(This is Part 5 of the Mdokera’s Beach Campsite saga, continued from Part 1 – Introduction, Part 2 – Dance Festival, Part 3 – A Bed in a Tree, Part 4 – The Great Escape.) After arriving in Mzuzu, we walked from the bus station and searched for a place to stay. If you’re ever […]

(This is Part 4, and assumes that you’ve read Part 1 – Introduction, Part 2 – Dance Festival and Part 3 – A Bed in a Tree first.) I don’t know how well I’ve conveyed to you, dear reader, the fact that Mdokera was ever-present during our stay and continually mentioning to us how hard […]

(This is Part 3 of our stay at Mdokera’s Beach Campsite. You should definitely read Part 1 – Introduction and Part 2 – Dance Festival first.) Exhausted from the dance festival that Mdokera had organised for us, Claire & I retreated to our tree bed for the evening. Neither of us had slept in a […]

(Continued from Mdokera’s Beach Campsite – Introduction) “When you said that you were getting some dancers to come tonight, you didn’t mention that it would cost us anything. I’ve asked you several times how much it will cost to stay here, and you haven’t told us this either. We want to talk about this now.” […]

We spent only one day and one night at Mdokera’s Beach Campsite near Chitimba, and yet there’s just way too much to write in one post. Over the next few entries I’ll try hard to capture the essence of our experience in my writing, although in my heart I know that I will never be […]

I’ve just suffered my first theft since travelling began almost 11 months ago. Let’s have a little fun and see if you can guess what was stolen from my bag — two items in total. Leave a comment with your guess below and, in the tradition of all TV/Radio quizzes, don’t forget to clearly state […]

From Mbeya, we caught a ‘coastal’ bus to the Malawian border. Curiously, the buses don’t go all the way and so one needs to walk the last stretch. Local boys with bicycles offer a service whereby they will ride you and your luggage to the border for a fee. As usual, there was so much […]