Residencial Hoyo Hoyo Maputo

... on the menu from her South American trip and we ordered an egg (Ovo) sandwich for lunch.. not too exciting however it was vegetarian and filled the hole. We collectively said bugger this lets get some supplies and head out..off to the bank. Got some funny money.. off to the shop.. got some stuff and then headed for the National Highway No2. Easy!!<br><br>No street signs thus I figured if we head towards the airport we should come across the main ...

... around the coral reefs.<br><br>Despite the<br>island&#8217;s poverty, there are several very comfortable guest houses and<br>small hotels that have reasonable rates. You will find they are<br>equipped with modern conveniences like hot water and comfortable beds<br>equipped with mosquito nets.<br><br>Ilha&#8217;s many restaurants offer an<br>interesting fusion of cuisine. Traditional Matapa (the green leaves of<br>a staple tuber cooked with local cashew nuts ...

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It was with a heavy heart and a (manly) tear in my eye that I boarded the bus to take me from Swaziland to the Mozambiquen capital Maputo . However I was excited to visit a new country and on top of that the day I was arriving was Maputo day so I was expecting some good festivities. Alas the backpackers that I turned up at ...

The trip to Maputo took around 10 hours in a Greyhound luxury bus. It was nice and easy and it had A/C and even showed a couple of hollywood movies (though pretty bad ones i.e. Fantastic Four) We had called Maputo Backpackers before we got in, and they had sent a taxi to pick us up from the bus station. We stopped at an ATM on the way and got some Metacais. We had been told that ...

... on the 2 hour hectic-sea-fare to cruise a mere 35km to Inhaca, that I would be blessed with at least an hour of sunshine. We finally got to Inhaca.....it's just, just beautiful. I stepped off and headed into the township and it's just a different world to Maputo...so quiet and simple with thatch houses and palm trees EVERYWHERE! I hadn't had my coffee yet so stumbled into the Pestana hotel and got myself a big milky coffee and a fruit salad. Having passed ...

... ready for action as ever, iPod jacked in, we set off and listened to some great ladies. Ok, remember that road trip through Swazi I wrote about? Well, not being too hot on my "how to get from A to B" on this dark continent, I was more than happy for the road trip and the additional stamps on my passport. However, I had NO idea just how much of a HAAAUUUUGE detour, I'm talking an additional 250klicks, we took! Within 25 minutes we were at the closest ...

... easy peasy so far but a big, big THANK YOU to the Stocker family is due here! And I've got Nelson now too (perhaps not...when he finally asked me what I did for a living his reaction was much the same as Rose's. Oh well...). Anyway.... some funny episodes. Or perhaps only for me because 15 hour plane rides are inherently dull. BUT, driving to Swaziland tomorrow (to see a Candle "farm"...at least that's what Anna's calling it but well...her Dad and I agreed that ...

... police force. Needless to say, it was not a glowing report. I can say tat I now have first hand experience that corroborates their story. The interaction could have gone MUCH differently if Megan did not speak Portuguese. It hammered home some of the challenges of independent travel in Africa and made me realize how incredibly easy Southeast Asia is to navigate. Chalk it up to the first of what will surely be many adventures in Africa.

... exploring the town because there is no beach here. After Inhumbane we traveled to Tofo. A very short 45 minute minibus ride from Inhumbane. In Tofo we were again beach bums spending 5 nights here before going to Maputo the capital of Mozambique. It was a 10 hour journey from Tofo to Maputo in a 30-seater bus which was surprisingly comfortable ride. Maputo was amazing. It had a very European feel and was similar to Latin American ...