Tuesday 18 January 2011

Malawi

There’s not so much for me to say about Malawi as we just blasted through. What was remarkable was that it´s one of the poorest countries in the world, and despite this it was no corruption at the border, it was free to get in, no problems with the police and the people was incredibly relaxed and friendly.

Also, the road is good, and the nature is beautiful. They seems to utilize the land for farming more than the other countries we been to, and the Lake Malawi is spectacular. We also saw Lake Flies, but we actually thought it was smoke from a burning ship. It was just a black cloud, and these small flies exist only here and lives for only 48 hours.

Well, so to summarize, if you want real Africa, in a pleasant way, Malawi would be a good choice.


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Der er ikke så meget at sige om Malawi, for vi drønede bare igennem. Det var dog bemærkelsesværdigt, at trods at det er et af kontinentets fattigste lande, var der ingen korruption ved grænsen, det kostede ikke noget at komme ind, der var ingen problemer med politiet og folk var aldeles venlige og afslappede.


Tilmed var vejen god og naturen smuk. De synes at bruge mere af landet til landbrug end de andre lande vi har besøgt. Og Malavi-søen er spektakulær. Vi så også noget vi troede var røg fra et brændende skib, men det var blot en sort sky af små fluer, som kun lever her, og kun i 48 timer.


Så for at summere det op, hvis du vil opleve det rigtige Afrika, men på behageligste vis, så er Malawi stedet.



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We had to buy insurance in Malawi, and that was the only thing the police checked along the road. However, they checked it many times. I would be very surprised if there is no connection between the insurance companies and the traffic police.

Vi måtte tegne forsikring i Malawi, og det var det eneste politiet tjekkede undervejs. Det tjekkede de til gengæld ret ofte. jeg skulle undre mig meget om der ikke var en-eller-anden forbindelse med politi og forsikringsindustri.




Nimbus at Senga Bay, Lake Malawi


Sugar cane loading, didn´t matter if they blocked the road for an hour or so. Time is cheap in Africa, despite short life expectancy.

Læsning af sukkerrør. Det syntes ikke at gøre noget de blokerede vejen omkring en time. Tid er billig i Afrika, trods kort forventet levealder.


Camping Nkunda Bay or something, north Lake Malawi


Martine and Bram from the Netherlands. Good people, and probably very patient as they travel with a Land Rover.

Martine & Bram fra Holland. Gode mennesker, og sandsynligvis ret tålmodige, siden de rejste i en Land Rover.


Lazy Boyz, the Buell dealer in Oslo sent with me some Christmas cards and calendars for distributing in Africa. Despite the recession in the industry they have not even seen a slight decrease in their export to Africa. The guys loved the calendars and Christmas cards, so maybe it comes an order from Malawi soon.

'Lazy Boyz', Buell forhandleren i Oslo, sendte mig nogle julekort og kalendere, til uddeling i Afrika. Trods finanskrisen har de ikke oplevet nogen nedgang i deres eksport til Afrika. Fyene her var vilde med tingene, så hvem ved, måske der snart kommer en bestilling fra Malawi.

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