Zambia is officially known as Republic of Zambia and its capital city is called Lusaka It is a landlocked country that is bordered by Democratic Republic of Congo to the North, Tanzania to the Northeast, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the South , Angola to the West and Malawi to the East. Its official language is English. Its border with Zimbabwe has the popular Victoria Falls locally known as :Mosi-oa-Tunya” which means Smoke that Thunders. It has a population of about 16.5 million people The main religion is Christianity and is open to all other religions All the local languages in Zambia are Bantu Mining is the main income earner for Zambia with the main mineral being copper. It gained its independence from the British and was previously known as Northern Rhodesia Kenyans do not require a visa prior to travel. One receives an Entry Visa stamp at the…
Seychelles 101
Seychelles is officially known as the Republic of Seychelles. It is made up of 115 islands and is located in the Indian Ocean, off…
Fascinating Bulawayo
This is the second largest city in Zimbabwe and is located in the South West. As we arrived, we didn’t have an itinerary thus…
Historical Great Zimbabwe
We heard about the town of Maswingo which is credited with being home to the “Great Zimbabwe ” ruins. Great Zimbabwe is famous as…
Enchanting Victoria Falls
As we crossed over into Zimbabwe from Zambia, I was not too sure what to expect as most of what I had heard was…
Suprising Zambia
Zambia is indeed a tranquil country and I found most of its citizens to be very soft spoken. My main driving force to go…
Maralal Camel Derby
Camel Derby is an annual event that is held in Maralal town, Samburu county in August. As the name reveals, it has lots to…
Fun Times in Machakos
Machakos is located about 63km from Nairobi and thus an easy location to get away to. The area is dominated by the Akamba community,…
Kakamega-Famous for the Crying Stone
Kakamega is a town found in Western Kenya and is 110km from Eldoret. My main enticement to visit this area was to see the…
Conservative Kitale
Kitale is known mainly as an agricultural town and the dominant tribe here is Luhya. It is a quiet and serene town, that has…