Zambia by Daniele Somenzi
Stato: ZAMBIA (ZM)
Zambia
At the border of Malawi, after the formalities of customs, we rather quickly I must say, one of most African borders fast. We head on the main east-west direction Lusaka, the capital.
The kwacha is the name of the local currency, the first town that we stop after hours of travel, come down and see that there are shops where men blacks cuciono with singer pedal pants at the sight of all, Sarti in due form, somewhat rare to see, when my mother seem to have done the course from a seamstress in the postwar period.
In fact her house is still a singer pedal, which in the meantime by the addition of an electric motor has modernizzata.Nicola my traveling companion, said here the currency is a 4 to 1 while in Malawi 3 to 1, I will change little, depends on the buying power of the power of local currency.
We arrive in Lusaka for the right time for lunch, we descend from all 22 trucks that we are now carrying more than one month from Kenya, and we all gone to his account, a need that is when you live day to elbow and at least 8 hours per day you look in the face.
I first came in a travel agency for information then in a restaurant to eat something.
The Truck of Truk africa was still parked in the same place, I passers all blacks, we do not even notice and we are unaware, the city compared to those just given seems a little more modern, some buildings are beautiful views of sestessi.
Zambia was the first north of Rhodesia and Zimbabwe Rhodesia to the south were ruled by white South Africa and as long as they were the progress was evident, since the transfer of power occurred for independence, progress it was literally stubble. it seems to be 30 years behind.
752 thousand square kilometers and 12 million people, here there are some little-known national parks by mass tourism and one of the things that is holding many people is seen to be done in the embassy before you leave and pay, then other things, the little modern housing.
But Zambia, will sooner or later again my goal, I like it here, and most of all I would like to visit the well-Kafue Park, who's been saying it is full of animals and most of all there are the licaoni. Driving on the left side of the road, we see many trucks carrying earth with a large number written on the cabin, we understand they're building a new road, so good when I come back will have them ready for me to use.
Sleep on the edge of the road to Livingstone, assemble them to our tents, the fence on both sides of the road went from hours now, and not having found a clearing, here we are,
less harm than the dark, traffic was sparsely and disappeared during the night. The light poles are those with 25 wires, like a time from us, One of us is that the electrician in New Zealand, tells me that the wires are not current but the phone, and to demonstrate and climbed on the roof of the truck was parked under them, and he quietly touched with 2 hands at once. spend a few volts and are imperceptible to the palm of your hand.
The next morning I Nicola points out that the 2 New Zeeland and the two British girls, have exchanged the tent, that is, a male with a female and vice versa, the better for them, I say, better late than never, Nicola Instead the group was was noted from Claire, a beautiful girl but that was with them Ripe, her boyfriend, a real shame to Nicola, but a few days later unable to kiss.
Arrive in Livingstone, Zambian town where we filled with diesel in the truck as it is cheaper here than in Zimbabwe,
This is a frontier town with a fast development of tourism, while in Zimbabwe has fallen into disgrace with the dictator Mugabe who is its president who does not know to leave the power, then the air from the south africa full of tourists, atterreno here in Livingstone, the most peaceful place where you may well see the Victoria Falls and rafting. Things that I and Nicholas and we do a world of fun. hello