Malawi Time.... Well finally we have found the backpacker's holy grail, that place so beautiful you just don't want to leave. We've been in Cape Maclear, on the southern tip of Lake Malawi for 10 days now, every one blissful in its simplicity. The lake glitters like diamonds when the sun shines upon it, the hammocks sway in the soft breeze and the fish eagles spread their wings waiting to dive for a tasty catch. We've also got hooked on a local game called Bao, a...

Malawi Time.... Well finally we have found the backpacker's holy grail, that place so beautiful you just don't want to leave. We've been in Cape Maclear, on the southern tip of Lake Malawi for 10 days now, every one blissful in its simplicity. The lake glitters like diamonds when the sun shines upon it, the hammocks sway in the soft breeze and the fish eagles spread their wings waiting to dive for a tasty catch. We've also got hooked on a local game called Bao, a...

Mozambique - Africa with a Portguese flavour Hi Guys We managed to make it to Northern Mozambique, travelling over 1500 kilometres on their main road (which is like a country lane back home), so are now in Ihla de Mozambique. It´s an island off the mainland which was the first place the portuguese landed and was the country´s capital and main trading port for hundreds of years. There are lots of crumbling colonial buildings here (not sure if UNESCO actually...

Mozambique - Africa with a Portguese flavour Hi Guys We managed to make it to Northern Mozambique, travelling over 1500 kilometres on their main road (which is like a country lane back home), so are now in Ihla de Mozambique. It´s an island off the mainland which was the first place the portuguese landed and was the country´s capital and main trading port for hundreds of years. There are lots of crumbling colonial buildings here (not sure if UNESCO actually...

South AfricaWe've had a cracking month in South Africa - it's been a great start to our African adventure and a good way of getting into the swing of being backpackers again. We have managed to fool quite a few people into thinking we are still in our twenties so am happy with that! We've had quite a busy time and done so much over the last few weeks. We had a great time in Cape Town, a city with a truly spectacular setting between Table Mountain and the ocean, ...