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Maratona para chegar e entrar no Zim! - Moçambique
Por Robson.
De volta ao cronograma original do Projeto 20°12', pegamos a estrada na perna mais puxada da viagem, em direção ao Zimbábue, o 2º da África Austral com terras a 20º12' que visitaríamos.
Saímos cedo de Tofo, demos adeus à praia e também ao cara que apelidamos de "filho do Milton" (o cara é igual a um outro Milton …
Amazing, amazing eastern highlands of Zimbabwe
Came in from Mozambique, over the border to the third largest city called Mutare. Money changers were all over the place when we got closer to the border. I changed a bit, got only a medium good rate. Takes some time before you get the hang of it. I also had some problems at the Forbes Road border post. Almost not granted visa into the country. My …
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... of how much we take central heating for grated. Not any more... I hope.
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Walking in the Mountains
... started to become much more hilly. The village we passed had the round huts with thatched roofs. We were more used to this in east Africa.
Very quickly, the clouds began to melt away and the cool morning gave way to a hot day. The hilly countryside turned more and more mountainous and was littered with baobab trees and candelabra cactuses. After lunch, we arrived at a junction ...
First impressions of Zimbabwe
... had to call Martin (the Austrian couchsurfer) to complete the info. Apart from this bureaucratic stuff the situation at the border was quite relaxed with some laughs and small jokes about the stamps and visa.
First impressions: I can talk with the people again since they talk English, no food to buy in the streets, Zimbabwe is expensive, pay in US dollars and get rand (or candy) back if it's smaller than 1 dollar, friendly people and ...


