Villa das Arabias Boutique Hotel Maputo

... rough with corrugations that put the Australian ones to shame!!. The road ended with a ferry, well I did not expect this so we gave the chap some money and go on the vessel and bugger me if it did not take us to the capital of Mozambique on the other side of the inlet.<br><br>I have not mentioned that they speak Portuguese, now this seem very romantic and nice however our Portuguese is not good. Lisa came through with only word that made ...

... gazing from the middle of the road a fabulous experience<br>(don't worry &#8211; there are very few cars on Ilha). Small museums offer a<br>glimpse into the island&#8217;s colorful past. For example, the governor&#8217;s<br>palace is furnished with beautiful carved furniture from Goa, India.<br>Moreover, the natural beauty of the area is breathtaking. The teal and<br>blues of the water are calm and inviting. You can hire a local boat to<br>take you on a day of ...

... br>Ons spul het op mekaar in een klein woonstelletjie in Nothing Hill, London gewoon. Die Gat was 'n donk**, klam kam** halfpad ond**gronds met een klein venst**tjie do** bo net ond** die plafon. Twee slap**s p** bed, een dagskoff** en een nagskoff**. Hy of sy vir wie daar nie 'n bed was nie moes op die vlo** slaap, as jy laaste gaan lê moes dit v** genoeg van die deur af wees dat die deur kan oop vir die e**stes wat more-oggend moet uit vir w**k. Die doel, om so vinnig moontlik ...

... buying those interesting wooden carvings that make you go, hmmm its cool but where would it go in our house. As we don't have a house we quickly answer this question. We have a date with Kruger National park, a hire car, a tent and hopefully the Big 5 or maybe even the Super 7. So we take a bus over the border to the Rainbow Nation. Cooper Out Love Dan &amp; Kat

... and the little guy tells me they-re sold out. I'm on the verge of tearing my hair out when he tells me to speak to the dude in the blue shirt&gt; YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY there is another boat! And the captain is portuguese, from Barreiro. After 27 years working in a chicken battery farm he turned in his chips and bought second hand ferry boats and ta-da! He's here in Moz shipping people back and forth to Inhaca. The sky was not clear but I was hoping, all the ...

... the sun came up and Gerda prepared us a feast of a breakfast filled with fruit (papaya, my absolute favourite being in abundance!), muesli, eggs and the full works. Not sure where we're getting this apetite from but we ate like horses again. We signed the guest book, I'm sure Anna's entry was as gushful and thankful as mine, pulled our things together, said our goodbyes and van haarte dank je wel's again and piled into the 4x4 headed back to Maputo ...

... Summer's like. The 3 chicks drive back to Anna's speaking our Julian's fusion portuguese-english, catching up on what is 4 years in the case of Jo and I...we get to Anna's, I get into my bikini and hit the pool and that felt great. Bbq was next, Rhishma, Panda and Aurelie from back in the day at school joined..weird and wonderful how you end up knowing a few people in a lot of places. Samson and Delsey are the cutest couple of dogs. I've been warmly welcomed and ...

... to be taken away to the station to be questioned about a homicide. Welcome to Mozambique. Thankfully we had left our passports in the hotel room of Lindsey, another volunteer. Passports were provided, words were exchanged and we were told to go on our way. Afterwards we talked about what had happened. The cops were really just looking for a bribe. Amnesty International recently published a big report on corruption in the ...

... of my trip. It was only about 6 hours long but I spent 5 of those hours hugging my knees. Not fun. When we got to Vilanculos we had finally reached the coast. We were in Vilanculos for 3 nights enjoying the beach. We left the Israeli girls in Vilanculos and traveled by minibus to Maxixe. In Maxixe we caught a small boat to Inhambane. Inhumbane turned out to be a really nice town. Very quiet and chilled out. We spent 2 days here ...

... will try and get money off tourists. We were stopped a few times for things like not indicting and not wearing seat belts but they were minor things and had to offer a small bribe to get out of trouble much like the rest of Africa its how things work. Final thoughts on Mozambique Overall Mozambique was a very beautiful country with stunning beaches with a tropical feel. It is also quite a poor country but very much on the mend and definitely worth visiting.