Relieved and excited to have finally arrived in Vilanculos after our epic journey from the Malawi border, Lili and I decided we would discover the place in our own ways: Lili headed straight for the village to explore what fun it had to offer, while I stretched my legs along the beach and responsibly rehydrated on the way back by stopping off at a couple of beachside bars. Returning to Baobab Beach backpackers, I struck up conversation with a few Port...

Waking up the morning after climbing Mount Mulanje and knowing we had a day of travelling ahead, Lili and I headed straight for breakfast and then hopped on a minibus to the Mozambique border. We had both done the whole border thing before so we were eager to get past this bit smoothly, and managed relatively well. Having asked the border guards how much a bicycle-taxi to the Mozambiquan border town should be (adapting to a new currency is a struggle which always...