Tag Archives: Dispatches from the road – Two days ago I turned thirty. We’d wondered and worried where we would be to celebrate this momentous occasion, but with our nomadic lifestyle, it’s difficult to plan. Chance placed us in Karongi, a town on Rwanda’s stretch of lake Tanganyika. It couldn’t have been a better place to welcome in a new decade!  Victoria Falls might be the most famous waterfall in Zambia, but it’s not the ONLY waterfall worth visiting. Kalambo Falls, on the northern tip of the country, is off the beaten path, allowing for the experience of a single-drop waterfall almost all to yourself.  Ever wondered what it’s like to be an African village woman? Read on for fictional account of a typical Africa village woman, based on my observations and conversations, with accompanying shots taken from the central mountainous region of Malawi.  It was my first time setting eyes on Lake Malawi. We explored Tanzania’s tip of this infamous lake from a very crooked pirogue. What we found was that we liked the lake – from land!  Snakes don’t automatically come to mind when I think of dangers I have to face when traveling through Africa. The Maasai of Tanzania, I learned, always have snakes on their brains. |
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