Country Info
- Lilongwe
- Capital
- Kwacha (MWK)
- Currency
- 10,548,250
- Population
- MW
- Country Code
Blantyre Slideshow
Blantyre
Travel Blogs from Blantyre, Malawi
Chintheche to Lilongwe
... while waiting for the bus. After waiting for an hour, I managed to flag down a truck. The driver was on his way to Blantyre and agreed to take us to Salima, from where we can take onward transport to Lilongwe. The driver, Sydney, was driving a used truck ...
Big Weekend
... of prayers, a myriad of speeches from representatives of local groups and of course the centre piece - Fergus's sermon. Back to Blantyre and we went to support our local soccer team - the Big Bullets. Despite being favourites and lots of vocal support ...
I made it here!
... traveling. I was so exhausted and very happy to finally be here. Upon landing, they said "Welcome to hot Malawi". Damn right! It is so uncomfortable here. You walk outside and immediately start sweating. Ireen greeted ...
Tuesday
Tuesday – A three hour ward round – and we didn't even see all the patients in the bay! Each bed had a mattress on the floor beside it referred to as bed 7 floor etc. The pathology is just incredible and thankfully the consultant was teaching ...
A busy Saturday
... and catch the minibus. We are directed into one, and wait till it fills up. It’s 50MK (Malawian Kwacha, £1=265MK) to Blantyre Market, about 20 minutes walk from home. After a ten minute wait there are still a couple of spaces left but the ...
In memory of my beautiful wife Mary
... his obligatory business card for me to contact him ....just in case I get into international communications! Well eventually I arrived at Blantyre to be met by pouring rain. What a disappointment however David made up with a massive hug and kiss when ...
A Full Day of Seeing LifeNets Projects
... and hardware such as fasteners for sheet metal roof, nuts and bolts types of things is in an extremely busy commercial section of Blantyre. Sales are great and you can see a lot of at the hardware store and the surrounding stores as well. ...
OOps
Wednesday 2nd June Well what a day. I was picked up from here as we were off to the Chilomoni Health Centre. Our intrepid leader seemed as disinterested as ever and just seemed to disappear when we arrived leaving us standing around like spare parts. We ...
First week in the office
We're adjusting to the different cycle. We wake up early, with the sun, around 6, 6.30am, go to bed anytime between 8.30-10pm. Walk to work is about 20 minutes, not to fast as not to sweat too much, get there for 8am. Tea is made by Lewis at 10, then ...
Trials and Tribulations
... ' image the new flag depicts a full sun as opposed to a rising one, symbolizing the development in Malawi since independence. I've been unable to find exact figures as far as the cost of this sample flag venture, but ...
Malawi!!
... 2 jours ds les transports, mini bus sur tres mauvaises routes et dans extreme chaleur, nous sommes arrives le 1er fevrier au soir a Blantyre! Yes! After 2 days in transports : mini buses on very bad roads and in extreme heat, we have arrived on the 1rst ...
1st month in Malawi
... and supervisor dancing around my friend Laura's handbag! Outside work we have been making friends and exploring local restaurants and bars. Blantyre is a posh city with tarmac roads, traffic lights, a sports club with a pool and a pizza restaurant run by ...
Malawi! Ready or Not
... and making plans to return after Blantyre. Tom was given some contact details of a few English doctors that are currently working in Blantyre at the Queens College Hospital. We had also been given another number of a Lady called Kaye who is a Nursing ...
Evaluations
This morning I was picked up at 6 am and taken the 2 hour drive to a rural primary school. The purpose of this visit was to evaluate the teachers who had recently graduated from the Teacher Training College and were now ...
Can it really be over?
Friday The presenter at the handover got a bit of a hard time as usual but ended his talk with a slide that said 'Wazaaaa it's Friday, The waiting is over, the world cup in Africa starts today!!!!’ He sat there with a deadpan face as the slide came ...
Settling in
... Green across the road, where ex-pats and a few Malawians congregate every Friday afternoon. We drink Greens (Blantyre brewed Carlsberg) and hear about life in Malawi and how people got to live here. On the Saturday, we walk around the centre a couple of ...
Arriving
Well I got here safely -just. Sitting on the plane to Blantyre, the pilot told us we were going to have a bumpy landing as the runway is very short and the plane very heavy - those bloody books again! Hey ho. Then as we come in to land at the very ...
mountain hopping and tea cropping
We headed out of the Shire Valley and over the Zomba Plateau headed for Blantyre, Malawi's largest city and former capital. Not sure why we decided to venture further south, I think we were looking for camping supplies and a few other big city ...
Thursday 20th
Well instead of the Team Meeting had department meeting and a talk about cholera before 9am. Then neurology - really dredging my memory! Later palliative care talk and an afternoon of respiratory diseases. Phew!!! The sun is finally coming out and we ...
Getting ready to climb Mt Mulanje
... ....we are officially the only backpackers in Africa without a laptop.....maybe that's a good thing!! We are currently in Malawi in a town called Blantyre. Tomorrow we head south further (yes I know we are supposed to be heading north) to spend four days ...
Coming to an end
The initial culture shock has now worn off, and we are now getting to know people on an individual basis. This has, as always, been fascinating and we have really enjoyed this part of the process. The groups we are working with are as ...
Are we still in Africa (Amitofo Care Center)
... (Thunga) bypassing the normal 2 hour walk. From there we crammed in a minibus that took us to Limbe, on the outskirts of Blantyre. Next, we boarded another minibus that took us the rest of the way. We got some things done, met the other ...
Jailhouse workouts
... with stress, plus it makes me feel good. For the last 2 weeks, I've created my own "jailhouse" workout here in Malawi. A few times a week, I complete 200 pushups, 200 situps, 200 dips in between 2 chairs, and 200 biceps curls using buckets for ...
On my own
... before waking back up at 6:30 am. Despite my sleep-deprived state, it's a gorgeous day in Malawi. The sun is shining brightly and besides being tired, i actually feel pretty great. Nothing that a refreshing cold ...
Prvi teden prav nic meden
... porascena z borovim gozdom - pogozdenoo seveda - in osvojila dvatisocaka, sedaj, ob osmih zvecer pa sva ze 2 uri voznje naprej, v mestu Blantyre. Tu bova ostala 2 noci in naredila par izletov v okolico, nato se za kaka 2 dneva na goro Mulanje naprej proti ...
My first few days in Malawi
Hi guys! I finally made it to beautiful Malawi, or as my Uncle Jim would say..."Madonna Land" (and no Uncle Jim I haven't adopted any babies yet). I flew on last Friday to a beautiful green landscape, blue skies, and tall mountains. From the airport it's ...