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Miscellaneous: If you're like me, you tell time not by a wrist watch or the position of the sun, but by my mobile phone. Well I couldn't get a mobile phone signal in either Zambia or Botswana, so leaving my phone on caused the battery to die much quicker (usually my mobile phone battery lasts about a week -- but there is lasted about 8 hours because it was constantly searching for a signal!)
Written Mar 9, 2008
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Summer is hot, anything light goes. Winter is something difficult to imagine; it IS cold!!! Take something warm, esp. night time is chilly.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Malaria is there during the rain season, and also in some areas where there is stagnant water year round. Mediacation is essentian (paludrine/heliopar)! Also take a 1st aid kit with antiseptic swaps, needles & syringes, painkillers & some multipurpose antibiothics.
Photo Equipment: Take really all what you think you are going to need for taking pics, things might be there but the cost and quality are not really something one would be prepared for...
Miscellaneous: If traveling during the rain season, take a mosquito net!!! Thanks to my own carelesness I managed to get malaria... never again!!!
Written Aug 24, 2002
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Miscellaneous: Just in case! Your laptop will not fit in the hotel room safe, and theft is high in Africa.
Written Mar 9, 2008
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Miscellaneous: This one pictured I bought in Botswana. It's a good one because I can plug American stuff and European stuff into it.
Written Mar 9, 2008
Miscellaneous: Power outages have lately been a problem in southern Africa.
Written Mar 9, 2008
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Shoes you don't mind getting dirty
Photo Equipment: Pocket-sized camera (many Zambians get freaked out about photography)
Miscellaneous: Bring money, lots of money! Lusaka is expensive.
Written Sep 4, 2006
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3 Reviews and 47 Opinions The fact that Lusaka had a Holiday Inn came as a surprise to me. I was so surprised that, though I...
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Reviews and photos of Lusaka attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Lusaka sightseeing.
Shoes you don't mind getting dirty Pocket-sized camera (many Zambians get freaked out about photography) Bring money, lots of money! Lusaka is expensive.
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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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