After two weeks it was time for us to leave Malawi. We enjoyed our stay in the country, and on the whole, found the people very genuine and friendly. As an example, one taxi driver went to top-up his mobile for us to make a call (no-one ever has credit here) and I gave him […]

Our guidebook warned us that Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, had little to offer the tourist by way of sights but was rather a city in which one could replenish supplies and recharge batteries. I must say that it provided us with an unexpectedly pleasant experience. For one, all of the cheapest hotels were full […]

We love talking to locals and finding out about their everyday life in Africa. Likewise, we get asked a lot of questions about our country and how things are different/better/worse for us. Before we came on this trip, we had sort-of anticipated this and so armed ourselves with a number of postcards to show people. […]

In the UK, and other western countries, we carry things using our hands (or sometimes, our shoulders in the case of backpacks). In Africa however, people carry all manner of things on their heads. Picture this: We’re getting strange looks for carrying things with our hands! Imagine the raised eyebrows if this lady were to […]