Lusaka Lodges

... interesting situations... Nevertheless, we will be relying on two trusty Land Rovers to get us from A-Z for which the drivers (Steve, Sally and Charlotte) have undertaken 4x4 training. When we are not camping we will be staying in local lodges and hotels.

... of the banks and building societies. Not exactly a rival to the class, sophistication and organisation of many western capitals, Lusaka does have a certain charm. I was not sure whether this was the smell (putrification mixed with dust and exhaust fumes) ...

... the same lodge I had stayed in during my previous visit to Petauke but it was full. From there we tried several other lodges which were also full; a surprising situation for Petauke. Eventually we arrived at a real dive called Willy's Motel. At that point ...

... was a little worrying as our visas had expired, but we exited without any dramas and then caught the Chicken bus to Lusaka in Zambia... a 7 hour journey... normally. An hour into the journey we broke down and despite my handy pocket knife and Leatherman ...

... bags of coke. Pushbikes were a lot more common in this country and as we got closer to the major towns of Mazabuka, Kafue and Lusaka the coke sellers became more common and the bikes were loaded up with five or more bags of coke.  Went thru six ...

... stores.  After crossing the border he explained that the town of Livingstone, which looks wealthier & has many hotels, lodges, supermarkets, shops, churches, pharmacy, hospital along the way to the airport. We also saw more newer vehicles & ...

... we will be flying to Zambia to meet with Mike's boss and colleagues in Airwaves Airlink, and his friends in Lusaka and around the safari lodges of South Luangwa. Mike's cremation and another Memorial Service will be held in Lusaka on Friday October 1st ...

... four-country-border in the world). Livingstone is nothing special. Some shops where you can find everything you need, some restaurants, some lodges and hotels. But no one goes there for the city, everyone goes there to see the Falls! First of all: ...

... the camp.  The whole time, we calmly watched the festivities from inside the tent, thinking those staying in lodges would miss seeing this experience. The vervet monkeys and baboons held daily raids on our campsite, tipping over ...

... Driving back to Mbala, a neighboring town, we tried to track down another missionary we meet in a camping ground in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital. Missionaries in Africa are like rabbits shit on cleared ground, there everywhere. They get their jollies ...

... for the first 50k's - which made for a longer than expected journey.  So we headed in a North Easterly direction towards Lusaka and then South from Kafue towards Chirundu. There are many small towns en route via - Choma, Pemba, Monze, Mazabuka ...