by Ian | Dec 10, 2019 | Zimbabwe
The Lion, the Elephant, and the Dung Beetle Six men sat by a fire underneath the stars in Hwange National Park. Their only protection from the wilderness was a small wire enclosure that surrounded a small picnic site with only the most basic of amenities. They were...
by Ian | Dec 13, 2019 | Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The Journey – This is Africa Tanzania The rumours being spread from the station master were that the train leaving Dar es Salaam was fully booked and that the next available booking was three weeks away. I had prepared numerous contingencies, and upon hearing...
by Ian | Dec 14, 2019 | The Dining Car, Zimbabwe
Sadza Sadza was such an important dish to my guide, Ndaba, while we were travelling through Zimbabwe that he consumed a plate full of it at just about every meal. One day, having replaced sadza during one of his meals with a pizza, he hopped on the very next...
by Ian | Dec 16, 2019 | Zimbabwe
The Gift – Treasure in Chitungwiza It was time to leave Africa. The six weeks I spent in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe had been a challenging, but eye-opening, experience. When travelling, six weeks can pass by in a flash but the journey through southern Africa had...
