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A trip to Bilene at Easter

A trip to Bilene at Easter

We had been wondering what to do for the Easter holiday. Harriett and I have less than 6 months left on our passport so need to renew it (as we need more than that to get back into Mozambique if we leave). But our passports have our residency permit in, and the...
Are we in lockdown in Mozambique

Are we in lockdown in Mozambique

I get asked a lot of the time ‘are you locked down in Mozambique?’ or ‘what’s the lockdown like in Mozambique?’. So I thought I’d explain it here. First of all, there isn’t a lockdown as such. It isn’t like the UK was....
Working out Mozambique, while distancing

Working out Mozambique, while distancing

Trying to work out how things work in a foreign country is always challenging. In the last ten years, this has become much easier with Google Maps, Google translate and taking your phone with you. But think back twenty years ago. A new country was a new challenge. How...
Our Adventures Getting to Maputo

Our Adventures Getting to Maputo

Welcome to our first Hollis family blog. This is the story of how we got to Mozambique Zoe At nine o clock at night, with the children in bed and expecting to go to school in the morning, I heard some worrying news. South Africa was intending to close their borders in...