9th June, Johannesburg - T.I.A (This is Africa) We arrived in Johannesburg on the back of an early morning 2 hour flight from Lusaka. My initial impression from the airport was that Johannesburg and South Africa were more than ready to host the world cup. All the staff and volunteers were very helpful and friendly and moving through the airport was no problem. We actually arrived in Johannesburg at the same time as a plane from South America which contained mo...

The World Cup List! Top 5 Favourite Fans: 1. South Koreans - 90 minutes of drums, songs, and dancing! 2. Mexicans - The travel in numbers and they have by far the coolest memorabilia. Although MExico vs Argentina only game we went to which didnt have a meXICAN WAVE. 3. Brazilians - Always a party when they are in town 4. Bafana Bafana fans - They know their team are awful and they dont care! 5. USA - Funny terms like Soccer, Goal Tender etc. *Special m...

5th June - 8th June, Lusaka, A taste of football, stuck in the mud and Farewell Z! The journey back from Livingstone was another 7 hour epic we arrived an hour and a half later than scheduled, and we weren't entirely sure why. We stepped off the bus back in our adopted home city of Lusaka with the best part of a week to soak up every last bit of Zambia that we could, but of course that could wait until the morning because we were knackered! The following da...

Wednesday 2nd June - 4th June, Livingstone, Water wildlife & Boozy Boats!! The day after the bungee we booked to do a canoe safari down the Zambezi in the morning, and a walking safari in the afternoon. Our guide for our canoeing, a man named Potatoe (I know!), arrived promptly and the three of us along with an Israeli couple jumped on the safari type vehicle and headed out towards the river. The drive took a long time but this gave us a chance to pick up ...

Monday 31st May - 2nd June, Livingstone, Don't Look Dooooooooown! We woke early intending to catch the 6.30am bus from Lusaka to Livingstone, the tourist capital of Zambia. Due to lateness in leaving and Lucky's laid back driving we missed the bus we wanted and had to wait a further hour in the Lusaka bus shelter for the next bus. The bus company we were traveling with was named Mazhandu family bus, and I was very impressed with it. The bus departed on time, wit...