Fondest memory: With a population of 3,5 mill. people, Lusaka is considered to be one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. It's a city with both gravel roads and bitumen roads, dilapidated houses with flat corrugated roof and modern concrete buildings. The pavements are in use for street sellers.
Updated Nov 12, 2009
Favorite thing: This town is really confusing... The 2nd city in the world where I've managed to get lost (the 1st was New York). Go&visit the university!!!
Fondest memory: I found really great friends in Lusaka&in Zambia in general, they treated me like a member of their family.
And the food...
Written Aug 24, 2002
Written Nov 4, 2010
Fondest memory: Lusaka is the capital and the largest city in Zambia. The population is 3,5 mill. people. But it is a city of low buildings. The exception is some few buildings around Cairo road in downtown.
Updated Nov 11, 2009
Fondest memory: Most of the banks and many money change offices can be found along Cairo Road. The exchange rate was slightly lower than the rate in Livingstone. 1 USD was 4700 Kwacha (August 2009).
Written Nov 11, 2009
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Most of the banks and many money change offices can be found along Cairo Road. The exchange rate was slightly lower than the rate in Livingstone. 1 USD was...
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Q: I would like to travel from lusaka to nairobi by bus.Are they any buses that ply this route and if so what would be the cost?

A: Yes, Lusaka to Mbeya aprx 25 USD, Mbeya to Dar 10 UDS and Dar to Nairobi via Mombasa 20 USD or dar to Nairobi via Namanga with the same price this is more or less the...
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Lusaka - The vibrant capital of Zambia

As zambiatourism.com puts it: "Lusaka is a city whose bustling chaos has a certain charm that is just Zambia." Sounds like a pretty precise descprition to me!
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Lusaka - Capital City of Zambia

Lusaka is a city whose bustling chaos has a certain charm that is just Zambia. The tourist passing through the capital may not see any reason to stay, but Lusaka is the product of a country battling...
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I only really got to spend one day walking around the downtown area of Lusaka. That is really all you need. To me it seems a typical Southern Africa capital city. Nothing special, but a fairly decent...
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Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country, at an elevation of 1300m (4256ft). It has a population of 1,084,703 (2000......
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I spent 3 weeks working in Lusaka and loved this city. While not very large, especially compared to many other overpopulated African capitols, Lusaka has a vibrancy that is hard to match. The people...
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