Malawi Travel Blogs

Family Values...I went back to Aqua Africa this morning and took a scuba ‘refresher’ course with an instructor named Dusty. It had been about a year since I last went diving so I was keen to go over the basics with Posted by VincitVeritas in My African Odyssey | Apr 12, 2011
Rainy Day in Nkhata BayThis morning I got a visit from Onno, a lanky Dutch guy I had met in Lilongwe. I had told him that I would be staying at Big Blue but my plans had obviously changed when Matt talked me into Posted by VincitVeritas in My African Odyssey | Apr 12, 2011
Roadtripin in MalawiI left Lilongwe behind today and headed to Nkhata Bay, a picturesque lakeside town in the north of the country. Fortunately, an English guy named Matt who lives up that way was driving home today and I was able to Posted by VincitVeritas in My African Odyssey | Apr 9, 2011
A Close Shave and a Crisis of Consciousness Today I got a ride into town with Milos and Elena, the guys who joined me on my trek from Livingstone. They were pushing on to the popular lakeside town of Monkey Bay but I was hanging around to sort Posted by VincitVeritas in My African Odyssey | Apr 9, 2011
Some much needed R&R...I was pretty spent from the last couple of days of full-on travel, so I was content to treat today like a recovery day. The only thing I did want to accomplish today was getting my Mozambique visa. [i]I was Posted by VincitVeritas in My African Odyssey | Apr 7, 2011
Lake Malawi & the Big Match - Blues v Reds!==4th Jan 2011, Day 9 - Senga Bay, Lake Malawi== * Crossed into Malawi and headed stright for the lake - our campsite was on the beach and the views are incredible! There is a lovely sandy beach and there are Posted by L Louisy in Just Turn Up | Feb 6, 2011
Kuzey MalawiDağcılıkla uğraşan sevgili dostum Okan, riskli ortamlarda hayatta kalmak için tek bir temel kuralın uygulanması gerektiğini söyler hep: "Öznel riskleri minimuma indir, nesnel riskleri ise değiştiremeyeceğini bil, hazırlıklı ol". Yola çıkmadan önce belirle Posted by cerenmus in Afrika Gezi Güncesi | Jan 11, 2011
Lilongwe - yenidenAfrika'da bir otobüsün kalkmaya hazır olduğunu nasıl anlarsınız? 1. Ağlayan bebek ve kokan adam yerlerini alırlar. 2. Son bir saattir çalışmakta olan motora birkaç kez gaz verilerek ortalığın egzos dumanı kaplaması sağlanır. 3. Hoparlörden bangır bangır ç Posted by cerenmus in Afrika Gezi Güncesi | Jan 2, 2011
Cape MacLearMalawi gölünün kıyısında, hamağın şefkatle sarmaladığı bedenim dinleniyor ve yenileniyor. Bugün elektriksiz, duşsuz, tuvaletsiz 5. gün. Ve 2010'un son günü. MUTLU YILLAR SEVGİLİ AİLEM VE DOSTLARIM! Sesinizi duyamasam ve sizleri kucaklayamasam da, kalbimde Posted by cerenmus in Afrika Gezi Güncesi | Jan 2, 2011
Monkey BayBazen internet yokluğunun faydası oluyor. Bir önceki yazıyı yollamadan ve sizi üzüp meraklandırmadan bu yazıyı hemen arkasından yükleyebileceğim. Dipte geçen bir gecenin sabahı bu kadar güzel olabilir mi? Şu an koskocaman bir BAOBAB ağacının (hani küçü Posted by cerenmus in Afrika Gezi Güncesi | Jan 2, 2011
Malawi GölüAfrika'da geçirdiğim bir ayın ardından, (bir psikolog olarak) istatistiki bir değerlendirme yapmam gerekirse; her 5 günden 2'si muhteşem, 2'si ağır ve 1'i dayanılmaz derecede kötü geçiyor. Bugün de o dayanılmaz günlerden biri, belki de en ağırı. Daha f Posted by cerenmus in Afrika Gezi Güncesi | Jan 2, 2011
Zambiya - Malawi YoluBaşardık! Sonunda Malawi'deyiz! Sonunda, rahatlıkla söyleyebilirim: Afrika'nın kalbindeyiz! Ama ne yolculuktu.. Bu sabah saat 4'te, dün geceden anlaştığımız ve benim "4 dolar için asla gelmez" dediğim taksi şöförü bizi tam zamanında pansiyondan aldı (evet Posted by cerenmus in Afrika Gezi Güncesi | Jan 2, 2011
Redress the balanceThis experience is absolutely the best and biggest thing I’ve ever done but it would been unfair representation if I didn’t admit that it has its more wearing side. I certainly couldn’t do this forever. I’m not Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 29, 2010
Goodbye to the lakeIt was nice to be back in a town and in an old school backpacker friendly place. The brilliantly named Mzuzu Zoo was a perfect place to relax on a sofa and share some drinks with other travellers (including Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 29, 2010
Wherearewe?We had read about yet another eco-conscious set up on the remotest shore of the lake which was also a challenge to reach being completely inaccessible by roads because of the surrounding mountains, and the boats all finished about 4 Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 29, 2010
Aftertaste of victoryWe stopped in the town of Rumphi, just south of Nkiya national park in the north of Malawi. We stayed in a lodge attached to an orphanage and farm that we had been recommended but unfortunately we arrived late Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 29, 2010
Chistmas cottage in the woodsMany places we have visited so far have had a serious problem with deforestation. There is little electricity here and cooking and heating rely on burning wood, as does building of course. With a rapidly growing population (a Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 29, 2010
Doctor Doctor, I think i'm a loaf of breadThe Ilala arrived predictably late due in part to slow running down to countrywide lack of fuel, and in part due to some long stops for loading. We were met at the port by one of the managers of Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 25, 2010
Community on the wavesHoonnk Hoooooooooonnnnk. The Ilala is the old, Scottish, iron passenger ship that makes a weekly trip north and south, up and down the lake stopping to pick up passengers and cargo, service the islands and take people between Mozambique Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 25, 2010
Cultural encountersAfter a brief stopover in the capital Lilongwe to sort visa extensions and pick up some bits and pieces we doubled back to visit a remote museum attached to an old Scottish mission settlement in Dedza. The accommodation at the site Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 25, 2010
Following our leadWhile Lake Malawi – the big, long thin one that runs north to south and takes up nearly 20% of Malawi’s surface area – is formed in the bottom of the Great Rift Valley and is therefore surrounded by high Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 25, 2010
Halloween in ZombaThere are three famous plateaus in Malawi: Mulanje, Nyika and Zomba. We were planning to climb Nyika later in our trip to do a three day hike and we had only recently climbed Mulanje and so we Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 25, 2010
Happy Blantyre BirthdayWe traveled to one of the biggest cities in Malawi, Blantyre (named for the town in which David Livingstone was born), still exhilarated by completing the Mulanje trek and and thoroughly awesome trip down. There was gospel on the Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 17, 2010
Ups and Downs - Mulanje MassifWe had gotten up before 6am to try and catch one of the more reliable but crack-of-dawn-leaving 7am buses but our breakfast took too long to be prepared so we took our time instead and caught a series of minibuses, Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 17, 2010
Gently gently catchy JumboFrom the bottom of the sea-like Lake Malawi flows the Shire river which in turn drains into the Zambezi (which even I’ve heard of). And this slow moving sleepy river Shire and the transport-hub town of Liwonde would be Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Nov 17, 2010

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