thought that all of Africa was hot… always. I was wrong. The elevation here in Lesotho is just under 1.6 kilometers (that’s a mile)—same as Denver. Much to my surprise, in the winter, Lesotho actually ...
The Highlands
... - mostly barren, no trees, and probably over-grazed. Tall mountains were everywhere, but no peaks stood out more than others. Lesotho is high country. In fact, Lesotho has the highest lowest point for any country in the world - that is, ...
Gold City, Mountain Kingdoms and Zulu Warriors
... such as Ladysmith, staying for a couple of nights in the Drakenburg mountains where we went for a day of trekking to Lesotho. Lesotho is a separate independent country and it is the only country in the world that ...
Sani Pass to the highest pub in Africa
... . I didn't really believe that it would be that tough going since this was the only entrance to the East side of Lesotho. I stand corrected! It was surprisingly pretty technical. At the top of the pass, we got stamped in and in easy going Lesotho fashion ...
The Kingdom in the Sky
... in Lesotho. The first day we hiked two mountains consecutively. On the first mountain, we saw real dinosaur footprints (SN: Lesotho is apparently an archaeologist’s dream; there are several sites where dinosaurs fossils have been found.) The second ...
Lazing around in Lesotho
Got to the top of the Sani Pass and checked thru the Lesotho Border post – it was an easy quick entry – no visas just a stamp in the passport allowing us 14 days and 8Rand to bring the vehicle in, although that probably goes to the guard! ...
I almost left Lesotho because my box spring was up
... of Lesotho. And I must be honest, the teachers I saw before me are the real hope and protagonists of change in Lesotho classrooms- I, as a Peace Corps Volunteer, am only a facilitator. Most of the teachers are looking forward to having me observe and ...
10 Rand for a tour? we have to do it
... and the bottom of Sani Pas. Our first border was a breeze and we were over it in 10 minutes to begin our climb into Lesotho, proudly referred to as "the mountain kingdom". Sani Pas is an 8km winding dust, rock and single track road that climbs 1500m and ...
NEW LOGIC
... tap-water of Lesotho's lowlands. He said, "The U.S. government donated $370 million for this project. That's half Lesotho's GDP - by a single donor!") Many people hear of Africa's woes and think, "Africa needs the ...
A KING'S PROMISE, A CHEATING BIRD, AND A NASTY MB-
... to monotheism in the introduction to the last story, I of course didn't mean anything against Tlhatlhamacholo, traditional God of Lesotho. I didn't know much about him. I imagined him being a jolly and playful character who ...
ADOPTED BY ORPHANS
... I was joined by a young and smily shepherd. He smiled in a cuddly way and called everything "beautiful": Lesotho. Malealea. His old, gray dog. His yellow, younger dog. He said the only bad thing about Lesotho was ...
A HAWKER IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
... ; Dang. Life in the mountains sounded rough! Even so, I wasn't convinced that Lesotho needed Western donations. I still believed it would be better off if it took care of itself. ...
BIG TRIP (AROUND THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM)
... ; I got back to the diamond mine, which was owned by North Americans but which also benefitted the Lesotho government. The Mohale and Katse Dams, incidentally, had been built recently by South Africa. Some ...
Not for faint hearted Zoo-goers
So, yes, things can get tough. Cultural differences take on all shades of frustrations. Most of the time I can shut it out by going for a hike, getting lost in a great book (currently reading Zodiac by Neal Stephenson) or venting to the ...
Hope for Lesotho's Orphans
... post provided our meals on a daily basis and information on tourism, as well as, keeping us safe at all times. Lesotho, South Africa is a beautiful country but poor in nature. The village is located in the mountain range and has views that are ...
Back to nature
... it to the top though, and got off the horses to clamber down to see the waterfall. Seeing as there’s no water in Lesotho it was pretty impressive. We made it back to the horses, scaled down another windy rocky pass, back up the limescale mountain, ...
African Country Number 12: Lesotho
... . But, suddenly we were at the border crossing for the "kingdom in the sky" that is totally enclosed within South Africa. Lesotho is the highest country in the world, and the mountain scenery was stunning as soon as we crossed the border. ...
... BUT ONLY FOR ONE DAY
... behind a thick soundproof glass. Oh, American hospitality! I hadn't seen her since she'd informed me that Lesotho's crime situation was considered "critical". I didn't really trust embassies - let alone American ...