by Sam Hollis | Nov 15, 2020 | Covid 19, Near Maputo, school
I thought it would be good to give an update on the COVID and travel situation over here. Africa seems to be confusing the data analysts. When we arrived in March, late April was when COVID was forecast to take off in Africa. Then it was August. The last I heard a few...
by Sam Hollis | Oct 11, 2020 | Covid 19, Near Maputo, school
I thought it would be good to talk a little about day to day life here in Maputo. Although with the dog just arriving and Coronavirus restrictions relaxing things are changing quite a bit at the moment.We live here in Maputo in a Condominium. That’s basically a...
by Sam Hollis | Aug 30, 2020 | Near Maputo, Sport
One of the many things we shipped out here when we came were our bikes. Zoe and I both have road and mountain bikes here in Mozambique. Here in the capital, the road bike is what we use most of the time and there are some great places to go. Let’s start with the...
by Zoe Hanslip | Aug 9, 2020 | Near Maputo, Travel, Wildlife
The State of Emergency ended in Mozambique a week ago. It ended for purely technical reasons and restarted only a week later, but the brief pause has acted as a catalyst for some easily socially distanced activities to restart. As such, the Maputo Special Reserve...
by Sam Hollis | Aug 5, 2020 | Coast trips, Near Maputo, Travel, Wildlife
After a late lunch in Ponta D’oro (see the previous blog) we decided it was time to head up to Ponta Malongane and the Sky Island Resort where we were booked to stay. The Pontas (points) are a series of points heading up the coast. Each point has a sheltered bay...
by Sam Hollis | Jul 22, 2020 | Coast trips, Near Maputo, Wildlife
When you look, it’s amazing how much wildlife you see. I think that’s true whether you’re in the back garden in East Yorkshire, sat in the garden in Maputo, or here where I am now at Machubo. The wildlife you see in each place is very different, but, it’s always...
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