Malawi Chitimba - after a leisurely breakfast of French toast and poached eggs we decided to walk up the mountain to Livingstonia, a town set up by missionaries in 1884. In the intense heat we set out to walk the 17km up hill, along a dusty russet red road. The directions we'd been given suggested we'd pass 20 bends in the steep winding road and we'd reach the town. Not so. Feeling hot and hungry we reached bend 20 and felt a little lost, stopping to ask where we...

Chui, our big yellow truck can seat 24, thankfully there are only 13 of us in the back so plenty of space to move around, lie down and sleep and spread out our belongings. There is also the beach- an elevated day bed at the back of the truck where the roof of the truck comes off so you can kneel and poke your head out to watch the scenery unfold ahead of you. I'm writing this from the comfort of said bed, looking out to the Udsungwa mountains, rising majesticall...