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- Smile, you're in Malawi Following the mighty exploits of Tanzania I found myself wondering how Malawi could possible keep the group happy. What we found was the most laid back and chilled out people I have ever met. In the west the children are Posted by RTW Ross in Round the World....How hard can it be?!? | Mar 16, 2009
- A happy last morning in Malawi. Oh yes. For reasons that I never quite understood, Blantyre was absolutely crawling with blighters that can't even crawl, but still make my life miserable. Yes, mosquito b*stards, i mean you. And their continual buzzing presence at night part explains why i Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 28, 2009
- The end of Malawi I had pretty much decided I loved Malawi within the first hour of my arrival. Firstly, it had the enormous plus point of not being Nairobi or having anything to do with the hospitals. But of more relevance were two Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 27, 2009
- T.I.A Anybody that works or travels much in sub-saharan Africa comes across TIA. Sometimes it is introduced to them with almost un-African haste. Other times, it slowly grows on them, or dawns. Yet others have their light bulb moment. For some, Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 26, 2009
- How not to drown on Lake Malawi It was a slightly inauspicious start. A lovely but very 'feely' Welsh-German couple (Marcus and Alena), Lisa and I had decided that we couldn't really afford to wait and see if the Ilala ever showed up again, and so would Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 25, 2009
- Island life on Likoma I had originally planned to cross from Chizi to Likoma by getting a place on a local Dhow, but barely minutes before i started to walk to the dock, I somehow managed to arrange to hitch a lift on a Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 24, 2009
- Chizi Chizumulu is small, relaxed, friendly, and home to what I can only describe as the most bizarre and inventive set of 'Give me kids' (http://randomtraveller.travellerspoint.com/83/)in Malawi. I didn't do much on Chizi: I relaxed a bit, played n Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 23, 2009
- A return to the Ilala In the end I decided that I had to return yet again, in what I assumed would be a valiant if utterly fruitless attempt to get my police certificate. But in a stunning twist with tradition, I actually got it Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 22, 2009
- What's in a Malawian name? I still cherish the memory of the looks on their faces. It was, I believe, a Friday night in Nkhata Bay, and 5 young English girls wandered into the bar. They were all dolled up as one might be for Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 21, 2009
- Ants with Nukes DISCLAIMER: [i]The views within this blog entry may not represent the views of my employer. To be fair, as i'm already more than 7months late – and this number will rise - back, I may not even have an employer Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 18, 2009
- Malawi post Madonna [i] [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/170974/IMG_4922-19.jpg caption=One fifth of Malawi's landscape is made up of Lake Malawi, which is 500 kilometers long. Locals call it “the Lake of Stars.” It is the third largest lake in Africa and has more fi Posted by daveliz in Dave & Elizabeth's World Adventure | Sep 14, 2009
- FERRIES, CAMERA THIEVES AND DANGEROUS BEAKERS! Waiting on the beach for the others, guarding the luggage as the Ilala (the Lake Malawi ferry) filled up a couple approached and offered to help me get everything back onto the boat. They were cyclists themselves just off the Posted by robandpol in LongWayHome | Sep 14, 2009
- Idling on the Island Janet very kindly offered to give us a lift to the ferry which meant that we had an extra day enjoying their hospitality.. however even with 24hrs extra to pack I was still rushing around 5 minutes before we were Posted by robandpol in LongWayHome | Sep 7, 2009
- The Long Way to Lilongwe : Part 2 The burgers did the trick. Fully revived we stormed up out from the river Luangwa and enjoyed incredible scenery. There were few villages and those we passed through were small, most without even a market [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/20144 Posted by robandpol in LongWayHome | Aug 31, 2009
- How do you hide a double mattress from 4 security guards? Hi folks, It's quiz time. Hooray, i hear you shout. Or that could just be the voices in my head. For todays starter, what is the following a list of?: - A swiss army knife - 200usd - 2 cigarette lighters - A mobile phone - Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Sep 2, 2009
- It's plague time When I first arrived in Malawi, i was sitting on a bus coming down the M1 when I got my first glimpses of Lake Malawi. A few minutes later an I could see several thick columns of smoke emanating from Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Aug 31, 2009
- In memory of Hawaii 5-O It was pure bliss, and perhaps even more so as it was accidental. No electricity, no phone reception, and pretty much no tourists. Just a few other enlightened souls, 4 large dogs, and some friendly locals in a wonderfully picturesque Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Aug 29, 2009
- Give me bottle. Give me pen. Give me Kwacha. Give me Sweet. It probably wasn't the cleverest thing i could have done, i know. No, scrub that. I KNOW it wasn't the cleverest thing that I could have done, with my recent medical history. But I love walking, especially upwards, and had Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Aug 28, 2009
- A new country means a new hospital Even now, I'm not sure what gave him away. The bus came to an abrupt, juddering and sandy stop, as it often does, and hawkers came running over to sell stuff. It was a cheaper and, erm, more Posted by Gelli in Gelli goes South-ish | Aug 26, 2009
- Wherethemalawiarewe? So our initial warm feelings of Malawi were slightly off mark, our experience of Malawi far exceeded our expectations & is our favourite destination to date. Our first stop was at Chitimba beach towards the north end of Lake Malawi. Posted by EmilyJ in Jonsies In Africa | Aug 24, 2009
- A Pretty Good Year We spent over a week by the stunning Lake Malawi, all through from Boxing day and the gap-week (Finnish name for the week between Christmas and New Year) until New Year. I left on the third; Hanna stayed. I don't Posted by Ofelia in Where is Maaret? | Jan 2, 2009
- Monkey Gland Sauce with Kuche-Kuche I couldn't quite choose which story to tell from Malawi, so I decided to do a small snippet of our first week here. 17.12. Chipata, Zambia. We spend the first day of our trip browsing the hardware stores of Chipata. Amazing how Posted by Ofelia in Where is Maaret? | Dec 30, 2008
- WEEK 6: Zambia - Malawi - Tanzania Zambia We hauled all day long on the bus, allowing guy to finish off yet another book (Prometheseus) if you ever see it, have a look. Was written by the same author as the Bourne novels. We headed to Lusaka which Posted by guypearson in Brothers Pearson RTW 09 | May 2, 2009
- THE END OF KENYA - TANZANIA AND THE BEGINING OF MALAWI We are now in Lilongwe, Malawi and much has happened since I last wrote on this blog. * A three day magicaL Safari * The end country #4 (Kenya) and #5 (Tanzania) – It is very special to look at a map thinking Posted by soafrica in Africa on a bike | Apr 1, 2009
- Lake Malawi I'm writing from a campsite on the northern shores of Lake Malawi, the second biggest lake in Africa. Since my last post I've been on the islands of Zanzibar for three days and then had the two longest travel days Posted by pullboy in Lawrence's travels | Oct 24, 2008
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