Country Info
- Lusaka
- Capital
- Kwacha (ZMK)
- Currency
- 9,770,199
- Population
- ZM
- Country Code
Lusaka Slideshow
Lusaka
Travel Blogs from Lusaka, Zambia
TOURIST TRAP
Some of the people of Zambia are not,to my mind,very nice people. In a city of few sights,they have even taken their inhospitality to the lengths of providing two "mantraps",a "Freedom" monument and a cenotaph,which are just about the only ...
Day 4 - Wednesday, 15 Novemeber, 2006
This morning during satsang I still found the whole meditation thing hard to deal with, however I can feel slight progress every day. My body was more able to sit with crossed legs and back straight for longer, with only one need to change position ...
Lusaka update
... dark without streetlights was entertaining - not sure what the collision rate is there but I suspect very high! We eventually left Lusaka & turned onto a busy gravel road for the final 5kms - that too was an experience because the traffic kicked up ...
Arriving in India straight to the ashram
The flight from Dubai to Trivandrum was only three and a half hours, so after a movie I had a short nap on the flight. I woke up filled with so much dread. I kept asking myself "What the hell am I doing?" Too late now Marisa...you're ...
Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game
... to the other, along with other, shall we say, "professionals" catering to the needs of those truckers), back to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and then onward to Livingstone, where we would spend the next several days. Because we'd need to cover ...
More time in the filter clinic..
So just a quick update to say that my (alice's) investment in strapping saved me a little time but meant I was relegated to strapping everything and did pretty much nothing else this week till my strapping ran out today and I got to put a cannula in ...
Back in Luskaka
We had an 8hour coach journey from Livingstone... It was dreaful. Arriving at Lusaka we headed straight for the hostel for a shower beer and curry in that order. This morning we got up and had 5 consectutive fairures. 1. Hostel full, couldnt book a room ...
Goodbye UTH, Lusaka and the rest of Zambia!
Well this is it. After 8 weeks of working at UTH, meeting brilliant people and exploring Zambia, Kym and I are finally leaving for Tanzania. We're getting the TAZARA train from Kapiri Mposhi for 46hrs (or 3days depending on delays) all the way up to Dar ...
Livingstone to Lusaka
Having left behind Mario in Livingstone, I decided to experience overland travel by public transportation from Livingstone to Lusaka, capital of Zambia. The ticket cost me about 18 USD, and I was informed of the timetable or duration of the trip - 7 ...
Lusaka
... a huge heart. The less you have, the more you appreciate the opportunities in life. Some look for excitment, others create it. In Lusaka staying at Eureka Farm Restcamp. A quick workout from camp, but didn't make it too far. Zebra was blocking my path so ...
Arrival
The heat and the humidity are so drastically different than New Jersey. I remembered the feeling. Stepping off the airplane into what felt like a steamed up bathroom. It was hard to breathe at first, well to be honest it was hard to breathe for about 3 ...
Journal 1
The count down to leaving for Kerala, India is coming to an end. Tomorrow I board the plane in Lusaka to take me to a land of Spiritual wonders, to the place where yoga was born. Why am I going? To complete a one month Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training ...
Day 1 - Sunday, 12 November, 2006
... of us had to go up and tell our name, where we come from and why we are here. I said "My name is Marisa. I come from Zambia. I don't know why I'm here, but since arriving here I know that it's to help me smash some major comfort ...
From Lake Kariba to Lusaka
... in the harbour just after breakfast and we made a swift transfer back onto the truck. We were heading for Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. Again, the landscape we drove through was proper 'bush' peppered with traditional rondavel houses. And, as with ...
Big town for a short night
... border (luckily I got a Zambian visa beforehand in Dar Es Salaam) the scenery changed to the intensely green vegetations of Zambia. Very sparsely inhabitated, the northern part of Zambia was awesome to watch. Just look at the pictures for some ...
Teaching through learning
... fun, hands on, real life experience learning? All I can do is give people what I love, and hope that they enjoy it half as much as I do, and today, I think we enjoyed everything equally! (Which is amazing!) I love my class. I love teaching. I love Zambia! ...
Wet, Wet, Wet
... ours lost its waterproofing some time ago, and we have leaks in each corner. We crossed the border from Malawi into Zambia about 4pm and reached our campsite about 30 minutes later to find it flooded, with sheets of caramel coloured water stretching ...
Celebrations
... I went to the Chakwela Makumbi traditional ceremony of the Soli people in Chongwe, just outside of Lusaka, hosted by Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukabambo II. The literal translation of the ceremony title means "Spiritually Pulling Down ...
Seven hours of exploration
Today I explored Lusaka by foot for about seven hours straight. I had an amazing time and saw so much. I bought some bananas and oranges at the market. So far I have eaten pineapple, apples, oranges, bananas, and watermelon since I have been here and I ...
Cows, cobras, goats, and a fat puppy
... that they have more than they need for themselves. Cows on campus I go running once or twice a week through the University of Zambia campus, which just happens to be right behind my house. Lately on Sundays when I've been running, there has been a ...
First Impressions Africa - Lusaka Zambia
We finally land in Lusaka after a long throug the nigth flight across the centre of Africa and over the equator ... As our 767 taxys in to the terminal I am greeted by what I can only say is exactly what one would expect to me greeted with in any ...
Upstairs
The upstairs room is filled with babies under 12 months. When I walked in and started to stare at the little babies in amazement at their names and beautiful faces, they immediately stared back. Their eyes made me feel that they knew ...
The Triumphant Return to Malawi
... of the trip. It had been a long drive, a long wait, and an overly long day. I retired quite early. Zambia was incredible! I thought you might enjoy Tom Robbins description of February in his book Jitterbug Perfume. I like to apply it ...
Sinda to Lusaka
... and left Sinda literally in our dust. Dave was particularly grumpy as there was no readily available coffee. We made good time to Lusaka and were already settled in at Chachacha backpackers by lunch time. We used the afternoon to swim and catch up on the ...
Day 13 - Friday, 24 November, 2006
I have had the most beautiful day! Another glorious day in Kovuluum. Since nobody got told off last week for missing satsang, we decided to do the same again. Katie, Georgios (a Greek guy who is one my wall leaning buddies), Elina (a ...
He Asked to Experience Africa - We obliged.
... spent 12 hours wandering the city stuffing himself with his favorite german sausage and bread), then to Johanesburg, South Africa, then to Lusaka, Zambia. When he arrived at our hostle, he looked dazed, but was in good spirits. His second welcome to ...
World cup fever in Africa
... lusaka i was desperatly short on Local currency so i went on the main street to look for a ATM that would accept my cards. Lusaka is Very nice Completely differnt from Tanzania / Dar Es Salaam. The roads are wide and clean(ish) I even found large fully ...